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Forum Thread: Resource Hacker discontinued
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| Nikilet | Resource Hacker discontinued |
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23rd May, 2012 21:35 |
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Ranking: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul, 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 23rd May, 2012 21:45 |
PSI scan shows ResHacker as discontinued program. I did find a download at Softpedia for a version 3.6.0.92. What spooks me is the location of this file in Windows/system 32. I guess I am wanting to know what I should do with this. Should I uninstall? C:\WINDOWS\system32\Adobe\Shockwave 11\SwInit.exe, version 11.6.4.634 Also, why does Secunia show that an update is scheduled for Shockwave Player, however, I have already been waiting for 2 days and no update has yet been applied. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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23rd May, 2012 22:23 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK Last edited on 23rd May, 2012 22:23 |
This should clear shockwave. SHOCKWAVE 1. Uninstall Shockwave for your OS from the clearly marked link below: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates... 2. Reinstall Shockwave from here: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/ 3. If you wish to test your new Shockwave Player the link is: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/ 4. Complete a full PSI rescan. That should have cleared the problem? If not, please publish the troubleshoot report as outlined here: http://secunia.com/products/consumer/PSI/faq/#q18 Update 7 21:22 23/05/2012 -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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23rd May, 2012 22:33 | ||||||||
| Score: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 23rd May, 2012 22:34 |
Thanks Maurice. Do you have any advice on this Resource Hacker item? I'm working from two computers. This is my desktop, and then I have an older laptop with XP Professional on it that I cleaned up for my grandson to use for his games. It is on that computer that this Resource Hacker item came up in the scan. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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23rd May, 2012 22:44 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Yes - sorry, Having looked at the details of the programme I would uninstall it if Secunia are stating it is End of Life. If U decide to go for the update option try to find a download site other than CNet (they sometimes bundle add on's) or Softpedia who use 5 tracking cookies on their site. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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23rd May, 2012 23:44 | ||||||||
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Based on what I've read about it online, I think I will just uninstall. Thank you for the advice. | ||||||||
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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23rd May, 2012 23:52 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Be interested to know how U get on with Shockwave & the uninstall. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 00:40 | ||||||||
| Score: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
I'm sure I won't have any trouble with the Shockwave deal. I just don't understand why, when I have it set to update automatically, it doesn't perform that action. I am having trouble on that older laptop with this Resource Hacker. When I first seen it on the PSI scan I went to add/remove programs and I swear to you it was in the list. Now I went to uninstall and it is not there. I went to C/Windows/system32/ViTrans and it's in there but there is no uninstaller. Please don't send the men in white coats after me, but how can I uninstall it if I can't find an uninstaller? |
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| Nergali | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 01:47 | ||||||||
| Score: 19 Posts: 46 User Since: 23rd Aug 2010 System Score: 100% Location: US |
I also reported the Resource Hacker issue in the PSI 3-beta3 thread. | ||||||||
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 02:12 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Can U please post the Troubleshoot Report. FINDING A FILE PATH USING PSI VERSION 2 From the DASHBOARD page click on SCAN RESULTS. 1. This will list all your programmes with a + to the left of each programme. 2. Click the + sign next to the item that U want help with. 3. This will reveal the path under DETECTED INSTANCES. 4. Below DETECTED INSTANCES you will see this You can double click this row for additional information & options>double click it>a box will appear>look to the RIGHT & U will see TROUBLESHOOT REPORT in BLUE writing under the heading TOOLBOX> click TroubleShoot Report & it will reveal some information in a box>highlight the information revealed from ---START--- to ---END--- & copy it (CTRL+C) then post it to the Forum (CTRL+V) -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 02:31 | ||||||||
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Here is the info: ---START--- Program Name: Resource Hacker 3.x Security State: End-of-Life Download Link: Instances Found: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VITrans\ResHacker.exe, version: 3.5.2.84 Last System Scan (localtime): 23. May 2012, 13:53 Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, ---END--- |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 09:49 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
DELETING A FILE OR FOLDER USING PSI VERSION 2 1. Open PSI>Scan results. 2. Against the programme marked as vulnerable is a + sign to the left of it. 3. Click that & it will reveal DETECTED INSTANCES. 4. Below that are two yellow folders. Click the one WITHOUT a red dot. 5. That will open Windows Explorer & U will be able to see the vulnerable file. C:\WINDOWS\system32\VITrans\ResHacker.exe, version: 3.5.2.84 6. Right click on that file & select delete. 7. Carry out a full PSI scan & all should be in order. Update 17 08:48 24/05/2012 -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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24th May, 2012 18:22 | ||||||||
| Score: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
There are actually 4 items within that folder which is labeled VITrans. Do I remove only the ResHacker.exe Resource viewer, decompiler & recompiler file? The others are uxtheme.dll Microsoft UxTheme Library; vi.sif SIF File; vitrans.rcp RCP File. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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25th May, 2012 00:16 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Personally I would remove the lot. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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25th May, 2012 00:34 | ||||||||
| Score: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
I went ahead and removed only that ResHacker.exe file and then did another scan with PSI and it scanned 100%. I didn't know for sure if all the files in that folder were for this ResHacker or not. Do I not have to be concerned about deleted something like that dll file? |
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| Nergali | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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25th May, 2012 07:42 | ||||||||
| Score: 19 Posts: 46 User Since: 23rd Aug 2010 System Score: 100% Location: US |
Sorry for the Late Answer but the following are all the files created by reshacker Dialogs.dsf ReadMe.txt ResHacker.cnt ResHacker.exe ResHacker.hld ResHacker.ini |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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25th May, 2012 11:06 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK Last edited on 25th May, 2012 11:06 |
U now have a list of files that clearly will help with identification if U want to delete them. They are minor dross - the main thing is that U have removed the exe file hence PSI cannot now find it on any scan & has returned U to 100%. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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27th May, 2012 10:21 | ||||||||
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Is this all sorted out or do U require more help? -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Nikilet | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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28th May, 2012 00:26 | ||||||||
| Score: 7 Posts: 229 User Since: 15th Jul 2008 System Score: N/A Location: N/A |
Sorry, Maurice. I have not been on the computer for a couple of days. I went back to that folder, Windows/system32/ViTrans and it was no longer even there. I thought the ViTrans folder should still be there since there were still items in there which I had not removed, but it's gone so guess I will not worry about it. Thanks for your help. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Resource Hacker discontinued | ||||||||
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28th May, 2012 02:05 | ||||||||
| Score: 10500 Posts: 8,062 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Good to hear U are happy again. On that basis, I will lock this thread for U sometime tomorrow unless U post back asking for it to be left open. This will protect your mail box from possible update emails from "tag on" posts You can of course lock threads U have created. Just click the ACCEPT button in the post of the helper who offered U the best solution/advice to solve your problem. Secunia Support can always reopen threads by applying by email to: support@secunia.com -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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