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autorun.inf

so something very strange showed up on my g1... when i was looking through my sdcard with astro this came up in a autorun.inf file...
[autorun]
;fnldyysbuqcvzpnrofhariaepd
shellexecute="resycled\boot.com h:"
;msfsrztwdzfsnkkeainjwdvdpgqnwgncfzfzivmzruxyrxpvmnnz
shell\Open\command="resycled\boot.com h:"
;sgtlhkaeymrvtiwpwnbswqrwenzajrpipwwrfrjrjyxwuvqysjjqaqxducqznobylygiiucvdzmllqw
The file appears where it is calling it from and it is a windows file but why would it show up on my android?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus

aww crap so now we have android viruses now? how the heck do we know if we have any and how to get rid of them?
sadly, this is where iphone is clearly not a problem (everyone hates pc stuff and always trying to sabotage)
hbguy

hbguy said:
aww crap so now we have android viruses now? how the heck do we know if we have any and how to get rid of them?
sadly, this is where iphone is clearly not a problem (everyone hates pc stuff and always trying to sabotage)
hbguy
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What? This is a Windows virus that simply propagates by copying itself to all mounted drives (note the autorun.inf file). This has nothing to do with Android.

i don't think it is a Gphone virus, it is a windows virus.

Run a fulls can on your computer. The g1 isnt affected. It is based on the linux kernel. Windows is a mainstream OS so righting virus's has max impact since they will work on most PC's
With linux however, there are so many variations and such a lower number of users its that a virus would have low impact being spread. A linux virus wouldnmt work on all distrubutions without being coded to work on all making the file much larger.
Also linux has much tighter security permissions, if a virus did infect, the damage it could cause would be limited to permissions are set for the current user. It would not be able to modify system files, or copy itself into places without permissions.
This is why i run linux. No virus checker, no firewall, no spyware checker. There are also other advantages of linux/mac systems.
I have been running linux for 9 months, and now only have 2gb freespace. I have windows aswell. Linux runs as fast and smooth as it did when i installed it, windows has prgressvvly gotten sllower.
So, your g1 should be quite safe.
Disinfect your pc and memory card, to avoid spreading it.

Run a fulls can on your computer. The g1 isnt affected. It is based on the linux kernel. Windows is a mainstream OS so righting virus's has max impact since they will work on most PC's
With linux however, there are so many variations and such a lower number of users its that a virus would have low impact being spread. A linux virus wouldnmt work on all distrubutions without being coded to work on all making the file much larger.
Also linux has much tighter security permissions, if a virus did infect, the damage it could cause would be limited to permissions are set for the current user. It would not be able to modify system files, or copy itself into places without permissions.
This is why i run linux. No virus checker, no firewall, no spyware checker. There are also other advantages of linux/mac systems.
I have been running linux for 9 months, and now only have 2gb freespace. I have windows aswell. Linux runs as fast and smooth as it did when i installed it, windows has prgressvvly gotten sllower.
So, your g1 should be quite safe.
Disinfect your pc and memory card, to avoid spreading it.

It looks like Trojan Horse SHeur.CODS also known as W32.Tideserv according to a few places I've looked. I connected my Fuze to my laptop when I got home from work tonight. First as a Disk Drive then as ActiveSync for my Outlook. I played with customizations all day long at work and didn't see this particular folder (I cleaned/organized my storage card). After connecting to my Vista Ultimate laptop I found the folder "RESYCLED" on my storage card root, and it contains only one file "boot". I was curious like the rest of you - was my first thought. My became then . I just scanned my laptop yesterday night and found nothing.
Here's the link to Symantec's analysis of the threat: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-121016-4048-99&tabid=2
Apparently it's a recent discovery - Dec 10th.
In case you want to know if you're possibly infected, the symptoms are:
RESYCLED\boot.com in the root of your OS drive and USB storage device
autorun.inf in the root of your OS drive and/or USB storage device that contains something similar to my example below - it is created as a protected system file so you will need to go into Folder Options and uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files" so that you can see it
For example, my autorun.inf file contained:
Code:
[autorun]
;hkugpkenxpvzxhsntkierhcflipocsxsrvghnqpn
shellexecute="resycled\boot.com c:"
;toptzsxuizytvxhntkskeqaayeqturkjpgueqxyuyk
shell\Open\command="resycled\boot.com c:"
;lqrpqpoblodjeuitprbtdcgswwvvmbkwrxpyskfkondjsvinrgfyrabdpuyehckfjkaucmigadz
I tried simply deleting the files but they were recreated by whatever caused it within 2-3 minutes (literally enough time to alt+tab and add to my post and alt+tab back to the C:/ window).
As soon as I find a way to get rid of it without it recreating the files I will be happy to post it to this thread. It managed to forcefully redirect me away from Malwarebytes.org which has freeware that is supposed to remove this issue.

This is an old post but i got rid of it as soon as i found it i run Outpost pro 09 and i blocked a thing that poped up to propigate it. also blocked all other access to that file as i didnt know what it was. Even still i only reboot my desktop which it was on once every 3 weeks so i cleaned it off all my devices and network disk before any reboots.

