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Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-11-2004 at 04:20 AM

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=27...d=268073#pid268073

A long time ago I made a thread about creating a plugin that would allow you to shutdown your computer/or remotley shut it down with a password.

Now here are the screenshots for it, the reason why there is no installer yet is because I have to finish one.

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Hahaha the username for Time's email in the second image.

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-11-2004 at 05:01 AM

Matty, nice and looking very good... (Y)

quote:
Originally posted by Guillaume
Cool! I like the idea... but when would you use that?
Read the previous thread (first link in Matty's post)
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Yousef on 09-11-2004 at 09:16 AM

looks nice! But I thought nobody was interested interested in this :O?
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=29...d=285435#pid285435
anyway, keep up the good work :)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-11-2004 at 03:59 PM

Accordingly to the poll I had 14 were and 8 weren't

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by RebelSean on 09-11-2004 at 04:04 PM

Looks like a awesome plugin. I will use it :d. Can't wait til tis released. Good job matty (y).

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Choli on 09-11-2004 at 06:32 PM

Nice screen shots (Y)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by dotNorma on 09-11-2004 at 07:02 PM

Also , Make like a form online to input the computers Email and Password to shutdown the computer. That way the computer you want to shut down the other computer from doesnt have to have that plugin ;)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by BEWARE^^ on 09-11-2004 at 07:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NoName
Also , Make like a form online to input the computers Email and Password to shutdown the computer. That way the computer you want to shut down the other computer from doesnt have to have that plugin ;)

i think that isnt a good idea coz when you have someones hotmail and pass you vcould shut doen his/her comp anytime you want and thats not tolerated and then your abusing the plugin too;) :)
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Millenium_edition on 09-11-2004 at 07:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BEWARE^^
quote:
Originally posted by NoName
Also , Make like a form online to input the computers Email and Password to shutdown the computer. That way the computer you want to shut down the other computer from doesnt have to have that plugin ;)

i think that isnt a good idea coz when you have someones hotmail and pass you vcould shut doen his/her comp anytime you want and thats not tolerated and then your abusing the plugin too;) :)
isn't that fscking obvious? :S that's the whole point of the plugin.
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by BEWARE^^ on 09-11-2004 at 10:33 PM

i was trying to tell that you can shutdown someone elses comp and thats abusing the script and not tolerated get it M_E;)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-12-2004 at 04:35 PM

BEWARE^^, What M_E meant is that this is just the same as the plugin does.... only you don't use MSN Messenger to invoke the shutdown, but an online form... So there is no point in your remark when you say it's abusing.... Because it is exactly the same as using the plugin itself....



Also, NoName, I dunno about the suggestion. It could be usefull I guess, but mind you that the "online form" need to be able to connect to the msn messenger framework and communicate with it. Thus either, from an anonymous account (like to old blockcheckers) or from your own account. If it is done from an anonymous account, then it might not work, cause the to-be-shutted-down-user has only allowed certain users in his plugin preferences (see sshots). If it is done by your own account, then you also need to specify your msn account mail and the password for that....

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-12-2004 at 11:49 PM

hum..where can i download? :D

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-13-2004 at 12:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum..where can i download? :D
Read the very first post:

quote:
Originally posted by Matty.
Now here are the screenshots for it, the reason why there is no installer yet is because I have to finish one.
RE: RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-13-2004 at 12:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum..where can i download? :D
Read the very first post:

quote:
Originally posted by Matty.
Now here are the screenshots for it, the reason why there is no installer yet is because I have to finish one.


hum i thought he had to finish the installer..not the plugin itself =P
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-13-2004 at 12:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum i thought he had to finish the installer..not the plugin itself =P
Yes I have to finish the installer, come to think about it I will do that right now.

If the installation fails it will extract 4 files to C:\Shutdown Computer Plugin so that you may preform it manually.
These files include the Plugin, Read Me, Batch file to register the plugin, and the registry entry needed.

If installation is successful then you wont need to restart MSN afterwards.

