MUST READ !! -- Model Editing Nerf #5

[Demonkunga]

To tell you in a nutshell, Blizzard has tried to nerf Model Editing once again. They don't seem to be banning for it yet, but they have updated their Scan.dll program with a fix of sorts. (not Warden).


DEMONKUNGA'S FIX
Read the thread for more information from me about what these 2 files do. (technically they don't do anything themselves, they just fix our little problem )
If you don't trust me, that's your own fault.

Alright guys, check this out.

I have a fix.

Download this http://www.filedropper.com/emptyreadonlyscanfiles
Extract it to your WoW folder
Replace and overwrite the 1 or 2 files already in your folder
And ta-da, there you go!

If you run into any problems, please let me know and I'll work something out.

Fine, just so it clears things up, here are blank files.

http://www.filedropper.com/emptyreadonlyscanfiles

DO NOT MAKE THREADS ON THE NERF, KEEP ALL INFORMATION HERE!


Past Model Editing nerfs in a nutshell... (if you don't understand, don't ask.)

file
folder path
mpq
loader
loader program
our current situation...



Helpful threads on the issue:

Hello.

There is Model Editing nerf recently, as we all know, and it sucks.
Some of us are trying to find a solution, and others are deleting ours posts.
So here i have another ways how to do bypass that.



1) EXECUTER

This program runs WoW for you and disables scan, and disables all steps with scan: Read scan, Scan computer, Save scan.
I don't absolutely know how it does it, but it works, just put MCPTR.exe to Your WoW folder.



Download here:
RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting

VirusTotal.com scan:
Virustotal. MD5: 3d379a972bbe064be9ff3bcd7a84c8f2




2) WOW READ, NOT WRITE
Another way is to let WoW read scan and scan Your computer, but not save new scan (scan.dll.new).
Simply delete scan.dll (and scan.dll.new if it's there) from Your folder.
Open Notepad, save blank page as scan.txt . Rename file and name it scan.dll.
Copy this file you just made, and name it scan.dll.new .
Now that important part: right click on these files, properties (or what it is in your windows) and check Only for Reading, so nothing can rewrite these.



Or You can just simply download them here:
RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting

VirusTotal.com scan:
Virustotal. MD5: ac0cef9c879862dad8ade217e962d50f



3) EXECUTOR DELETING SCAN.DLL
This time we will run wow through executor which deletes your scan.dll, and then runs wow.
But wow than scan your computer, so next time you need to run it trough this executor as well, or delete scan.dll by hand.
So open your Notepad, write in this:

del Scan.dll
wow.exe (or wowme.exe if you want to run wow by ModelEditFix and not get detected)

save as WoW.bat. run it, and it will load up your wow (or WoWme.exe) without any problems.



Or simply download here:
RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting

VirusTotal.com scan:
Virustotal. MD5: af386313ade783c30337a62166f26b13



I hope this will help somebody...

(i dont understand that reputation system, why I am logged in as guess? can you rep me or not? its strange, I dont wanna be leacher...)

Yeah, we all know that the sticky is supposed to be read. I did. Everyone also know that moderation action will be taken against people who don't follow that sticky. I know that too.

However, I thought it would be important and helpful to list to people a way to keep the scan.dll file from coming back. On my computer at least, every time I delete it, WoW tries to reinstall the file. So, to combat that, you can do this easy thing, which will make it so that Blizzard doesn't reinstall the scan.dll file.

Delete both scan.dll and scan.dll.new from your World of Warcraft folder. From here on, be hasty, as we don't want to have it come back. Next, go to notepad. Save your blank file in the World of Warcraft folder and name it "Scan.dll" without quotes. Using this, you should be able to prevent the scan.dll file from running, as well as keep it from fixing itself.

Comments and critisism are appreciated, so long as they are not "zomg u no listen 2 demunkoongah, u gon get teh banstick".

[AZO]

sooooo.... theres a nerf... and you guys decide to not tag your threads.... you whine about it... you post in the wrong section... you cuss allot... your double posting... and your using WAY TOO MUCH CAPS. Deal with it. go about your lives. its not the end of the world. someone loves us and will make a bypass... and guess what? it will be posted in the right section. Until then. not another word.


Delete your Scan.Dll. =]

[KuRIoS]

about time they did this
cant believe it took them so long

[Demonkunga]

Keep all information, in this thread!

[busorjan]

I just have to clear some things out. Is the "Scan.dll.new"-file dangerous or bad in anyway? Or is it just the "Scan.dll". Becouse preventing the "Scan.dll.new"-file can't be done with Notepad, right?

[Demonkunga]

The .new file is just what it makes when you delete Scan.dll

[busorjan]

The .new file is just what it makes when you delete Scan.dll

I get that, but does it any harm? Scan etc?

[Druidmoonkinkk]

Since the other thread was closed and whatnot, I do have a question. Those who have model edits not using WowME..are they being detected at this time? Or is the scan just going after the main program itself?

[Alareon]

I'm using gear edits, and it aint detecting it. But as soon as i active Wowme.exe and try to run wow innit, it detects it immideatly.

[Demonkunga]

Just the WoWME program is being detected right now.
Either by program hash or because it boots WoW.
Probably just by program hash.
Then again, Warden isn't detecting it, Scan.dll is. And Scan.dll is just a warming dll then notices certain bad programs you are running when you start WoW and it notifies you as a little warning to tell you to shut off the program or you may be banned.

[Druidmoonkinkk]

Alright, thank you very much

[busorjan]

Just the WoWME program is being detected right now.
Either by program hash or because it boots WoW.
Probably just by program hash.
Then again, Warden isn't detecting it, Scan.dll is. And Scan.dll is just a warming dll then notices certain bad programs you are running when you start WoW and it notifies you as a little warning to tell you to shut off the program or you may be banned.

That still doesn't answer what "Scan.dll.new" does?

[Demonkunga]

Alright guys, check this out.

I have a fix.

Download this http://www.filedropper.com/scanfile
Extract it to your WoW folder
Replace and overwrite the 1 or 2 files already in your folder
The 2 new files "should" be marked as Read Only if you right click on them and go to properties.
And ta-da, there you go!

If you run into any problems, please let me know and I'll work something out.

This will make it so you don't have to delete Scan.dll all the time, or run a .bat file to delete it then start up WoW automatically.

[Knomez]

iI just use a .bat persionally i modified the one that one guy posted

@echo off
del scan.dll
del scan.dll.new
WoWME.exe
@cls (or csl i dont know ,this isnt a copy paste)
works every time, prevents scan.dll from even getting made i think and just deletes the scan.dll.new every single time :P

[Demonkunga]

That still doesn't answer what "Scan.dll.new" does?

You can edit Scan.dll or delete it, then you won't get the model edit fix notification. But WoW will check to see if Scan.dll has been altered or is missing and it will make Scan.dll.new then the next time you boot WoW it will remove that and remake the Scan.dll file.

As I found out a way to fix this, put an X at the beginning of the first line of Scan.dll and Scan.dll.new, then make Scan.dll and Scan.dll.new Read Only and WoW can't alter them or remake them. I've included a download for this, already done by me, in the original post up there, and a couple posts above this post.