Playing your FPSE saves on PC the easy way

I had spent a long time googling for a solution that would allow me to easily play my PS1 game on my PC emulator and then switch to the mobile when I left the house and continue exactly where I left off without having to plug in/unplug/swap anything physically at any stage.
I saw a few people asking about it but the only solutions I saw seemed cumbersome and involved file name conversions etc.
Here's what I did:
Install SAMBA Filesharing from Marketplace on your Play and make sure it is active
Map your SD card to your PC as a network drive (you can just type \\Android into explorer)
Using your PC open the newly mapped Android SD card and create a text file wherever you want the memory card to be
Rename it to MSD001.MCD (selecting 'all files' in the save as process so it becomes an MCD file, not a TXT)
Configure PCSX to use that memory card file (Configuration > Memory Cards... > Select Mcd)
Launch a new game and get to a position where you can save it (I used FFVIII)
Load up FPSE on your Android
Under 'Settings > MISC > Select memcard 1' point it to the memory card file you created
Launch your game and get to a point where you can load a game then select memory card 1
Hopefully your game should then load the exact same save that you created on your PC.
I've tested it using FFVIII only but it worked both ways, which is to say a save from the Android opened in PCSX and the save from PCSX opened on the Android.
This ought to be possible for most emulators but is dependent on the Android emulator in question being able to read the PC emulator's save format.
An even better way of doing this, for true portability, would be if you could set your Dropbox folder as the home of the memory card but I believe the Dropbox heirarchy is not (any longer) navigable on Android. If I'm wrong please let me know.
I will look into the possibility of doing this with savestates but am assuming it's more complicated.

Or, just use a pc app called "memory card converter"
http://adhi-id.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/download-memory-card-converter-ps.html

spikerosoft said:
Or, just use a pc app called "memory card converter"
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My suggestion negates the need to convert files and means that whenever you want you can play on your PC or your Android with a shared memory card meaning once it's set up all you ever have to do is load your game save up on your device of choice.

ePSXe will let you play the save states that FPSe creates without converting the file also.
Just use FPSe to create a memory card on your SD card (Settings > MISC > Select memcard 1).
Then when you want to play on the PC, connect your phone and point ePSXe to the memory card on your SD card.

Oh man, I was just looking for a save converter or at least the location FPSe's memory cards, I am so glad I stumbled across this topic! You, sir, have improved my life :good:

none of the methods work - help!
I have read this thread and tried both of the methods - creating the .MCD file and also tried converting the memory card files but with no luck.
I am using ePSXe 1.7.0 and FPse 0.11.87. The game I'm trying to play on both the PC and the Xperia Mini Pro is Gran Turismo 2. Could it be that it's just an incompatible game? Thanks.

I only use ePSXe on both android and PC so i don't have any problems with regards to compatibility on both memory card and saves state my only problem is that is there a very easy way to sync saves states and memory cards on android and PC.

fpse -> epsxe memcard
I moved from FPSE to epsxe today and had to run through hoops to get my save data on my Galaxy 10.1 to migrate. First I had to find where the MC card for fpse actually was located as I was running and old version. Finally found it in /data/data/com.emulator.fpse. I copied it from there and renamed it from slot1.MCD to epsxe000.mcr and dropped it into the memcards folder in epsxe. It migrated no problem.

kagemogura said:
I moved from FPSE to epsxe today and had to run through hoops to get my save data on my Galaxy 10.1 to migrate. First I had to find where the MC card for fpse actually was located as I was running and old version. Finally found it in /data/data/com.emulator.fpse. I copied it from there and renamed it from slot1.MCD to epsxe000.mcr and dropped it into the memcards folder in epsxe. It migrated no problem.
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The one thing i hate about fpse is if you uninstall it the saves go along with it.
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How do you transfer files and what are your speeds?

This is my first android thingy that doesnt have an SD card slot or use UMS. So I'm exploring my options for transferring files back and forth from my computer to my nexus7. All my computers are using kubuntu 12.04. So far, I have tried a few things and it seems like there would be an easier way and faster speeds than what I'm getting. Hopefully some of you that have had this tablet longer than myself have come up with something better than what I found. Ideally, it would be a plug-n-play solution, without needing root access on the computer to setup. Here's what I tried so far -
adding the kio-mtd slave for kde
This was the easiest one to setup. I found a .deb for this already built, and installed it. Right out of the box, it works. The nexus appears as a mtp device and i can access it via dolphin (the stock kde browser). What I didn't like about this is that it seemed slow and unresponsive. Copying a file to or even creating a folder on the phone took a while - much longer than it should. This needs root access to install the .deb.
using NFS
Nfs worked, but it is a whole lot of stuff to setup compared to just plugging in a USB cable. I wouldn't be able to use this if I took my nexus to somebody's house and wanted to grab a file from their computer. It would take anywhere from 20 minutes to hours to setup the nfs server, depending on who was setting it up. The speeds I got were about 1/2 as fast as using adb to transfer the files; it took 6 minutes to copy a 650MiB file to the tablet. However, nfs does allow random access, so if I needed to open a file, seek to the middle of it, and read a small bit, I could do that without having to copy the whole thing.
using adb
ADB so far has been the fastest method I've used to transfer files. The same 650MiB file that took 6 minutes on nfs took 3 minutes with "adb push". I found several fuse and gui wrappers around adb. All of those wrappers expected busybox to be in $PATH on the tablet, so it would need to be rooteted. I didn't find any "just plug it in and it will work" solutions. The big con with adb is that you have to setup the udev rules or else run adb as root. It seems like you should be able to transfer files without needing root access on the computer.
ftp
This wasnt much different than nfs. You need to have a client/server running on the tablet, and one running on the computer. The speeds were about the same as with nfs; 4 minutes for my same 650MiB file. Ftp still isnt as plug-n-play as I'd like.
So what have you guys tried and how well did it work out?

