ALERT: downloaded VXDIAG and it had a Trojan inside
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Hello all!
I recently downloaded a file from https://www.vxdiag.net/ following the instructions in this link https://d5t5.com/article/generic-j2534, and Windows security flagged it as containing a Trojan.
Please look into this matter and take the necessary actions to ensure the file is safe.
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@bochenn that's a false alarm and nothing to worry about. This is known to happen since ages. D5T5 can do nothing about this. And the guys from Vxdiag don't care at all about this. Restore the file from the quarantine and allow it to be executed. If you feel unsafe about this, return your adapter and get a better one. Vxdiag/Vxnano are absolute crap anyway.
You will have to run the Vxmanager every 4 weeks to renew the license, or the adapter won't work.
And don't use this adapter for anything else than diagnostics,if you don't want to brick your car. -
@T5-T6-Schnappi said in ALERT: downloaded VXDIAG and it had a Trojan inside:
And don't use this adapter for anything else than diagnostics,if you don't want to brick your car.
So if I want to make any changes with VDASH it won't work?
Thanks,
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@bochenn It's absolute not recommended. Pin cracking is super slow and might even fail. And programming anything can go completely wrong because of the poor design and really, really slow communication speed of these adapters. So, no. Don't use it with Vdash for coding.
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@T5-T6-Schnappi Thanks! Should I get a different cable than a Mongoose? Attaching picture of the cable.
Thanks!
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@bochenn A Mongoose / Super J2534 is the best option for most P80, P1, P2, P3 plattform cars and will also work on SPA cars. A so called full chip DICE clone would be slightly slower but also okay.
Does your current adapter look like the one on your photos? If yes, which name does it report in the Windows device manager in the vehicle pass thru device section when it's connected?
If you intend to buy any adapter from Aliexpress or equal chinese shops you must be prepared to receive low quality parts that look like the original but don't work as expected. A good Mongoose clone with the original Atmel chipset or a good 1:1 DICE clone will never cost 2 digit amounts of money. At least not in Euros.
