Avisynth Info Tool 1.1.3

[Groucho2004]

This program performs a thorough test of your Avisynth installation and associated plugins, checking if external dependencies are installed, etc.

For all features to work properly, run this program with administrative user rights.

Screen shot:
https://i.postimg.cc/1tXfq61w/AVSInfo-Tool-W7.png


Recent changes:

v1.1.3
- Updated libcpuid to the latest version


Download (http://www.mediafire.com/folder/x6f7yqjufdg7c/Groucho's_Avisynth_Stuff) ("AVSInfoTool*.7z" on the download page)
The archive contains an installer and a directory with just the necessary files for a portable version.

[StainlessS]

OOoooo Lovely, so much nicer than that horrid CLI thing :)

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.1

Fixed various interface and functional issues

[gispos]

Without setup I would also test it.
With setups I always get sweats because I do not know what's going on right now.

Seriously, for such small tools, setups are pretty much unnecessary, and I never know what's left of garbage.

So please in the archive. :thanks:

[Groucho2004]

Without setup I would also test it.
With setups I always get sweats because I do not know what's going on right now.

Seriously, for such small tools, setups are pretty much unnecessary, and I never know what's left of garbage.
This is mainly for people who would like to have an installer. However, I'll add a files only directory with the next version.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.2

Horizontal scroll bar in the info listbox automatically adapts to the content
Minor Cosmetics
Refactoring

[FranceBB]

Oh, so this is basically a UI for "AvsMeter.exe Avsinfo".

Lovely, so much nicer than that horrid CLI thing

I'm more a command line lover than a UI lover, besides the command line has all the colors and I kinda like it, so I'm gonna stick with my bat for AvsMeter.
Thank you anyway Groucho, it will definitely come in handy for people that prefer UIs. :)

[Groucho2004]

Oh, so this is basically a UI for "AvsMeter.exe Avsinfo".Yes, pretty much.

[StainlessS]

Thanx G2K4, I'll probably use both CLI and GUI app (probably without setup, when available [or I just make my own]).

[Groucho2004]

probably without setup, when available1.0.2 already has a "portable" version included.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.3
- Various fixes and interface improvements

[ChaosKing]

Show plugin errors/warnings is always greyed out. That means there are no errors/warnings?

[Groucho2004]

Show plugin errors/warnings is always greyed out. That means there are no errors/warnings?Correct. Maybe I should make the button disappear when there are no errors/warnings? Any opinions?

[ChaosKing]

Correct. Maybe I should make the button disappear when there are no errors/warnings? Any opinions?

Or the button text could be changed to "No errors/warnings" or "0 errors/wanings"

[Sharc]

Can't download AVSInfoTool. Defender gives Virus alarm and deletes the file immediately.

[Groucho2004]

Can't download AVSInfoTool. Defender gives Virus alarm and deletes the file immediately.
https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/2af07a8fe62470de5bbf342d38bce437e2a85eb0ad12c46105eb2171f45a337b/detection

Statistics seem to indicate that Defender is wrong.

[wonkey_monkey]

Windows Defender has no such qualms on my system.

[Sharc]

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/2af07a8fe62470de5bbf342d38bce437e2a85eb0ad12c46105eb2171f45a337b/detection

Statistics seem to indicate that Defender is wrong.
Defender seems to justify itself.

[wonkey_monkey]

It says why it thinks there's a problem, but that doesn't make it correct.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.4

Added Veselin Georgiev's libcpuid (https://github.com/anrieff/libcpuid) C-library for better detection of some CPU features (such as number of physical/logical cores of contemporary CPUs)
Cosmetics

[ASVTut]

Version 1.0.4 is getting flagged as either adware or a trojan by about half the scanning engines on VirusTotal:

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/73b4b653183cb61514327d0a4834b83f3db316a8df8e71585ccdb520f86637ea/detection

Before I deleted it, I found that AviSynth32.bin seemed to be the file that was setting off the scanners, if that helps.

[Groucho2004]

Version 1.0.4 is getting flagged as either adware or a trojan by about half the scanning engines on VirusTotal:

https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/73b4b653183cb61514327d0a4834b83f3db316a8df8e71585ccdb520f86637ea/detection

Before I deleted it, I found that AviSynth32.bin seemed to be the file that was setting off the scanners, if that helps.
I don't know if it puts your mind at ease if I tell you that there's no virus/trojan/worm or whatever organism these retarded engines are detecting but I do know that I can't fix it and don't care about this silliness.

I have never used AV in ~30 years; never had a problem apart from that Blaster thingy in the early 2000's which I fixed in a few minutes by restoring my latest disk image.

[StainlessS]

I had a daft Lottery checker thing with 49 buttons all in neat rows.
Silly AV stuff saw it as some kind of malware mutation device (buttons were nearly all same with exception of number text and coords on form).
I had to just make a couple of them 'out of sequential order' (drawn on frame slightly out of order) and that placated the damn cretinous scareware.

[wonkey_monkey]

I have never used AV in ~30 years; never had a problem

That you know of. Viruses are a lot subtler than they were 30 years ago. That's probably also why we have to put up with a lot of false positives.

[Groucho2004]

That you know of. Viruses are a lot subtler than they were 30 years ago. That's probably also why we have to put up with a lot of false positives.

I sometimes run Malwarebytes and TrendMicro manually when I'm bored. These also never showed up anything.
A properly configured firewall is really all one needs. Of course, this only works if the user knows what traffic through which ports can be allowed|blocked.

