Is it easy to remove DRM protection? - Page 8

sadievan · 12-04-2010, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

Hi,

Did you remember to add in your adeptkey.der file on the netbook? Are you using the exact same ADE account on both machines? Otherwise you will need to add the second adeptkey.der file (renamed to prevent conflicts?) to the plugin on the netbook.

I have the same account for both. I even went to the misc tab in Calibre and added the adeptkey.der file to the config folder of Calibre. Should I add it someplace else?

Carol

KevinH · 12-04-2010, 01:26 PM

Hi,

As long as you have done what that plugin README says about adding the adeptkey.der on your netbook, all should work. If not, You should report it on the Apprentice Alf blog and someone can walk you through how to debug why it is not working.

In fact, at the end of the plugin readme is info on how to get an error report that might help.

wallcraft · 12-04-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by speedlever

So is it accurate to say that Topaz is a fading format and not a rising one?

It is certainly a small minority of Kindle ebooks. TOPAZ was common initially on technical books and perhaps on books with a small audience. You could always come across a TOPAZ in almost any genre, but recently I have noticed an uptick in new titles. On average. for me, it is now at least one in ten and a year ago my impression is that this would have been closer to one in twenty. Of the last dozen Kindle ebooks I was ready to click buy on, two were TOPAZ and one of these was published (in hardcover) in June 2010. I have a basement in my wish list for TOPAZ ebooks I would like to buy if they ever get released in another format. Obviously, your mileage may vary - particularly since we are talking about a relatively small percentage spread unevenly across the various categories of ebooks.

sadievan · 12-04-2010, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

Hi,

As long as you have done what that plugin README says about adding the adeptkey.der on your netbook, all should work. If not, You should report it on the Apprentice Alf blog and someone can walk you through how to debug why it is not working.

In fact, at the end of the plugin readme is info on how to get an error report that might help.

Thanks for the help. I have been suspecting that one of the programs that came loaded with the netbook has been causing a little trouble. It's called MyWinLocker. An encryption software. I used Revo Uninstaller and uninstalled this program. Now my epub plugin is working.

Thanks again,
Carol

FizzyWater · 12-05-2010, 03:02 AM

Has anyone else gotten hit with a malware download when trying to download the latest tools package?

pchrist7 · 12-05-2010, 03:44 AM

tools2.3 ? No issues here ( using NIS )
Downloaded it this morning.
What alerts do you get ? From which program ?

speedlever · 12-05-2010, 04:41 AM

No. I scanned the zip file (v2.3) with Malware Bytes, Avira, and Superantispyware. Nothing found.

FizzyWater · 12-05-2010, 05:02 AM

The malware was downloaded when I clicked the MediaFire link...it wasn't in the package itself. This is actually the third time I've gotten something - and the first two times it was vitrumode, which was nasty - from Media Fire.

This time it installed a game (or may have activated a file in a pre-loaded game?) from WildTangent named EnglishOtto. When it did it, my ZoneAlarm popped up and quaranteed it right away. But at the time it happened, I'd 1) installed the latest version of Calibre, and 2) looked into downloading the tools fire from the MediaFire link. I knew it wasn't Calibre!

I have scripts disabled automatically, so I had to allow them on the MediaFire site. It initiated a download immediately - before I even had a chance to click a link to download the tools file. I knew I was in trouble as soon as it happened and ran all the programs I had (Spyware S&D, Malwarebytes, Super AntiSpyware). It looks like ZoneAlarm did it's job and caught this one (it didn't catch the two virtumode infections).

speedlever · 12-05-2010, 05:23 AM

I'm disappointed to hear this. I wonder if those tools are hosted on a safer site?

abookreader · 12-05-2010, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

Has anyone else gotten hit with a malware download when trying to download the latest tools package?

