Derspegn on 1/8/2016 at 04:02
Quote Posted by LarryG
Where are you specifying edit_screen_size? Which config file are you using for that? Your log indicates that you have it set to 800 600. It also says that you have it at screen depth 16. Why don't you have it set to 32? It looks like your display adapter expects it to be 800 600 32.
The only config file I'm aware of that has "edit_screen_size" is dromed.cfg - do you mean something else by specifying where those details are? As for screen depth, I've always kept it at 16 because my system ran faster. However, I can try setting it to 32.
LarryG on 1/8/2016 at 17:25
Getting back to your original statements,
Quote Posted by Derspegn
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v1.24 is on my laptop's hard drive, and I have a v1.21 install with DromEd on an external hard drive. I scanned v1.21 with DromEd, and also got the Trojan. When I try to run DromEd with v1.21, the screen resolution is very large and I can't see the top menu. Even when I change the resolution in USER.CFG, the interface remains the same large size.
So I only get the Trojan exploit if I install Thief 2 with DromEd in Tafferpatcher.
There seems to be a disconnect. The log shows that you are running DromEd at 800x600x16 AND there is no mention of edit_screen_size in your USER.CFG, but for some reason you claim that you are changing the the resolution of DromEd in USER.CFG. This does not make any sense. I think you may be conflating the situations on two different PCs. Please, show us all your cfg files and your log from just one of the PCs that you are using. Then describe the exact issues that you are having. Is it the resolution of the DromEd window or the Game window too big? If you think that Tafferpatcher is infected with a Trojan of some sort, be explicit in your description of just what your anti-virus software is showing. I sincerely doubt that Tafferpatcher is doing anything bad, otherwise there would have been hundreds of complaints by now. There aren't any. Also if you suspected Tafferpatcher of doing something bad, you should have posted to that thread and not here.
Derspegn on 1/8/2016 at 19:44
Quote Posted by LarryG
Getting back to your original statements,
There seems to be a disconnect. The log shows that you are running DromEd at 800x600x16 AND there is no mention of edit_screen_size in your USER.CFG, but for some reason you claim that you are changing the the resolution of DromEd in USER.CFG. This does not make any sense. I think you may be conflating the situations on two different PCs. Please, show us all your cfg files and your log from just one of the PCs that you are using. Then describe the exact issues that you are having. Is it the resolution of the DromEd window or the Game window too big? If you think that Tafferpatcher is infected with a Trojan of some sort, be explicit in your description of just what your anti-virus software is showing. I sincerely doubt that Tafferpatcher is doing anything bad, otherwise there would have been hundreds of complaints by now. There aren't any. Also if you suspected Tafferpatcher of doing something bad, you should have posted to that thread and not here.
cam.cfg has "game_screen_size" whereas user.cfg has "edit_screen size". Not two PCs. NewDark is on the laptop, old Tafferpatcher install is on an external hard drive FOR the laptop. What I said is that I had the switch problem with the NewDark install, and the oversized DromEd window screen on the other install. My antivirus is showing "Trojan exploit" and nothing else. I only get the Trojan if DromEd is installed with Thief 2. My other Thief 2 installs that don't have DromEd are not infected. People probably haven't bothered to scan their DromEd installs separate from regular ones, and probably have ignored DromEd's buggy behavior. Tannar suggested that I post in this forum Anyhow, here are all of my CFG files: cam.cfg and user.cfg.
Code:
; hey, which game is this
game dark
; general configs
include_user_cfg user.cfg
editor_include_dromed_cfg dromed.cfg
; game specific paths/configs
dark_include_install_cfg darkinst.cfg
shock_include_install_cfg install.cfg
; set trait cache to include concretes
trait_cache_flags 2
no_network
sfx_vol_music -474
fogging 1
enhanced_sky 1
render_weather 1
gamma 1.149999976
reverse_stereo 0
sfx_vol_2d 0
ambient_volume 0
game_hardware 1
skip_intro
sfx_device 1
sfx_channels 44
game_screen_flags 45
sfx_vol_3d 0
master_volume -1
game_full_screen 1
game_screen_depth 32
game_screen_size 800 600
vmCenterY 0.527777791
vmCenterX 0.4868255854
last_command set gamesys FK224.gam
Code:
user Wade Blanton (Derspegn)
;For starting loot, uncomment and modify the number
;on the next line.