Please read this post: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=31...d=312434#pid312434
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-13-2004 at 01:18 AM

hum..the installer failed..followed readme's instructions but i can't manage to actiavte the plugin..it won't show up on MsgPlus list of plugins..
i tried /xsddenable and it was not recognized

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-13-2004 at 01:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum..the installer failed..followed readme's instructions but i can't manage to actiavte the plugin..it won't show up on MsgPlus list of plugins..
i tried /xsddenable and it was not recognized
Resolved

It was a problem with registering the file not creating it.
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by michael_m91 on 09-13-2004 at 03:53 AM

Nice Work Matty...

I guess theres no point on me working on it now. LOL

:D

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-13-2004 at 03:21 PM

hum i tried to get this working but i guess it doesn't work on 2000
and i don't like that the message needs to begin with strange characters that u can't type..=P
not pratical

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-13-2004 at 10:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum i tried to get this working but i guess it doesn't work on 2000
and i don't like that the message needs to begin with strange characters that u can't type..=P
not pratical
Sorry to say if you have programmed any plugins for plus! you know that it has to text that the plugin can identify and so what that i chose ?ż?ż? :P
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by riahc4 on 09-13-2004 at 10:49 PM

I dont think this is a very good plugin...........it may be somehow reversed coded and used to gain the password and remotely shutdown the computer. I seriously recommend this plugin stay underground and only be given to trusted sources and those who ask for it.

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-13-2004 at 10:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by riahc4
I dont think this is a very good plugin...........it may be somehow reversed coded and used to gain the password and remotely shutdown the computer. I seriously recommend this plugin stay underground and only be given to trusted sources and those who ask for it.
How do you know how I coded it. You have to give the password to the person before it will even attempt to shutdown. And your given the option on shutting down if the password is right. Please dont try and say that the person could get your password cause they cant, and even if they do you can deny it. Also why do you think I made an Allow list. people that are not authorized by you cannot shut down your computer.
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by riahc4 on 09-13-2004 at 11:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Matty.
quote:
Originally posted by riahc4
I dont think this is a very good plugin...........it may be somehow reversed coded and used to gain the password and remotely shutdown the computer. I seriously recommend this plugin stay underground and only be given to trusted sources and those who ask for it.
How do you know how I coded it. You have to give the password to the person before it will even attempt to shutdown. And your given the option on shutting down if the password is right. Please dont try and say that the person could get your password cause they cant, and even if they do you can deny it. Also why do you think I made an Allow list. people that are not authorized by you cannot shut down your computer.


Hey im not trying to bring down your plugin. Im just saying there are VERY skilled people on the internet and this could make a wrong turn. I like the whole idea of it but (since i think it requires both parties to have the pluging) i will not pass this around to ANYONE because of the security reasons. I just dont feel this is a very safe plugin regardless of how u coded it or all of the measures uve taken. Think of it; Windows with a BIG company such as Microsoft and it has security exploits. And this plugin with one dev doesnt?.....


Im just expressing my opinion and what i feel about the plugin. So people feel free to download it whenever you want and use it with your friends.
RE: RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-14-2004 at 12:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Matty.
quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum i tried to get this working but i guess it doesn't work on 2000
and i don't like that the message needs to begin with strange characters that u can't type..=P
not pratical
Sorry to say if you have programmed any plugins for plus! you know that it has to text that the plugin can identify and so what that i chose ?ż?ż? :P

Can't it just identify Attemping Shtudown?
Without an ascii table i can't make that ? upside down..maybe u could choose something like \! =P
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-14-2004 at 12:37 AM

I will change it then when I fix the shutdown in 2000

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Choli on 09-15-2004 at 07:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by riahc4
Think of it; Windows with a BIG company such as Microsoft and it has security exploits. And this plugin with one dev doesnt?.....
just for that reason this plugins IS secure: Windows has about 50000000 lines of code. It is very easy that there are bugs, but this plugins has.. how many lines? I bet that no more than 5000. It's a very small piece of software, with a very clear function to perform and I know it has been very tested since its begining. So the plugins is secure.
quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
Without an ascii table i can't make that ? upside down..
:lol: żżżżżżżżżżżżżżż
you don't have the right keyboard :refuck:
anyway, you don't have to write it. It's just an internal code that the user should not care about it :)
RE: RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-15-2004 at 08:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
quote:
Originally posted by riahc4
Think of it; Windows with a BIG company such as Microsoft and it has security exploits. And this plugin with one dev doesnt?.....
just for that reason this plugins IS secure: Windows has about 50000000 lines of code. It is very easy that there are bugs, but this plugins has.. how many lines? I bet that no more than 5000. It's a very small piece of software, with a very clear function to perform and I know it has been very tested since its begining. So the plugins is secure.
quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
Without an ascii table i can't make that ? upside down..
:lol: żżżżżżżżżżżżżżż
you don't have the right keyboard :refuck:
anyway, you don't have to write it. It's just an internal code that the user should not care about it :)