I'm also using KDE, but I'm on Arch Linux.
I've tried the MTP KIO slave, but that didn't work for me.
I've also tried MTPFS, JMTPFS and a other MTP solutions. They work, but are sometimes not responding immediately and are slower than I would wish. But I haven't done a speed test.
Of course I've tried ADB. It works, but is also too slow for my taste. Especially when used over wifi.
FTP server was the easiest method to set up on my N7 with ES File Explorer. But it also isn't really fast.
Next I will try SAMBA since I haven't found an easy solution for a NFS server on Android.
But on my i9100 with CM10 even UMS (emulation of a USB drive) is slower than putting in the SD directly into my laptop.
So I'm still searching for a fast and easy way to share files between my Android devices, my Laptop and my Raspberry Pi.
My dream would be a fast and easy way to keep a directory on my laptop synchronized with my Android devices like dropbox does it on desktop devices (minus the slow cloud).

2 common Windows 10 problems and how to solve them

If all of these problems are any indication, Microsoft has a lot of work to do. Plus, there are still a lot of Windows 10 problems that are still around, like printer connectivity issues. But, who knows, maybe Microsoft will actually fix some of these problems in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, which should be out soon.
Still, if you’re having a hard time with the operating system, we’ve compiled a guide to 100 of the most common Windows 10 problems, and how to fix them – whether it’s a Windows 10 problem with a printer or connectivity issues. So, if you’re trying to troubleshoot your device, keep reading.
1. Having enough space to install Windows 10:
If you're planning to move to Windows 10, actually installing the OS is the first area you could potentially run into problems with. Installing a new operating system requires a certain amount of free space on your drive so that it can be downloaded and certain elements can be run successfully.
For Windows 10, the space requirement is 16GB, which should be kept free on the main system drive the computer uses. This is actually the same as previous versions of Windows, so if you've upgraded before you can most likely do it again.
If you want to check how much space is left on your PC, go to My Computer (or This PC, depending on which version of Windows you’re running) where any drives you have will be listed. You can see the remaining space indicated beneath each drive, or you can right click and select Properties for a better overview (your system drive is usually C
2. Checking you have a powerful enough PC:
Just as with space requirements, your PC will also have to be capable of running Windows 10. This means that it must reach certain minimum system requirements.
The requirements for running Windows 10 are relatively low: A processor of 1GHz or faster; 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit) of RAM; 16GB of free drive space; Microsoft DirectX 9 graphic device; and a Microsoft account combined with internet access.
To find out your PC's spec, go to Control Panel and select System and Security, then System.
However, keep in mind that these are the minimum requirements, and you should shoot for higher specs to have a smooth and enjoyable experience.

It's no worse for device compatibility than Windows 7, considering that many drivers are likely ports up from W7. That said, as you pointed out, Windows 10 is still a WIP OS and does get better with each feature update. However they've resolved your space issues with the Reserved Update partition, as long as you have enough space for the Reserved partition, the update should work.

I'm working on the "perfect" Windows PC setup with Android over Wi-Fi

I'm working on the "perfect" Windows PC setup with Android over Wi-Fi where what I have working almost perfectly is
Windows 10 mounts the entire non-rooted Android 12 phone (all partitions!) over Wi-Fi as a drive letter
Windows 10 mirrors the non-rooted Android 12 phone using the Windows mouse & keyboard (sharing clipboards)
Windows 10 adb easily accesses the entire non-rooted Android 12 phone over Wi-Fi
Everything is free (almost all of it is FOSS).
No USB cable is ever needed for this setup to work (not even to establish adb connections).
With this "almost perfect" free Android-12/Windows-10 Wi-Fi setup, anyone can:
Manipulate Android on my Windows monitor at 20 inches tall & 9 inches wide!
Run batch files on Windows to click Activities on Android (e.g., reset advertising ID)
Copy almost any file from Android (even root files!) to Windows (and vice versa)
Slide APKs from Windows to Android to install them
etc.
The only kink in my setup is that I don't yet know how to get the native file explorer on Windows 10 to view files deeper than the "data" directory on the external sdcard, as can be seen in the screenshots below.
Otherwise the setup is nearly perfect.
If you have questions as to how it was set up, just ask and I'll gladly explain.