Lastly, most infections are the user's fault because people tend to click on things, install things or open email attachments that will do nasty stuff.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.5

Fixed wrong AVISYNTH_INTERFACE_VERSION
Cosmetics

[StainlessS]

Thanks Groucho.

A properly configured firewall is really all one needs. Of course, this only works if the user knows what traffic through which ports can be allowed|blocked.

For pretty much bullet proof Comodo Internet Security Firewall settings, Google this "How to configure Comodo Internet Security",
33.57 minute video on YouTube should be 1st on the list.
https://i.postimg.cc/F7S6sTtb/Comodo-Setup.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7S6sTtb)

EDIT: Get a highish rez version, so you can see what he's doin'.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.6
- Added fftw library dependency check

Edit: VirusTotal.com is a lot happier with this 1.0.6 version (2 engines out of 54 think it's a virus) than the previous 1.0.5 (24 engines out of 57 think it's a virus) even though I just made a few code changes. It just shows again how utterly random, misleading and retarded most of these scanners are.

[ASVTut]

Yeah, Jiagmin and Rising have a pretty large false positive rate in my experience, so I think you should be good now. Still, having a clean bill of health makes the tool easier to recommend, so it's much appreciated.

The fftw library check is great. I initially expected it to show whether it was installed or not up top near the avisynth.dll location, but since not everyone needs it, I get why it makes more sense to print a warning if it's required by a plugin and not installed.

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.7
- Added "Please wait..." message while the program checks the Avisynth installation
- Re-phrased a couple of messages
- Updated CPU extension flags

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.8
- Updated plugin type detection

[StainlessS]

Thanks for the update G2K4, much appreciated.

Edit: VirusTotal.com is a lot happier with this 1.0.6 version (2 engines out of 54 think it's a virus)

This looks better though [or maybe its just me]

VirusTotal.com is a lot happier with this 1.0.6 version (52 engines out of 54 think it's a NOT virus).

[Groucho2004]

v1.0.9
- Updated libcpuid (AMD Zen 2 support)

[Groucho2004]

v1.1.0
- Updated libcpuid to support AMD Threadripper (Castle Peak)
- Updated AVS+ headers
- Updated some internal string formatting functions

[Groucho2004]

v1.1.1

- Updated libcpuid
- Updated AVS+ headers
- Increased range for AVISYNTH_INTERFACE_VERSION detection
- Added check for duplicate functions
This checks for duplicate functions within .avsi files,
against functions in other .avsi files and against internal/plugin functions

[StainlessS]

Lovely. :)

[Sharc]

Darn Defender still rejects it.
Last version which was accepted by Defender was v 1.0.7.

[Groucho2004]

Darn Defender still rejects it.
Last version which was accepted by Defender was v 1.0.7.
I tested with Virustotal, only one stupid engine reported it.

[StainlessS]

How many clever engines reported it ?

[Groucho2004]

clever enginesThere is no such thing.

[Groucho2004]

Darn Defender still rejects it.
Last version which was accepted by Defender was v 1.0.7.Just curious - Do you ignore Defender or do you just not use the program at all because of the rejection?

[Sharc]

Just curious - Do you ignore Defender or do you just not use the program at all because of the rejection?
Defender immediately deletes the downloaded file.
I am using AVSMeter instead. Just because I am lazy to disable defender.

[Groucho2004]

Defender immediately deletes the downloaded file.Sounds like Defender is acting similarly to some of the worst viruses out there. Deleting files, impeding productivity, etc.
Sometimes I wonder how you guys get anything done with AV, UAC and whatnot.
I don't have defender or any other AV software and certainly disabled UAC, I just have a properly configured firewall (comodo). Never caught any nasty creepy crawler.

OK, I did catch the Blaster thingy 20 years ago when I did not have any firewall software. Anyway, that was sorted out in a few minutes by restoring the OS image from the previous day.

[Sharc]

Sounds like Defender is acting similarly to some of the worst viruses out there. Deleting files, impeding productivity, etc.
Sometimes I wonder how you guys get anything done with AV, UAC and whatnot.

One has to develop some survival skills, obviously.

[Groucho2004]

One has to develop some survival skills, obviously.I see. I thought it was some type of masochism. :D

[Groucho2004]

v1.1.2
- Suppress report of duplicate functions from the GrunT plugin

[ASVTut]

Looks like you fixed the false positive detections, too. There's only one no-name AV flagging it on VirusTotal, and Windows Defender doesn't automatically delete the file upon running. Sweet. I can finally start recommending it again.

[Sharc]

Yep. False positives by Defender are gone with v 1.1.2.

[Groucho2004]

Looks like you fixed the false positive detectionSorry, I did not fix that. At this stage, with byte patterns in the 100 thousands or even millions, it has become virtually random whether these virus detection engines report a something or not. Give it another few years and you won't be able to download anything.

[ASVTut]

When I run version 112 after a fresh AVS+ install and setup of QTGMC, I get this:

Function duplicates:

"undefined" : "[InternalFunction]"
"Undefined" : "C:\Users\Owner\AviSynth+\plugins64+\Zs_RF_Shared.avsi"

I'm pretty sure I purged my previous AVS+ install, so I don't think it has to to do with that. Is this something that needs to be taken up with the plugin author or something else that needs to be suppressed in AVISynth Info Tool?