hum what i want to do, is to be able to shutdown my home computer, let's say, from a MSN from university if i want to..
so, i do need to write those things as in uni msgplus and this plugin are not available
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Choli on 09-15-2004 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
hum what i want to do, is to be able to shutdown my home computer, let's say, from a MSN from university if i want to..
so, i do need to write those things as in uni msgplus and this plugin are not available
ahh! I get you now ;). Well, the answer is yes. You'll have to write the character whose ascii code is 18 (if i'm not mistaken), the ?ż?ż? and then the message. however there are 2 problems: 1st: the character 18 is quite complex to put in a conversation window. You'll have to copy-paste it. (you can't do alt + 18) and 2nd: you need someone at home who accepts the shutdown and clicks the button.

edit: can't you install plus in the uni? you can install it in noadmin mode (if you aren't an admin this will be the default mode of the installation, and it you are, you can trigger it using the /NoAdmin switch)
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-15-2004 at 09:00 PM

correction:

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
1st: the character 18 is quite complex to put in a conversation window. You'll have to copy-paste it. (you can't do alt + 18)
ż = ALT-0191 (don't forget the 0), so it can perfectly be typed in the convo window.

(only, IMHO, maybe the length of "?ż?ż?" should be changed for more easyness, to "?ż" for example...)

edit: ignore all above, I didn't say this :p my thoughts were drifting away and I babbled random crap :p

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
2nd: you need someone at home who accepts the shutdown and clicks the button.
nope... it's the opposite, the user at home can cancel it before the delay ends. (otherwise it wouldn't be much of a use for a remote plugin ;))

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RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Choli on 09-15-2004 at 09:39 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
ż = ALT-0191 (don't forget the 0), so it can perfectly be typed in the convo window.

(only, IMHO, maybe the length of "?ż?ż?" should be changed for more easyness, to "?ż" for example...)
I didn't meant the ż symbol, but the ascii 18, the one that is always the first in messages sent by plugins so it is recogniced at the other side.
quote:
Originally posted by CookieRevised
nope... it's the opposite, the user at home can cancel it before the delay ends. (otherwise it wouldn't be much of a use for a remote plugin )
ah! ok, didn't know that
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-15-2004 at 10:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Choli
I didn't meant the ż symbol, but the ascii 18, the one that is always the first in messages sent by plugins so it is recogniced at the other side.
oh soz ... :$ ...  * CookieRevised slaps himself ... stupid me for overlooking that ...
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by BEWARE^^ on 09-15-2004 at 10:33 PM

where can i get that installer file coz to me it seems to be really usefull :D

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-15-2004 at 10:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BEWARE^^
where can i get that installer file coz to me it seems to be really usefull :D
It was for download but there is a bug with the way it works on Windows 2000, apparently there is no Commandline shutdown so thats where I am stuck.
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by BEWARE^^ on 09-15-2004 at 11:02 PM

doesnt it work on xp :S

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-15-2004 at 11:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BEWARE^^
doesnt it work on xp :S
Yes it works on XP but there is a bug on 2000 that wont shutdown the computer.
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by kingboy on 09-16-2004 at 12:15 AM

Nice plugin:) I wouldnt use it myself, but it would come in handy sometimes.
[offtopic]
what visual style are you using in those screenys? could you provide a link?
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RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-16-2004 at 12:35 AM

In case others are insterested in the Visual Style... there isn't one. Its called a GUI. I made the interface from scratch :)

As for the VS on the IM Windows Time will have to answer that, those are his images.