;cash_bonus 1000
;Some video cards may not work properly with Thief 2
;including the intel 810 and the nVidia RIVA 128.
;To fix, remove the semicolon from the next line.
safe_texture_manager
;hilights invalid roombrushes when calculating room database
check_rooms
;Don't end the game upon death or objective failure while in dromed
no_endgame
;streams debug info to monolog.txt in you main Thief directory
monolog
;Dromed window size
edit_screen_size 800,600
;edit_screen_size 1024,768
;edit_screen_size 1280,1024
;snaps multibrushes to grid, if grid is enabled
vbrush_snap
;Dromed Window Depth
edit_screen_depth 16
editorcam_from_game
LarryG on 2/8/2016 at 04:03
All I can say is that Norton Antivirus has found nothing wrong with any of the NewDark releases that I have installed. I have no idea which antivirus program you are running, but I think it highly likely that it is wrong. If all it says is "Trojen exploit" without any further file identification or information, I suggest that you purchase a recognized antivirus application like Norton or McAfee. They both offer tools to investigate and repair. It sounds like whatever you are using doesn't.
I still have no idea how many PCs you are running Thief & DromEd on or how many differing setups you have or exactly what your complaint is. I strongly suspect that you have hosed up the installation with conflicting configuration settings. There may be other things wrong. Rather than waste any further time on it, I suggest you archive your current installation(s), erase everything Thief from your drives, and reinstall cleanly after a fresh reboot. However, if you seriously think that you have a virus, I would deal with that first, following the instructions provided by your AV software. If that doesn't work, I would get a different AV software and try that (see above). If that also fails, I would reinitialize your hard drives and reinstall windows and all your applications from scratch.
nightshifter on 2/8/2016 at 04:21
@larryG: funny you mention norton. I run norton too and over here dromed and thief exe are deleted by norton after every major update norton does.:rolleyes:
also Bullguard has a strong dislike for thief. GloriaCreep 's thief got deleted/corrupted every time by bullguard.
R Soul on 2/8/2016 at 10:24
Have all Thief related files/dirs been added to the antivirus programs' exceptions lists?
Derspegn on 2/8/2016 at 11:56
Quote Posted by LarryG
I have no idea which antivirus program you are running, but I think it highly likely that it is wrong. I still have no idea how many PCs you are running Thief & DromEd on or how many differing setups you have or exactly what your complaint is. I strongly suspect that you have hosed up the installation with conflicting configuration settings.
I use AVG Antivirus on ONE laptop that has an EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE: NEWDARK on the laptop, V1.21 on the EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE. I refuse to use Norton because it is slows my system down significantly, and programs like MCAFEE actually plant malware in their software to make their product seem legitimate.
Derspegn on 2/8/2016 at 11:59
Quote Posted by R Soul
Have all Thief related files/dirs been added to the antivirus programs' exceptions lists?
I don't see a point of adding it to the exceptions list. As I stated, the program (AVG Antivirus) detects no Trojans if DROMED is not installed.
You're inferring that Thief is exempt from having a Trojan/virus. As I stated, something is either a Trojan or it isn't. A Trojan WAS detected with the DROMED install.
Renault on 2/8/2016 at 13:58
There's such a thing as a false positive. None of the standard Thief files should have viruses if you're loading them from the discs or Steam or GOG.
Where are your Thief install files coming from? Are you able to see which specific file has the trojan?
Derspegn on 2/8/2016 at 14:09
In both cases, the files were installed on the same computer in different directories with Tafferpatcher using Windows XP-compatible discs. I scanned DROMED.EXE for both versions, but the Trojan was not detected untill I scanned The "THIEF 2" folders (For the separate NewDark and 1.21 installs).
Perhaps a download from Steam or GOG would be more reliable. I was simply trying to determine if NewDark or Tafferpatcher is questionable, because I'd like to start a future FM in NewDark instead of older versions.
*Update - I made another Tafferpatcher NewDark DromEd install on my laptop (C:\) drive, but this time I did NOT include NTEX Texture pack. I scanned the "Thief 2" folder and no Trojan appeared this time.
