New UVK - Ultra Virus Killer build

Hi Jim, thanks for the compliments.
I know you're being modest, in fact I think you must be very good with GUI, judging by the screenshots on your threads. Maybe you didn't find the right template, if you're not happy with the GUI's you make. I don't see nothing wrong with them, though.

You know, when I started to code UVK, I didn't care about the appearance. I was more concerned about the performance and effectiveness. But when I saw how the common buttons become in some xp themes... I decided I had to change it.

So I searched the web for screenshots of modern apps, just to have a template, something to start with. I can't remember which was the app that inspired me, but I really liked the look of it.
Then I realized that with some graphical work, I wouldn't even need of _GDIPlus() to get what I wanted.

Why don't you try your search too? Maybe you find the right template for you...

I would really love to have a look at the other app you posted on Automation and scripting.
 
Great idea. I'll start looking tomo. Dunno why I can't sit and finish an app. I have a good few on the go lol and I keep flitting between them. I should really make an effort to finish. How long you been using auto it?

I like hit man pro too but I prefer free software. I would like to write a plugin for pay soft to be added to mine in case people have the preference. Maybe you could do something similar. I'll have a play and see what I come up with and send you a copy to adjust and hopefully add to yours. Maybe it can be something like an option to select and then n adding of licence info to their uvk folder

Jamie
 
Version 2.3.2 released

This new version is available since a few days ago. It has a few more features. Just thought I'd come here and tell, in case some of you didn't know it.

Change log

How long you been using auto it?
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I started using AutoIt about a year ago, not long before I started coding UVK.

Before that I used to make some tools and apps in C++.
 
not sure if this was mentioned already but I am trying to download and install 2.3x and I keep getting a winows had found a problem with this file everytime I try
 
WOW what a great program, I can't believe how far it has come in such a short time. Again, nice work and thanks for such a time saving and feature full piece of software!
 
numnutz said:
not sure if this was mentioned already but I am trying to download and install 2.3x and I keep getting a winows had found a problem with this file everytime I try
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It's the first time this is reported. Thanks for reporting. I just downloaded and tested the three packages and got no error. Tested on W7 and Xp. I think possible causes can be:

AV or firewall software blocking the full download or execution of the package. (Disable AV / Firewall and try again)

Corrupted browser's cache or server error. (empty cache or use a different browser and try again).

HD errors (Run chkdsk /f and try again)

UVK doesn't depend on the .NET Framework or any of the Visual (...) platforms, but it obviously makes common system dll function calls. So, if the steps above didn't solve the issue, it may be worth to run sfc /scannow to ensure no system files are corrupted.

Please say if this has solved the problem.

Thanks. :)
 
Hi,

Thanks for the suggestions I will try them later and let you know but let me give full details of the error this time. I am running xp sp3, I can download the file but when I try to run it I get the following security error. Its probably a security setting?

Internet Explorer Security Warning
Windows has found a problem with this file
name: UVKSetup.exe
Publisher: Unknown Publisher

this file was blocked because it does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher
 
OOOH, now that explains alot. The signature is valid, but is not in the trusted root. I made the packages install the certificate in the trusted root, to avoid problems with the AV and windows security.

Anyway, I tried removing all file signatures, and IE 9's smart screen filter still says the application is possibly dangerous.

Being UVK a free tool, I'm not willing to pay $500 / year for a trusted certificate. I don't even know when or if I'm going to have enough donations to cover such amount of money.

My bad, I guess if you want to be a trusted software publisher you have to pay!

I must stop worrying about this, and think like foolishtech said in he's website:

Those who think this software is a virus shouldn't even be using it!
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As you certainly know, to disable the certificate check on internet options, run

Rundll32 Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL Inetcpl.cpl,,1

and reset the security level to the default one.

Note that it may also have ben set in the group policies (gpedit.msc)

Thanks again.
 
Hi PROROOTECT, glad you like the tool.

Thanks for your thread on MalwareTips.

I also read the other thread where you posted your pc config and I must say I had a good laughing time whle I was reading.

Everyone jumped on you with advice on how dangerous it was to have an unprotected and outdated OS.

You just kept telling them to f*** themselves and their advices, but they didn't give up easily :D
 
UVK branding version

Hi everyone.

I just thought that those of you who often use UVK would like to know that it can now be branded with your logo and company name.