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by kingboy on 09-16-2004 at 12:36 AM

well gj on it! looks cool:)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-16-2004 at 08:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Matty.
quote:
Originally posted by BEWARE^^
where can i get that installer file coz to me it seems to be really usefull :D
It was for download but there is a bug with the way it works on Windows 2000, apparently there is no Commandline shutdown so thats where I am stuck.
Only when the resource kit is installed... It doesn't come nativly with Windows 2000...

resource kit info (and shutdown.exe download):
http://www.petri.co.il/download_free_reskit_tools.htm

shutdown info:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/shutcut.php
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by humanreflect on 09-19-2004 at 05:26 PM

Hey what happen with this???  where can i get it , i have xp, soo it works for me right???

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by OfF3nSiV3 on 09-20-2004 at 03:15 PM

so if i install the sresource kit on my computer, the plugin will work?

RE: RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-24-2004 at 08:17 PM

quote:
Originally posted by OfF3nSiV3
yes..no? =P

Yes it will. But I added the Windows 2000 shutdown file into the installer. It checkes if the OS is 2000 if it is checks if the file exists if it doesn't it creates it then goes through the rest of the install.

EDIT
Please Read the following.

Due to a conflict in the code with what seems to be writing passwords and Windows XP SP2 I am pulling off the installer. I will fix the code and test it on an SP2 machine and make sure it works. There will also be a much more decent installer. That will be tomorrow (if not tomorrow Tuesday).

Tomorrow will be Monday September 27th
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by Duanezee on 09-26-2004 at 11:19 AM

It works, it's great. So quick aswell, lol.

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by John on 09-26-2004 at 03:37 PM

this sounds like a great plugin :) i'd use it (Y)

i'd like to remotely be able to do more things actually:

  • like if i was at a friends computer, i might want to send a file from my pc at home to his pc through msn while i was at his house..

  • change my msn status or auto message..

  • automatically open a link in a conversation.. (so if i was at my friends house, i'd send a link (for example: www.thisisalink.com/files/download.exe) through his msn to my msn, and then my msn would automatically open the link (and therefore download whatever it is))

  • change nick name..

etc..etc.. (im still thinking of more things at the moment :P )

maybe you could upgrade your plugin with these things aswell :) i think more people would use it
RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by evr124 on 09-26-2004 at 05:16 PM

omg tis is so neat! thx

ok im hving problem with tis plugin.. i set my password and i hv checked it is the rite password but somehow it says my password is incorret...

keep trying.. keep up the good work (Y)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by CookieRevised on 09-27-2004 at 04:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jaguar
this sounds like a great plugin :) i'd use it (Y)
i'd like to remotely be able to do more things actually:
............
[SNIPPED]
............
etc..etc.. (im still thinking of more things at the moment :P )

maybe you could upgrade your plugin with these things aswell :) i think more people would use it
This would be totaly out of scope of this plugin....

Remember, this is a Remote Shutdown plugin, not a control-remotely-your-PC plugin....

All the things you want are in theory possible with a plugin, but it would be far better and efficient if you just used something like RealVNC. That is exactly made for this kind of stuff...
http://www.realvnc.com/

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by John on 09-27-2004 at 10:45 AM

yeah i suppose so :P

that looks like a really cool program :) i'll try it out today.
but still i think that a plugin like that just for msn messenger would be great. i'll make a thread sugesting the idea later today ;)

RE: Shutdown Computer Plugin (Screen Shots) by matty on 09-29-2004 at 04:13 AM

Ok guys here is a simple update on how the past two days has gone.

Monday: Spent 6 hours coding a Flash Emulator (Plus the 16 hours I previously spent on it making it a whopping 22 hours in 4 days)
Then spent a bit with evr124 testing the bug, when it came 12am I hit the sack.

Tuesday(Today): My Job dropped a project in my lap to update my current software for them to fit my new departments needs. Now my work software takes priority over anything and everything no matter how important the rest of it is. So unfortunatly I haven't been able to open the Project to updage it today but I hope to have it finished for tomorrow (Wednesday, if not then on Thursday because thats my day off and I have all day to program :))

Thanks guys and Look back here in the next few days for the update :)

Mods dont delete this I will edit the post with the Updated Plugin in the next few days