Folding Forum

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:08 pm**

First of all hi to everyone ! I have a problem , my FahCore_7c.exe is constantly using 50 % of my cpu , even if Im not doing anything. How can I solve this problem ? How can I turn it off or is there any other solutions? If anyone can help me please ! Im using winxp 32 bit SP3 .

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:12 pm**

Welcome to the forum zina.

Did you intentionally install Folding@home?

If you did, then this is perfectly normal as that is what Folding@home is designed to do.

If you did not, then we can help you remove the application if you so wish.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:18 pm**

Please help me to remove it because it was not intentionally installed , but trough Far Cry 2 pc game . and the game it self contains it in its bin folder . What should I do? Thank you so much for fast reply

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:25 pm**

What should I do?

do a search for a file named: "Fahlog.txt"
Open "Fahlog.txt" and copy the first 30 lines of the log to this thread.

Doing so will help show where and how it is installed.
Having this info will make it easier to help you uninstall f@h.

Posted: **Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:04 pm**

Thanks for your help but I solved the problem by shutting down the service.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:02 am**

You can then track down the installation folder from the entry in the Services tab, and delete the contents. Finally, you can search the Registry for the Service Start entries and delete them, if you like.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:21 am**

zina wrote:Please help me to remove it because it was not intentionally installed , but trough Far Cry 2 pc game . and the game it self contains it in its bin folder . What should I do? Thank you so much for fast reply

I doubt that FAH was distributed by a reputable game vendor. That violates the FAH EULA. You need to be more careful about downloading information from sites that have software that is not reputable. If it's on the original CD, please send a PM to vijaypande and tell hime the barcode on the box so Stanford can take legal action against them. If it's from some other site, please tell him where you found it.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:25 am**

I believe that the Pande group would like to know the contents of the FAHLOG.txt file, even if it is no longer causing problems. If Folding was installed unintentionally, then it was against the EULA and the Pande group needs to be able to track it down to prevent others from being similarly affected. At the least the username will be permenantly zeroed so that whom ever did this will not benefit from distributing a trojen horse.

So please, post the contents of the FAHLOG.txt file, and the source of the file, if known. If you don't want it public, PM Vijay Pande

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:11 am**

zina wrote:Please help me to remove it because it was not intentionally installed , but trough Far Cry 2 pc game . and the game it self contains it in its bin folder . What should I do? Thank you so much for fast reply

Did you download the game from torrent ? or a game crack ?

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:18 am**

Again, thank you for your consideration. I downloaded the game from torrent client and the crack for it as well. So no need for you to take any legal actions against the product company. Here is the log you wanted, tho I didn't understand correctly what part exactly. If there is anything more I can do for you just ask. Unfortunately I don't have the exact torrent link to the file i downloaded.

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--- Opening Log file [January 26 09:20:00] 


# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 5.04beta

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin
Executable: C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin\FAH.exe


[09:20:00] Configuring Folding@Home...


The program will continue in non-service mode now, working in C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin.
The next time the computer is starts up, you should see work automatically
continue there. Note that when this service is running, you should not try
to manually run F@H from that directory at the same time.



--- Opening Log file [January 26 15:01:33] 


# Windows Console Edition #####################################################
###############################################################################

                       Folding@Home Client Version 5.04beta

                          http://folding.stanford.edu

###############################################################################
###############################################################################

Launch directory: C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin
Service: C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin\FAH.exe
Arguments: -svcstart 

Launched as a service.
Entered C:\gre\Far Cry 2\bin to do work.

[15:01:33] - Ask before connecting: No
[15:01:33] - User name: zina (Team 1337)
[15:01:33] - User ID not found locally
[15:01:33] + Requesting User ID from server
[15:01:35] - Machine ID: 1
[15:01:35] 
[15:01:35] Work directory not found. Creating...
[15:01:35] Could not open work queue, generating new queue...
[15:01:35] + Benchmarking ...
[15:01:38] - Preparing to get new work unit...
[15:01:38] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:01:38] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:01:39] - Successful: assigned to (128.59.74.4).
[15:01:39] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:01:40] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:01:40] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[15:01:40] + Could not connect to Work Server
[15:01:40] - Error: Attempt #1  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
             Waiting before retry.
[15:01:59] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:01:59] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:02:00] - Successful: assigned to (128.59.74.4).
[15:02:00] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:02:00] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:02:00] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[15:02:00] + Could not connect to Work Server
[15:02:00] - Error: Attempt #2  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
             Waiting before retry.
[15:02:24] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:02:24] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:02:25] - Successful: assigned to (128.59.74.4).
[15:02:25] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:02:25] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:02:25] - Couldn't send HTTP request to server
[15:02:25]   (Got status 503)
[15:02:25] + Could not connect to Work Server
[15:02:25] - Error: Attempt #3  to get work failed, and no other work to do.
             Waiting before retry.
[15:02:54] + Attempting to get work packet
[15:02:54] - Connecting to assignment server
[15:02:55] - Successful: assigned to (128.59.74.4).
[15:02:55] + News From Folding@Home: Welcome to Folding@Home
[15:02:55] Loaded queue successfully.
[15:03:00] + Closed connections
[15:03:00] 
[15:03:00] + Processing work unit
[15:03:00] Core required: FahCore_7c.exe
[15:03:00] Core not found.
[15:03:00] - Core is not present or corrupted.
[15:03:00] - Attempting to download new core...
[15:03:00] + Downloading new core: FahCore_7c.exe

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:26 am**

I was under the impression that folding was not intentionally installed. However, the folding username is the same as the username used by you in the forums which is highly coincidental if you did not configure folding yourself.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:52 am**

How did you decide what value to enter for Team Number?

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:20 pm**

I entered that user name and id for something that asked me during the game installation, I cant remember exactly for what. Obviously it was that crack I downloaded :S

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:29 pm**

Thank you for your cooperation. What you do or do not do with respect to the game itself is between you and the game distributor.

FAH is free and anyone can download it to contribute to science but we are especially interested in preventing the unauthorized distribution of FAH to people like yourself who do not choose to run it.

Posted: **Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:25 pm**

Well you should check with the torrents relied to far cry 2 and far cry 2 crack , the most down loadable torrent you will find. I think its on "mininova" or "pirate bay" or "bt junky"

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