Not at all - I just downloaded and did a full scan with MacAfee, MalwareBytes and PCDoctor Spyware and came up clean

DiapDealer · 12-05-2010, 08:35 AM

I can assure you that any malware is a result of ads on MediaFire and not the tools themselves. If anyone can suggest alternative sites to host files on -- free, no registration to download, no timed delays, no ads (which is where the malware usually comes from regardless of the site's good intentions), and sufficient anonymity for uploads -- I'm sure the developers of the tools would be all ears.

speedlever · 12-05-2010, 08:38 AM

Good point DiapDealer. Fizzy? What browser are you using? FWIW, I'm using the latest version of FireFox with Adblock Plus.

DiapDealer · 12-05-2010, 08:44 AM

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I have scripts disabled automatically, so I had to allow them on the MediaFire site. It initiated a download immediately - before I even had a chance to click a link to download the tools file.

If you are running NoScript with Firefox, you certainly don't have to allow all scripts in order to download from Mediafire. Just allow the ones that originate from mediafire while continuing to block any external scripts.

laurie_lu · 12-05-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedlever

I'm using the latest version of FireFox with Adblock Plus.

I use the same and didn't receive anything nasty when downloading this tool. I notice that using this combo, I avoid catching bad things that others get online on certain websites.

TallMomof2 · 12-05-2010, 11:23 AM

Like DiapDealer I use NoScript with Firefox and didn't have any nasty surprises from MediaFire.

12-04-2010, 01:26 PM	#107
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,803 Karma: 6000000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Hi, As long as you have done what that plugin README says about adding the adeptkey.der on your netbook, all should work. If not, You should report it on the Apprentice Alf blog and someone can walk you through how to debug why it is not working. In fact, at the end of the plugin readme is info on how to get an error report that might help. Last edited by KevinH; 12-04-2010 at 01:27 PM. Reason: typo fixed

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12-05-2010, 03:02 AM	#110
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Has anyone else gotten hit with a malware download when trying to download the latest tools package?

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pchrist7 Addict Posts: 385 Karma: 6514 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3 3G+Wifi, Oasis	tools2.3 ? No issues here ( using NIS ) Downloaded it this morning. What alerts do you get ? From which program ?

12-05-2010, 04:41 AM	#112
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	No. I scanned the zip file (v2.3) with Malware Bytes, Avira, and Superantispyware. Nothing found.

12-05-2010, 05:02 AM	#113
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	The malware was downloaded when I clicked the MediaFire link...it wasn't in the package itself. This is actually the third time I've gotten something - and the first two times it was vitrumode, which was nasty - from Media Fire. This time it installed a game (or may have activated a file in a pre-loaded game?) from WildTangent named EnglishOtto. When it did it, my ZoneAlarm popped up and quaranteed it right away. But at the time it happened, I'd 1) installed the latest version of Calibre, and 2) looked into downloading the tools fire from the MediaFire link. I knew it wasn't Calibre! I have scripts disabled automatically, so I had to allow them on the MediaFire site. It initiated a download immediately - before I even had a chance to click a link to download the tools file. I knew I was in trouble as soon as it happened and ran all the programs I had (Spyware S&D, Malwarebytes, Super AntiSpyware). It looks like ZoneAlarm did it's job and caught this one (it didn't catch the two virtumode infections).

12-05-2010, 05:23 AM	#114
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	I'm disappointed to hear this. I wonder if those tools are hosted on a safer site?

12-05-2010, 08:35 AM	#116
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,601 Karma: 204624552 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I can assure you that any malware is a result of ads on MediaFire and not the tools themselves. If anyone can suggest alternative sites to host files on -- free, no registration to download, no timed delays, no ads (which is where the malware usually comes from regardless of the site's good intentions), and sufficient anonymity for uploads -- I'm sure the developers of the tools would be all ears.

12-05-2010, 08:38 AM	#117
speedlever Fanatic Posts: 592 Karma: 138200 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NC, USA Device: PW2014, PW2012, iPad Pro	Good point DiapDealer. Fizzy? What browser are you using? FWIW, I'm using the latest version of FireFox with Adblock Plus.

12-05-2010, 11:23 AM	#120
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Like DiapDealer I use NoScript with Firefox and didn't have any nasty surprises from MediaFire.

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