Spyware in gg.irrlicht?
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| I've been trying out the gg.irrlicht and gg.irrBMAX modules. When I compile the Hello.bmx example with EDT_SOFTWARE, EDT_DIRECTX9, and EDT_OPENGL, everything works fine. However, when I try to compile using EDT_DIRECTX8, the compiled program tries to connect to cfl.microsoft.com. So why exactly would a program that displays a low poly female model using DriectX 8 need to contact Microsoft? |
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| thats interesting. i can 100% guarantee that its nothing to do with the gg.Irrlicht or gg.IrrBMAX modules or the libIrrlicht.a or Irrlicht.dll files. i wrote almost every line of both modules and have compiled both the .a and .dll direct from the Irrlicht source. the only thing i can think is that windows is finding something missing and is trying to autoinstall it somehow. UPDATE: was it crl.microsoft.com? i just found this at: http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d11473.htm for the Rome: Total War Demo DIRECTX ISSUES Authenticated Drivers If your drivers are authenticated by Microsoft, then DX9 may try to verify if they have expired by connecting to the following URL crl.Microsoft.com. This is a Microsoft Certification check for expiration of Certificate site. This could be triggered when the demo is run, as it interfaces with the video and sound drivers installed in Windows. This feature of Windows can be turned off in the following way: Start Internet explorer and click... Tools | Internet Options Click the ADVANCED TAB, then scroll down to Security: UNCHECK the boxes that say "CHECK FOR PUBLISHERS CERTIFICATE REVOCATION" and "CHECK FOR SERVERS CERTIFICATE REVOCATION(requires restart)" This will stop Windows from trying the verify if a certificated drivers certificate has expired or not. This does not affect how the demo works and Firewall users can halt the connection and the demo will load as normal. |
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| Close, but not quite. What you want is this : Run-->dxdiag-->Uncheck Check for WHQL digital signatures. |
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| Ok, that makes sense. Just a surprise to see the program trying to connect to the internet when there was nothing in there for networking. Tried unchecking Check for WHQL digital signatures and that seemed to work. Thanks. :) |
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