New program: EPub Metadata Editor

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 1.9.2
Recent Changes:

• Re-arrange items in the Batch Operations panel
• Add "Clear Creator 'File as'" batch task

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 1.9.3
Recent Changes:

• Empty subject tag no longer added if the subject field is empty.
• You can now use regex find/replace in batch mode. WARNING: regex can do unexpected things to your metadata if you don't know what you are doing! Please do not blame me for giving you access to this awesome and terrible power!
• Change to the way series is handled for EPUB3 files. Note that this new method is not backward compatible. If you have EPUB3 files that had the previous method for handling series, this information will not appear. (However, it will still be there in the OPF file and may need to be manually deleted.)

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 1.9.5
Recent Changes:

• Try to capture details of files that fail to be processed during batch processing, outputting a suitable message. This means processing will continue for remaining files in the queue.
• Application now remembers window location of last closed instance.

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 1.9.6
Recent Changes:

• Fix for version parsing error during check for update

[iris205]

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/...bebb5fb6b1afcb

Sorry, but your version of the program is infected, and the previous version was also infected. If you can please fix the problem, the program is very good.

[BenChen]

Originally Posted by iris205

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/...bebb5fb6b1afcb

Sorry, but your version of the program is infected, and the previous version was also infected. If you can please fix the problem, the program is very good.

As far as I can tell, this is a false positive. I have certainly done nothing different during the compilation process for the last two versions. As such, there is nothing I can do to "fix" it. I would recommend whitelisting the program with your virus software. If you don't want to do that, you will have to revert to the older version.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by iris205

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/...bebb5fb6b1afcb

Sorry, but your version of the program is infected, and the previous version was also infected. If you can please fix the problem, the program is very good.

I suggest you dump your AV as it's garbage for such false positives. Use the AV that comes with Windows. I know it works.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I suggest you dump your AV as it's garbage for such false positives. Use the AV that comes with Windows. I know it works.

Jon, did you even read the message you are respondng to? @iris2205 is not using a local AV. the executable was run through VirusTotal's online scanner where, for me, 7 of the AV checks came up with a positive. OTOH, 64 AV checks came up negative and 4 came up with unable to process file.

I also opened the file locally in a sandboxed session and it did not do anything that looked suspicious. OTOH, some malware detects such sessions and remains inactive.

Personally, I would say the file is safe to use. False positives are a PITA but they are also going to happen.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Jon, did you even read the message you are respondng to? @iris2205 is not using a local AV. the executable was run through VirusTotal's online scanner where, for me, 7 of the AV checks came up with a positive. OTOH, 64 AV checks came up negative and 4 came up with unable to process file.

I also opened the file locally in a sandboxed session and it did not do anything that looked suspicious. OTOH, some malware detects such sessions and remains inactive.

Personally, I would say the file is safe to use. False positives are a PITA but they are also going to happen.

I have had no false positives from the MS AV that comes with Windows running Windows 10 or Windows 11.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I have had no false positives from the MS AV that comes with Windows running Windows 10 or Windows 11.

Whereas I have seen false positives from Windows Defender and every other AV I've used except for Palo Alto's AV for their firewall.

[iris205]

Thanks for the answers, I will use the older version until the problem is fixed. Probably one of the components you use has a small spy.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by iris205

Thanks for the answers, I will use the older version until the problem is fixed. Probably one of the components you use has a small spy.

Again, false positive. If there was an actual chunk of malware, it would be being detected by more scanners today than when you ran your original test.

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 1.9.7
Recent Changes:

• Fix for displaying special characters in Series field (EPUB3)

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 2.0.0
Recent Changes:

• Font change to make everything bigger on larger screens.

I neglected to mention the 1.9.8 changes:

• GitHub link added to About dialog box.
• "Clear all fields" button added.
• Some buttons have increased contrast.
• Files can now be dragged and dropped into the "Batch Operations" list.

[BenChen]

Latest Update: The current version is 2.0.1
Recent Changes:

• Rearranged the About dialog box slightly.
• Program now comes in two versions: larger fonts or compact.