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Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4654 Credit: 47,224,786 RAC: 435 ![]() |
Pierre(XP_Freak) my husband did all that, still no work Make sure you enabled 'SETI@home v7: yes' in your project preferences, you have received Stock work, but only v6 work: All tasks for computer 5936358 Note on the right where it says SETI@home Enhanced v6.03 Claggy |
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Pierre(XP_Freak) my husband did all that, still no work I have the Newest v7 and my the work was all done then XP_Freak started with the v7 and reset everything by the way I've got 2 task's and then it stopped. ![]() |
Claggy Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 4654 Credit: 47,224,786 RAC: 435 ![]() |
Pierre(XP_Freak) my husband did all that, still no work You're talking about BOINC v7, We're talking about the application Setiathome v7, NOT the same thing. I've you don't enable Setiathome v7 in your project preferences you won't get Setiathome v7 work. I supplied you with the link to get to the Setiathome preferences in my earlier post. Run only the selected applications SETI@home Enhanced: yes Astropulse v505: no SETI@home v7: yes AstroPulse v6: yes Claggy |
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Pierre(XP_Freak) my husband did all that, still no work Claggy Yesssss. I did it all by my self with your help Thank you thank you thank you verry much :) Its running again to my 4 million... ;) ![]() |
Eric Korpela ![]() Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1296 Credit: 22,523,261 RAC: 11,384 ![]() ![]() |
The only 'red' is from ClamAV - PUA.Win32.Packer.UpxProtector PUA stands for "Potentially Unwanted Application", which means that ClamAV has decided the only use for compressed executables is for "bad things". ClamAV could decompress them and scan the decompressed executable for viruses like nearly every other virus scanner does. I will suggest that to them. ![]() ![]() |
Richard Haselgrove ![]() Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 11891 Credit: 115,313,617 RAC: 69,445 ![]() ![]() |
The only 'red' is from ClamAV - PUA.Win32.Packer.UpxProtector I was using executable compression 20+ years ago so my entire program suite would fit on a single 5.25" standard-density floppy disk. |
Eric Korpela ![]() Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1296 Credit: 22,523,261 RAC: 11,384 ![]() ![]() |
Apparently ClamAV doesn't allow submission of a false detection report for PUAs because ClamAV doesn't consider PUA detections to be virus detections. ![]() ![]() |
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FWI Just scanned the first one. AVG v. 2012.0.2242, database v.3184/5875 (June 1, 2013) reported no virus detected. |
![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3717 Credit: 9,229,402 RAC: 1,939 ![]() ![]() |
The only 'red' is from ClamAV - PUA.Win32.Packer.UpxProtector Me too. I used PKLite and LZEXE Packers & Unpackers: http://www.woodmann.com/crackz/Packers.htm http://bellard.org/lzexe.html P.S. PUA stands for "Potentially Unwanted Application" For those that don't know - sometimes it is called PUP (depends on the terminology of the antivirus) PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_Unwanted_Program#Grayware Personal opinion: I think that some antivirus vendors intentionally report anything that looks slightly suspicious (e.g. Packers; or BOINC downloading .exe and .dll files in the background and starting/using them) so unexperienced users are convinced "Oh, yes, MY antivirus is working, I spend my money for a good" ;) ![]() ![]() |
Jasper ![]() Send message Joined: 29 Nov 11 Posts: 8 Credit: 1,026,591 RAC: 0 ![]() |
The only 'red' is from ClamAV - PUA.Win32.Packer.UpxProtector Indeed. I ran ClamAV (0.97.8) after the download, nothing to report as almost usual. |
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Everything is running fine now, only with one tiny thing.. the validation don't work as usual, and the graphic screensaver looks terrible, no spike's underneed, and upper graphic looks ugly, but maybe this will go better also? Anyway, the big point is the validation.:( ![]() |
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I am running AVG 2013 under Windows 8. I have no problems downloading the file. I do get a warning on the certificate, but still allowed to download and run the file. I did a file scan with AVG 2013 and it reported no threats. Also, sometime yesterday while I was away from my PC my system updated to version 7 without any issues. It is running smoothly now. No problems here. Larry Sugden |
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Both files scanned with AVG Free 2013 and both passed No Problem, how do I get BOINC to resume work? Gary B |
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Added exception to AVG thanks for the post. |
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after avg 2013 threw a hissy at seti@home version 7 & cuda version 7; I had to reinstall bonic as it kept asking for a service file that didn't exsist. Sadly I lost a few work units due to "error in computing" but have now managed to add the exception. I think when my paid avg expires, I might have to find another antivirus / firewall program to replace it with. Suggestions of a more suitible program welcome. Both my desktop & laptop run 32 bit versions of vista. A city destroyed by an earthquake is an opportunity to Rebuild, redeign & make it a better place to be. Better, stronger, faster like the 6 Million Dollar Man |
Thomas Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Dec 11 Posts: 1499 Credit: 1,345,576 RAC: 0 ![]() |
after avg 2013 threw a hissy at seti@home version 7 & cuda version 7; I had to reinstall bonic as it kept asking for a service file that didn't exsist. Sadly I lost a few work units due to "error in computing" but have now managed to add the exception. I think when my paid avg expires, I might have to find another antivirus / firewall program to replace it with. Suggestions of a more suitible program welcome. Both my desktop & laptop run 32 bit versions of vista. Rae, read this, maybe it will help http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=71773&postid=1373233#1373233 |
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Hi. Thank you for your reply. Bonic seams to be ruynning smoothly for now after the exceptions were put in place for each application <seti@home 7 + the cuda version. + astropulse 6.01.> I will keep a close eye on it when the next few work units are complete so i know if i have "solved" this hick up for now. Will post the results in a day or so when units complete. A city destroyed by an earthquake is an opportunity to Rebuild, redeign & make it a better place to be. Better, stronger, faster like the 6 Million Dollar Man |
Phil Send message Joined: 24 Apr 12 Posts: 10 Credit: 347,759 RAC: 0 ![]() |
May I suggest Microsoft Security Essentials. I have been using it for about a year and it works great. One thing I like about it is that it upgrades definitions 2 or 3 times a day. |
![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 40475 Credit: 41,346,478 RAC: 2,433 ![]() ![]() |
I use Avast Free 2013 which works seamlessly, and also updates itself a couple of times a day with a voice confirmation! Be careful of their site though, else you end up downloading the free trial of the paid for version, and you always get Google Chrome and toolbars unless you un-tick boxes. To be fair they have to fund their free version somehow. Persevere and it is worth it. |
![]() Volunteer tester ![]() Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3717 Credit: 9,229,402 RAC: 1,939 ![]() ![]() |
I might have to find another antivirus / firewall program to replace it with. Suggestions of a more suitable program welcome. I use ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4 (the current version is 6 but I like the older interface) http://www.eset.com/ http://www.eset.com/home/whyeset/compare/ ![]() ![]() |
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