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A3 Trainer Released! in The Avernum Trilogy
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Saturday, April 30 2005 23:04 Profile Homepage #34
quote:
Originally written by wind:

can anyone send me the A3trianer.exe to my email
which is dang-v@sbcglobal.net. cause i couldn't download it anyone plz help me, thanks you
Sorry for the late reply. Has anyone sent this to you yet?
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Saturday, April 30 2005 22:54 Profile Homepage #134
While I'm not too keen on shooting PC-makers, I'm all for the idea of joining the crowd waiting outside Gates's place ;)

And, yes. Hawk King is every Mac owner's savior :)

...three cheers for Xix...? ;) j/k

PS - Xixao was my hacker alias long before I knew about Xiao-Xiao (or however it's spelled). Great movies, but not great enough to merit my name being created in their honor. Xixao is my sole online identity, and will remain so long after the Flash movies have drifted into the void of eternal nothingness, hidden in the place where forgotten things are lost...

[ Saturday, April 30, 2005 22:57: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Saturday, April 30 2005 22:54 Profile Homepage #134
While I'm not too keen on shooting PC-makers, I'm all for the idea of joining the crowd waiting outside Gates's place ;)

And, yes. Hawk King is every Mac owner's savior :)

...three cheers for Xix...? ;) j/k

PS - Xixao was my hacker alias long before I knew about Xiao-Xiao (or however it's spelled). Great movies, but not great enough to merit my name being created in their honor. Xixao is my sole online identity, and will remain so long after the Flash movies have drifted into the void of eternal nothingness, hidden in the place where forgotten things are lost...

[ Saturday, April 30, 2005 22:57: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Tuesday, April 26 2005 01:42 Profile Homepage #124
Who's Jeff?

And BTW, I own a PC because I choose not to own a Mac. I have had a Mac (which I gave away), and hated it. OSX is not my thing, and the way Macs are built disgusts me. Sorry.

I own a PC that I built from scratch. It has a 4.8 Ghz P4 w/ hyper-threading, dual BIOS, 1.3 GB RAM, Radeon 9600 video card, SB Audigy 2 ZS sound card, custom-cut case with see-thru panel, a sound system that will beat most custom car stereos, sound-responsive blue neon tubes... Ah, you get the picture.

You wanna talk about PCs being cheap, talk to the people who buy Dell products... Mine is most certainly the farthest thing from cheap...

[ Tuesday, April 26, 2005 01:43: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Tuesday, April 26 2005 01:42 Profile Homepage #124
Who's Jeff?

And BTW, I own a PC because I choose not to own a Mac. I have had a Mac (which I gave away), and hated it. OSX is not my thing, and the way Macs are built disgusts me. Sorry.

I own a PC that I built from scratch. It has a 4.8 Ghz P4 w/ hyper-threading, dual BIOS, 1.3 GB RAM, Radeon 9600 video card, SB Audigy 2 ZS sound card, custom-cut case with see-thru panel, a sound system that will beat most custom car stereos, sound-responsive blue neon tubes... Ah, you get the picture.

You wanna talk about PCs being cheap, talk to the people who buy Dell products... Mine is most certainly the farthest thing from cheap...

[ Tuesday, April 26, 2005 01:43: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
A3 Trainer Released! in The Avernum Trilogy
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, April 3 2005 09:18 Profile Homepage #32
quote:
Originally written by avernum master:

hi umm, ya the editor seriously did something, cause i set up my character and then well, ya, it did something and i now have NO MP!
It's not the trainer that caused that to happen. Try it again using the directions posted earlier.
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Tuesday, March 15 2005 11:22 Profile Homepage #111
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

If you're using a copy of Geneforge purchased from RealOne Arcade, the trainer won't work.

EDIT: try downloading the demo from spidweb use the editer save game move it to your registered game and play there hey it might just work :)
Absolutely correct. Thank you :)

I plan to remake the trainers for those using Real Arcade. I cannot guarantee whether or not this will work, or if it's even possible, but it is on my to-do list.

- Xix -

[ Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:25: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Tuesday, March 15 2005 11:22 Profile Homepage #111
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

If you're using a copy of Geneforge purchased from RealOne Arcade, the trainer won't work.

EDIT: try downloading the demo from spidweb use the editer save game move it to your registered game and play there hey it might just work :)
Absolutely correct. Thank you :)

I plan to remake the trainers for those using Real Arcade. I cannot guarantee whether or not this will work, or if it's even possible, but it is on my to-do list.

