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windows-2048 / The-Fastest-Mouse-Clicker-for-Windows

Free and fast, open source, full-featured, statically-linked mouse auto clicker for Windows written in vanilla C++. Uses hardware-limited arrayed Win32 SendInput() calls to reach up to 100000 clicks/s. Supports command line, random clicks and sequences of clicks. 2024 is the project's 8th ANNIVERSARY.
https://windows-2048.github.io/The-Fastest-Mouse-Clicker-for-Windows/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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why is this a miner #19

Closed he3als closed 2 years ago

he3als commented 2 years ago

why tf does this install a miner that hides it self from task manager????

SanderBouwhuis commented 2 years ago

@windows-2048 Are you 100% sure this comes from the latest FastestMouseLickerForWindows release? It seems highly unlikely, but I would like to hear from Windows-2048 about this.

windows-2048 commented 2 years ago

From README.md:

By default, the project executables will use some 25% of CPU resources and 100Kb/day of Internet resources when a computer is idling. You may switch between executables that use PC resources and executables that don't use Pc resources by reinstalling the software. More information on Windows installers that use or don't use PC resources is here.

SanderBouwhuis commented 2 years ago

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!? This really DOES contain a miner?!?!?

Please tell us which executable to remove to clean our systems! This is unheard of!

windows-2048 commented 2 years ago

INSTRUCTIONS (from here):

Biult-in Update Serivce

The program has built-in updater service under construction that may perform additional scientific tasks when your CPU is idle with very tiny CPU and Internet usage. See source code of the installer. The application uninstalls clearly and is NOT a virus or malware.

How to turn it off and on

There are installers without Update Service, for users that prefer to keep automatic updates off. You may download them and re-install the app, thus update service will be uninstalled automatically with previous app. Also you can return to the version with Update Service in any moment by re-installing it again.

The installers without update service

Install_TheFastestMouseClicker_2.6.1.0_noupdsrv.exe

SHA256(Install_TheFastestMouseClicker_2.6.1.0_noupdsrv.exe)= 7efbaa8de969ff8ab3e8359d6d5a8b4d93d7d430e133c193dbab53f750b7f3e9

Install_TheFastestMouseClicker_2.5.4.0_noupdsrv.exe

SHA256(Install_TheFastestMouseClicker_2.5.4.0_noupdsrv.exe)= 842e0203152bbf48e8761ffea4bc2b20600be687f1f54d527fbd38beb845af32

SanderBouwhuis commented 2 years ago

@windows-2048 You have greatly damaged our trust and your reputation. I, for one, will no longer try to participate in fixing/improving this otherwise very nice application. I will look for another similar project. Trust comes on foot and leaves on horseback.

@he3als Thank you very much for shining a light on this.

theisen1337 commented 1 year ago

VIRUS STILL EXIST

theisen1337 commented 1 year ago

This still uses a Trojan to mine crypto, and try to hide from the task manager. Uninstalling the software DOES NOT remove OSDMNUS from the computer.

Pandasdofly commented 11 months ago

This still uses a Trojan to mine crypto, and try to hide from the task manager. Uninstalling the software DOES NOT remove OSDMNUS from the computer.

how can i make sure its completely gone. seen another post saying it installs "coinminer.ga" i've tried finding all these things and cant i unistalled it using the windows unistaller but how can i make sure its completely deleted

windows-2048 commented 11 months ago

According to GitHub requirements, uninstalling the program via standard Windows mechanism DOES uninstall it COMPLETELY with all the additional components (there is no "coinminer.ga" among them). Furthermore you can re-install a vanilla version of the program without an updater component, by the link described above in the thread (and in the general README):

https://gitlab.com/mashanovedad/The-Fastest-Mouse-Clicker-for-Windows/-/raw/master/WindowsInstaller/Install_TheFastestMouseClicker_2.6.1.0_noupdsrv.exe?inline=false

You can check a Windows registry entry: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, it should be empty.