For full info: http://www.carifred.com/uvk/custom_label/

Here's a screenshot of the result for one of the techs who is already using it:

uvk_branded.jpg


The setup will also be branded:

uvk_setup.jpg


So, what do you guys think?
 
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Shoot! You're right. It said, until yesterday. I updated the page and forgot to add it. It's $50 USD.

I'll update the page right away.

Thanks :)
 
Hi, I would like to tell you about a new UVK feature I introduced in the version 4.6.

This feature is in fact a new custom command <UpdateSoftware>, which can be used to keep our set of software tools updated by simply running a UVK script.

You can find a full description of how to use this new feature in the Custom commands help page.

I also posted a small tutorial in the UVK forum with more details and an example of how to update MBAM, Super Antispyware, Combofix, TDSSKiller and UVK portable.
http://www.carifred.com/uvk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=256

Today I will post another message explaining how to use a custom command that creates a scheduled task which will perform the updates automatically at a scheduled time.

I will increase the example as time allows me to, please post here or at the UVK forums if you need help to create a new command to update any other program.

In case you didn't see the UVK forum tutorial, and you're wondering how it works, here's the code I posted in the example:

Code: 
<UpdateSoftware>

D:\Tools\UVKPortable.exe | http://www.carifred.com/uvk/UVKPortable.exe
D:\Tools\MBAM.exe | http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download-exe.php
D:\Tools\SAS.exe | http://www.majorgeeks.com/SUPERAntiSpyware_Free_d5116.html | MajorGeeks
D:\Tools\Combofix.exe | http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/combofix/dl/12/ | click here
D:\Tools\TDSSKiller.exe | http://support.kaspersky.com/5350 | TDSSKiller.exe

Please note that this will update the tools in the D:\Tools directory, and this folder must exist. Change the code to reflect the path where you keep your tools. Obviously it is usually a folder inside a USB stick or a memory card that we can move to another machine.

Also note that the files will only be downloaded if they are different from the already existing ones. This will increase the speed of the update process and improve the resource usage.

I ran the scritpt this morning, and got the following result in the UVK log:

Code: 
 =========================== UVK Fix log ===========================

     System Info: 

     UVK version: 5.0.0.0
     Windows version: Microsoft windows 7 X64 Build 7601 Service Pack 1
     I.E. Version: 9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330)
     Time & date: 11:19  20/03/2013
     System drive: C:  165.76 GB free of 356.28 GB.


     20/03/2013  11:19:05  Updating D:\Tools\UVKPortable.exe...
UVKPortable.exe was already updated.

     20/03/2013  11:19:05  Updating D:\Tools\MBAM.exe...
MBAM.exe was already updated.

     20/03/2013  11:19:06  Updating D:\Tools\SAS.exe...
SAS.exe was successfully updated.

     20/03/2013  11:19:52  Updating D:\Tools\Combofix.exe...
Combofix.exe was successfully updated.

     20/03/2013  11:20:17  Updating D:\Tools\TDSSKiller.exe...
TDSSKiller.exe was already updated.

As you can see, it only took 1 minute and 12 secs to update the 5 programs.

Only Combofix and SAS were updated, the other ones were already updated.

If you're wondering how this feature compares to Ketarin, well, I think it is easier to use, and has the advantage of the text link parsing, which Ketarin doesn't support. Without this feature we would never be able to update Combofix. Also, UVK allows us to create scripts that update the tools and then run them, which certainly comes in handy.

I hope some of you find it useful.
 
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Issue

Have been testing this off and on for a couple of years. I used an old 4.x version (that still has mbytes, hitman) in it and have had not problems.

I checked out the most current version and had some not so fun problems. Scheduling a chkdsk on re-boot on two different machines and they try to do a chkdsk every time it boots and can not get back to OS or command line to stop it. One machine was vista the other xp. I ran some of the automated scripts on another vista machine and could not boot back into the system. Had to do a registry restore to boot on one and spinrite level 2 (this is not a discussion about spinrite) on the other to get them to boot.

Not sure what is going on here, but would like to know if it is just me having issues. I think the program is great and am prepared to buy it, as I have limited time to do all this work by hand. But these issues have cost me a lot of time so far.
 
It's fixed, thanks for reporting

@DanB

Thanks for reporting. It was the Fix Subsystems key fix that was causing that issue. It wasn't writing the correct values for some Windows versions.

This issue could be easily solved using the Last known good config.

Sorry if it caused you some trouble. It's fixed now, you can update.
 
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