- Xix -

[ Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:25: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Monday, March 14 2005 07:27 Profile Homepage #108
It's not that easy. Go download almost any trainer available on the web. They all use this same file. It's pretty universal. For this reason, it's best to include a trusted use of the library, rather than exclude it, and break the functionality of it. My trainers are stable. I'd rather not start ripping code out of it unnecessarily.
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Monday, March 14 2005 07:27 Profile Homepage #108
It's not that easy. Go download almost any trainer available on the web. They all use this same file. It's pretty universal. For this reason, it's best to include a trusted use of the library, rather than exclude it, and break the functionality of it. My trainers are stable. I'd rather not start ripping code out of it unnecessarily.
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Monday, March 14 2005 04:15 Profile Homepage #106
I have decided to begin using HotKeys again in future trainers. This way, no one will have to worry about what the .dll is doing in the background, as it will be apparent that it is handling the HotKey combinations. To create a .dll to handle these actions while maintaining a keylogger status is, to my knowledge, impossible. This should dissolve any doubts anyone may have on the safety of my programs. I hope this lets some of you rest easier.

- Xix -
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Monday, March 14 2005 04:15 Profile Homepage #106
I have decided to begin using HotKeys again in future trainers. This way, no one will have to worry about what the .dll is doing in the background, as it will be apparent that it is handling the HotKey combinations. To create a .dll to handle these actions while maintaining a keylogger status is, to my knowledge, impossible. This should dissolve any doubts anyone may have on the safety of my programs. I hope this lets some of you rest easier.

- Xix -
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
A3 Trainer Released! in The Avernum Trilogy
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 14:38 Profile Homepage #28
E-mail sent :)
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:51 Profile Homepage #105
Please read my edit in the previous post.
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:51 Profile Homepage #105
Please read my edit in the previous post.
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:38 Profile Homepage #103
I would have no problem doing that, but as mentioned in a previous post, my hard drive failed shortly after the completion of this trainer, and midway through the creation of the BoA trainer. For this reason, I do not have the files to modify. I'm very sorry.

You didn't experience this with the A3 trainer, am I correct?

[EDIT]
I took a look at the trainer in a resource hacker, and discovered deleted code in which I had specified HotKeys for the various cheats (Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, etc.). Even though the controls were removed, they were still a part of the original compilation, and became embedded in the final product. The .dll remains dormant throughout the entire process. The only libraries that are actively used are:

- WINMM.dll
- MSVFW32.dll
- AVIFIL32.dll
- KERNEL32.dll
- USER32.dll
- GDI32.dll
- comdlg32.dll
- WINSPOOL.DRV
- ADVAPI32.dll
- SHELL32.dll
- COMCTL32.dll

To see it yourself, open the file in any Disassembler program. It will list all imported modules and their functions within the program. This is the best way to assure yourself of the safety of the trainer.

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:54: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:38 Profile Homepage #103
I would have no problem doing that, but as mentioned in a previous post, my hard drive failed shortly after the completion of this trainer, and midway through the creation of the BoA trainer. For this reason, I do not have the files to modify. I'm very sorry.

You didn't experience this with the A3 trainer, am I correct?

[EDIT]
I took a look at the trainer in a resource hacker, and discovered deleted code in which I had specified HotKeys for the various cheats (Ctrl + 1, Ctrl + 2, etc.). Even though the controls were removed, they were still a part of the original compilation, and became embedded in the final product. The .dll remains dormant throughout the entire process. The only libraries that are actively used are:

- WINMM.dll
- MSVFW32.dll
- AVIFIL32.dll
- KERNEL32.dll
- USER32.dll
- GDI32.dll
- comdlg32.dll
- WINSPOOL.DRV
- ADVAPI32.dll
- SHELL32.dll
- COMCTL32.dll

To see it yourself, open the file in any Disassembler program. It will list all imported modules and their functions within the program. This is the best way to assure yourself of the safety of the trainer.

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:54: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:33 Profile Homepage #101
UPDATE:

I've further investigated the origins of the file in question. Here's what I've found:

The file is created by a running process created by various game trainers. It provides quick hotkey support for the trainers. It allows you hot key access to trainer features without flipping screens. Delete it and you lose hotkeys. It has the potential to be used malicously if the software creator writes it to do so. If you only show h@tkeysH@@k.dll and hotkey.dat you probably have a legitimate use version. Suggestion: scan system anyway if you find it, but don't delete the dll if you need the hotkey support.

