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Research page updates:
- research job X times on research page
   -> X Times opens up new research tasks up to available resources or when X times has been reached

- a limit / filter on the number of process tasks on Running Software
   -> limit tasks to show max 50 per page
   -> filter for tasks, by process type / action, last / first tasks
   -> can select completed tasks, research tasks, etc

- confirmation window on mass kill tasks for localhost

- software to decrypt the signature of a virus and state the user that the vir belongs to.
   -> works like Virus Breaker, decrypts the vir signature of the owner. Does not affect installed virii in any way.
   -> 0.5 sec per Megabyte, with modifier depending on vir version vs. Identifier version. Works in a similar way like Virus Breaker but does not affect the virus in any way or form
   -> works on virus process, requires 10 x less resources then vir breaker
   -> returns report about virus: host IP, file #, name, type, owner
   -> used in data gathering / profiling for targeting specific virii
   -> a small chance of fiding out a random owned server of the owner (2%) (chance is available once every 3 days for each installed virus)
   -> available on public True Light servers and in missions
   -> Vir Identifier can be placed in "Assign program to tasklist"
   -> uses 10 AP when completed

Bug fixes:

- not showing IP e.g.
admin [], ***** [Firewall Protect] successfully stopped.

- fixed a vote issue and baned someone who exploited it: IChrisI (#8828)

- other small fixes to the interface that were reported in bugs forum

Im currently on the IRC and do you know what I hear about? A lot of bugs starting showing up just recently.

Heres a quick list of bugs showing up right after the update:
Research lost
Showing wrong number of tasks. When looking at firewalls 2 appear while only 1 running.
Wrong calculations in resources. I checked this one myself. 250*8=2500. Were are the other 500? Not showing on task list. I have also another server with no running process' but still something is taking up 50 MHz.
Delete logs without deleter showing in running process'.
IP visible in logs despite bouncing.

Thats all reported in the IRC chat and all started after the update. Nice job.

Due to the the limit on the tasks on the page, the CPU / Mem / Band display info may not be accurate if you have have 50+ processes.

This will be fixed shortly.

+50? I have 8 process' on one of my servers and 0 on the other.

Please not that the Filter in Running Software will remember the last filter settings. If you want to see all tasks, please filter by "ALL by #ID from last"

There is a localhost and a remotehost filter. Both filters remember their last state. If you wish to see all processes ordered from last to first, you should set them both to "ALL by #ID from last".

So... virii identifier version.

Does that function the same as breaker version?  You can do the same thing only faster if the version is higher (up to the version of the virii)?

Or does it function like nmap scanner version... increasing time it takes.

just wondering, is there anyway to block the virii identifier?.

the VI acts on the installed virii. You can not block it, but it only has once chance to give the 2% on a server you own. If it fails, it won't give any more tries, so he has to find another vir to try again.

ok that good would be way to powerful otherwise

This is bad. This means that certain groups will be able to find me now that I have acquired their virii when they failed to install them fast enough.

This also sounds like it will make Log Deleter obsolete.

yeah if they are lucky

Sir Emi can I get an updated software dump for the tools?  Thank you in advance.

 Completing identify virus process...
 Cracking virus signature... done

 Generating virus identity report:
 Host IP: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
 Vir file: #xxx somevirii x.xxx
 Vir type: Adware Spam Daemon
 Vir owner: someone
 Checking for remnants of owner IP...
 nothing found.

OK SO>

Host IP... what is that?  On the one I scanned it came up as one of the true light public servers.  Is that the IP you installed from?  The last bounce of where you uploaded from? 

I assume the "remnants of owner IP" is the chance to get their IP...

ok couple of things
1> Checking my research it appears it is all there. In fact recounting it I found I accidently did a few extras a couple of times which will be nice since I lost some research earlier.

2> could we get the next/previous etc links at the bottom of the list as well?

3> Could we get a filter that will filter processes by time to completion?  So it will show the completed tasks first then those with 1 second left etc etc.

4> Except for the VI, which I am testing right now, this is a very nice and welcome update.

5> Slight issue with the research clustering.  I started 50 tasks as once and about 10 of them started 8 seconds before the rest.  Anyway to have it clumped as just 1 process with a counter that will count down the number of tasks that you complete? For example

- added the connection form when viewing the Running Software. It should save one click on connect and then paste the IP and click bounce from there. I usually filter by "Completed tasks", then copy the IP from there and paste it in the connect form and then click Bounce.

- the filter for remote Running Software should reset to  "ALL by #ID from last" when connecting / bouncing to a new server now

- added the File Transfers filter


Host IP is the IP the virus is installed on... kinda useless since you already see it.

The remnants of owner IP is the 2% chance you get on finding out a random owned server of the person owning the virus.

I am sorry I am not getting that part.  I don't see a connection form or any option to allow me to bounce to the ip in my running software list.


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Nevermind I see it now.

Most of the bugs I reported was because of the 50 tasks limit and because of sorting tasks doesnt reset to show all by IP from first.

5> Slight issue with the research clustering.  I started 50 tasks as once and about 10 of them started 8 seconds before the rest.  Anyway to have it clumped as just 1 process with a counter that will count down the number of tasks that you complete? For example
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Yes it may have took 8 seconds to calculate everything needed to start your research because you have so many tasks using the resources.
I thought of the multiplier you are talking about but decided it would take too much time to make it now, and left it for a future update. The way it is setup now, it would be no problem to add that feature later on. This was what I could do in such a short time.

- added filter for "ALL by ending time". This should show all tasks ordered from those completed to those about to complete

Thank you

No thank you Sir Emi.  This is by far the best update I have seen since the game first started.  Of course I am still testing out the VI to see how badly it breaks Log Deletion, Bouncing, and IP Change.  Not that IP Change could use a good breaking /grin.

Host IP doesn't appear to be the IP the virii is installed on, it appears that it might be the last hop from your installation... both the virii I scanned (one mine, one not mine) on a secret server turned up True Light #1 as their host IP...

Pretty cool though, helps fight the IP change god mode ( :13:)

I would like some clarification on the Host IP, because I direct connect to finish installations on many of my virii, but I bounce throught Truelight publics to start the install (obviously show my IP doesn't show) and it seems that the last bounce of the admin install is what it shows (from the couple I've scanned).

- removed host IP from the VI report, it only causes confusion

I was about to ask about that, since the newest scan I did didn't have a Host IP.  Owell, it's not like it would have been extraordinarily helpful.

One issue: The button to start a Virus ID says "Start Capture"

Just thought i'd put my input in since I can now.

These updates are great. While I haven't tested VI yet, all feedback seems to be on the upside which is good.

Keep them coming, SirEmi.

Any chance we can have your Gateway Processes have the ability to Filter Tasks by Remote Actions? That way you could simply check when anyone is uploading/downloading/activating virii.

Um, so what is up with filtering for VI and AV's.  I am running a bunch of both but my list shows up as empty when I filter by VI or any type of AV...

Also Run is missing from the drop down box in programs.

Well, right now there are 1-2 extra pages to click through for every program you run, so, without a fairly major change, or a series of popups, that makes sense.

But I want to click my breakers, unhider, hide, stuff like that and then hit run to run all of them at once, rather than have to go back to the files and programs page for each individual one.

Especially useful is it when you shall higher your defences (PW+FW) or starting a crack (PB+FB and maybe LogD). Thats programs you run every once in a while.

Ahh, my bad, for some reason I was thinking the generic start option was there and run would in this case start the more temporary programs.  You're right, and it seems especially odd since install is there.