![]() |
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
The Pub For General Automotive Related Talk |
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 | |||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
See https://forscan.org/
Quote:
Also https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threa...spended.38723/ etc. Sad but understandable give its creator was Russian,
__________________
regards Blue |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#2 | ||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
I guess we now might worry that they'll introduce some code that will damage or immobilise our vehicles. What is the best alternative software given the choice between trusting either the Russians or our local Ford dealer might create a quandary for some.
__________________
regards Blue Last edited by aussiblue; 20-03-2022 at 05:10 PM. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#3 | ||
Away on leave
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: ACT
Posts: 1,735
|
I had asked about this near the end of Feb:
https://www.fordforums.com.au/showpo...&postcount=676 jakka351 said he heard they were Ukrainian. I cracked their software some time ago, mostly for fun, but it came in handy so I could run my license on the main PC here on the work-bench rather than use my laptop, which is the one registered, for use in the car... Certainly wasn't going to publish anything once I heard they might be Ukrainian, but if they're Russian then I couldn't care less to be honest. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4 users like this post: |
![]() |
#4 | ||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
So that where I heard they were Ukrainian. But it is clear from other sources on the Internet that the creator is Russian.
__________________
regards Blue |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#5 | |||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
This is the man:
https://www.appbrain.com/dev/Alex+Savin/ Quote:
__________________
regards Blue Last edited by aussiblue; 20-03-2022 at 09:37 PM. |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2 users like this post: |
![]() |
#6 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Perth
Posts: 1,661
|
Quick question:
Forscan was originally a windows program, was that done by another programmer? I know they only brought in android/apple devs in later because they were constnatly asked to do so, and whoever developed the app charges money but the o/g forscan for windows was free for an unlicenced version. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#7 | ||
Regular...with metamusal
![]() Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Geeeloong
Posts: 6,433
|
good thing i renewed my license for Forscan recently
![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3 users like this post: |
![]() |
#8 | |||
DIY Tragic
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Sydney, more than not. I hate it.
Posts: 21,974
|
Quote:
![]() |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
5 users like this post: |
![]() |
#9 | |||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
Quote:
__________________
regards Blue |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
5 users like this post: |
![]() |
#10 | |||
Away on leave
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: ACT
Posts: 1,735
|
Quote:
But, until the majority of the country is hurting badly, the leader (there are better words for what he is) is not going to feel the hurt. And every little thing done helps, I reckon. I've cleaned up the hack today. It's not a precise science though, there are different levels of "what a PC is" and I dumbed this down - since the laptop with my license doesn't have all the disk driver API functions my other PCs have... This means, all PCs would show the unique machine ID that my laptop has, but many PCs will end up with a different ID to what they would normally have (since I bypassed the sophisticated APIs, with the error code my laptop produces). This just means if your current license is from a sophisticated ID you will need to apply for another "free 2 month" one. My hack time-locks it, and bypasses the "version release date after license expiry" check. Not that I think there's going to be anything new soon, but your license may be old and you can run my program with the clock set way back when.. Attached .txt file is a .zip (rename it). Run the program on the machine with an active license and it'll create a .cfg file. Run the program again, and it's time-locked on the machine when it spawns the real program - and my two files can be moved to another machine (install the same license file on that one) where it'll look like the first machine. Maybe someone can "obtain" a bogus 2 month license to post up, along with their .cfg - I would post mine, but, you know, it's got my real name in it. |
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
9 users like this post: |
![]() |
#11 | ||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
Also see https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11495840 re apple blocking payment to Forscan.
__________________
regards Blue |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#12 | ||
George
![]() Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Glen Waverley, Melbourne
Posts: 7,412
|
Like many others, I have been using Forscan Lite and Forscan for windows to monitor and check my car for years, I have never had a licence for the fancy stuff, have never needed one.
So, is it still safe for us to use it for the simple stuff, such as monitoring and checking for codes etc? The Forscan Forum is still up and running, https://forscan.org/forum/viewforum....de02c09b7779aa
__________________
BFWSM https://www.fordforums.com.au/vbport...articleid=1708 ![]() R/Up 2019 ![]() ![]() PWR Air/Oil Cooler, K&N, Egas elbow, V8 upper F6 lower CAI. 1997 Fairmont EL Ghia Tickford 4L Auto ![]() 1985 Falcon XF GL 4.1L Auto. 1979 Fairmont XD Ghia 4.1L Auto. 1971 Cortina GL Estate 1200cc Manual. |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#13 | ||
FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bibra Lake WA
Posts: 23,026
|
I don't think we have anything to fear from the Forscan writers or people themselves but the risk however slight exists that Putin and his cronies could force them to embed some code tin a revised version or links to the site that disables or corrupts various vehicle features than can be switched off with software.
__________________
regards Blue |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#14 | |||
Experienced Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Australasia
Posts: 7,564
|
Quote:
|
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#15 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 6,900
|
Is the app itself restricted or just apple and google (and banks?) not issuing payment to the developer for the license keys?
Surely the developer can temporarily change ownership to a friend in a "friendly" country temporarily? Telegram was developed by a Russian, yet the Ukranian army and even the president himself, uses it for communication ![]()
__________________
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rides (past and present) Current: 2004 Ford Falcon 5.4L 3v Barra 220, Manual Past: Mitsubishi Sigma (m), Toyota Seca (m), Toyota Seca SX (m), Toyota Vienta V6 (m), Toyota Soarer 4L v8 (a), BA XR8 ute (m), T3 TE50 (m), BMW Z4 (m) AFF motto - If contrary views trigger, please use ignore button. ![]() |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
This user likes this post: |
![]() |
#16 | ||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 1
|
thanks for sharing your program, so this is what i did..
rename it Run the program (ADMIN Mode) on the machine with an active license and it'll it created the the .cfg file. Run the program again, and it opened the Forscan but the time expiry date is still 2 months, is that correct or will it still expire, or does your program allow the usage passed the expiry date please? |
||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |
![]() |
#17 | |||
Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 1
|
Quote:
|
|||
![]() |
![]() ![]() |