The above quote is taken from www.2-spyware.com, and was rewritten for clarity. As you can see, the use directly matches the explanation I gave concerning the use of HotKeys. The file is detected as Spyware because it has the potential of becoming a keylogger, if written properly. Most firewalls will detect if any personal information is being sent out over the internet, and warns against or blocks the activity.

If you still want to be sure, go ahead and follow the instructions below. It will not affect the trainer's performance, as the use of HotKeys was removed. These instructions were also taken from www.2-spyware.com:

H@tKeysH@@k manual removal:
Kill processes:
temp#01.exe, temp.exe, temp#01.exe, temp.exe

Unregister DLLs:
h@tkeysh@@k.dll, h@tkeysh@@k.dll

Delete files:
h@tkeysh@@k.dll, temp#01.exe, temp.exe, h@tkeysh@@k.dll, \temp#01.exe, temp.exe

Misc:
Installs when opening Misc. Game "trainers". See "User Comments"

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If I had any intention of infecting you with Spyware of any kind, I would not go through the trouble of telling you how to kill it ;) Keep that in mind.

Best of luck,

- Xix -

[EDIT]
I've just launched the trainer, and opened my Task Manager. The file temp.exe is nowhere to be found. The .dll in question is legitimate.

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:36: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:33 Profile Homepage #101
UPDATE:

I've further investigated the origins of the file in question. Here's what I've found:

The file is created by a running process created by various game trainers. It provides quick hotkey support for the trainers. It allows you hot key access to trainer features without flipping screens. Delete it and you lose hotkeys. It has the potential to be used malicously if the software creator writes it to do so. If you only show h@tkeysH@@k.dll and hotkey.dat you probably have a legitimate use version. Suggestion: scan system anyway if you find it, but don't delete the dll if you need the hotkey support.

The above quote is taken from www.2-spyware.com, and was rewritten for clarity. As you can see, the use directly matches the explanation I gave concerning the use of HotKeys. The file is detected as Spyware because it has the potential of becoming a keylogger, if written properly. Most firewalls will detect if any personal information is being sent out over the internet, and warns against or blocks the activity.

If you still want to be sure, go ahead and follow the instructions below. It will not affect the trainer's performance, as the use of HotKeys was removed. These instructions were also taken from www.2-spyware.com:

H@tKeysH@@k manual removal:
Kill processes:
temp#01.exe, temp.exe, temp#01.exe, temp.exe

Unregister DLLs:
h@tkeysh@@k.dll, h@tkeysh@@k.dll

Delete files:
h@tkeysh@@k.dll, temp#01.exe, temp.exe, h@tkeysh@@k.dll, \temp#01.exe, temp.exe

Misc:
Installs when opening Misc. Game "trainers". See "User Comments"

-----

If I had any intention of infecting you with Spyware of any kind, I would not go through the trouble of telling you how to kill it ;) Keep that in mind.

Best of luck,

- Xix -

[EDIT]
I've just launched the trainer, and opened my Task Manager. The file temp.exe is nowhere to be found. The .dll in question is legitimate.

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 12:36: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:22 Profile Homepage #100
Hmm. Odd. While I can't do much more to assure you that no malware is included in or created by the trainer, I can give you some peace of mind.

Based on the file name and the report in the link you shared, the .dll is used for one of two purposes:

- Spyware or keylogger (Not the case in my software)

OR

- Control for use of HotKeys in trainer (Ctrl + Shift + E for extra Exp, etc.). This is very likely, as my previous trainers used the HotKeys ability, so that you didn't have to switch between windows to activate the cheats. I later removed this feature from my current trainers to prevent conflict with other programs that may be sharing the same HotKeys.

As my trainers are all basically built off each other and share a lot of the same code, it's possible that I left this in the GF2 and A3 trainers. If this is the case, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, as the library would not even be referenced once the trainer has finished loading.

If you still feel uncertain about it, simply delete the .dll once you've finished using the trainer, before moving on to do anything else. If it were at all possible that you've somehow gotten spyware or keyloggers attached to the trainer, this would prevent it from taking any negative action against your system. Spyware must be running in order to operate, same with keyloggers. It can't run if the file has been deleted. Also, by deleting it before doing anything else, it would be impossible for them to transmit any personal information about your activities to anyone.

Trust the trainer, or don't. As I've mentioned, the program is 100% safe. I have no interest in anyone's passwords or the like, and have no reason to distribute malware. I'm completely opposed to those who do, and take every measure to ensure that my software is distributed safely and securely.

- Xix -
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 12:22 Profile Homepage #100
Hmm. Odd. While I can't do much more to assure you that no malware is included in or created by the trainer, I can give you some peace of mind.

Based on the file name and the report in the link you shared, the .dll is used for one of two purposes:

- Spyware or keylogger (Not the case in my software)

OR

- Control for use of HotKeys in trainer (Ctrl + Shift + E for extra Exp, etc.). This is very likely, as my previous trainers used the HotKeys ability, so that you didn't have to switch between windows to activate the cheats. I later removed this feature from my current trainers to prevent conflict with other programs that may be sharing the same HotKeys.

As my trainers are all basically built off each other and share a lot of the same code, it's possible that I left this in the GF2 and A3 trainers. If this is the case, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, as the library would not even be referenced once the trainer has finished loading.

If you still feel uncertain about it, simply delete the .dll once you've finished using the trainer, before moving on to do anything else. If it were at all possible that you've somehow gotten spyware or keyloggers attached to the trainer, this would prevent it from taking any negative action against your system. Spyware must be running in order to operate, same with keyloggers. It can't run if the file has been deleted. Also, by deleting it before doing anything else, it would be impossible for them to transmit any personal information about your activities to anyone.

Trust the trainer, or don't. As I've mentioned, the program is 100% safe. I have no interest in anyone's passwords or the like, and have no reason to distribute malware. I'm completely opposed to those who do, and take every measure to ensure that my software is distributed safely and securely.

- Xix -
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
A3 Trainer Released! in The Avernum Trilogy
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 11:40 Profile Homepage #26
Thank you, Notus. You have my permission to use whatever you need. Leave me your e-mail address, or e-mail me at steve(at)xixao3d(dot)com. I'll send the graphics files to you.

- Xix -

[EDIT]
Notus, question:
Will TSearch work in a Mac environment?

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:40: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge Series
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 11:35 Profile Homepage #98
quote:
Originally written by Micawber:

quote:
Originally written by xixao:

The trainer is stand-alone. No .dll's should be needed. Neither trainer uses any hotkeys. Either way, the trainer is safe to download and use. Just take a look at the replies to this thread. Plenty of people have been using it without any report of harmful files. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.
Sorry, but when I try to run it my anti-virus blocks it and reports h@tkeysh@@k.dll. Before I execute trainer.exe, there is no such file in c:\winxp\system32. Afterwards, one has been created. Is it possible the download could have become infected on the server?
No. This is my own webserver, and I am the only one with upload priveleges on it. I looked at the server log, and there has been no unauthorized access to it.

I just re-downloaded the file and ran a scan on it with Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional, with all the latest virus definition files. Here's the summary:

IMAGE(http://xixao3d.com/downloads/trainers/gf/GF2scan.jpg)

I think your scanner may need a bit of updating or something. The file is clean.

This is the first I've heard of such a problem. Are you sure it's not an isolated issue? Maybe your download manager has become infected or something? I dunno...

- Xix -

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:37: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
Geneforge 2 Trainer in Geneforge 2
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 11:35 Profile Homepage #98
quote:
Originally written by Micawber:

quote:
Originally written by xixao:

The trainer is stand-alone. No .dll's should be needed. Neither trainer uses any hotkeys. Either way, the trainer is safe to download and use. Just take a look at the replies to this thread. Plenty of people have been using it without any report of harmful files. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.
Sorry, but when I try to run it my anti-virus blocks it and reports h@tkeysh@@k.dll. Before I execute trainer.exe, there is no such file in c:\winxp\system32. Afterwards, one has been created. Is it possible the download could have become infected on the server?
No. This is my own webserver, and I am the only one with upload priveleges on it. I looked at the server log, and there has been no unauthorized access to it.

I just re-downloaded the file and ran a scan on it with Norton Internet Security 2004 Professional, with all the latest virus definition files. Here's the summary:

IMAGE(http://xixao3d.com/downloads/trainers/gf/GF2scan.jpg)

I think your scanner may need a bit of updating or something. The file is clean.

This is the first I've heard of such a problem. Are you sure it's not an isolated issue? Maybe your download manager has become infected or something? I dunno...

- Xix -

[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:37: Message edited by: xixao ]
Posts: 80 | Registered: Wednesday, September 29 2004 07:00
A3 Trainer Released! in The Avernum Trilogy
xixao
Warrior
Member # 5033
 written Sunday, March 13 2005 09:23 Profile Homepage #24
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[ Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:47: Message edited by: xixao ]
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