Anybody have a clue WTF this is?

Sephiroth · #1 10th Dec 02, 04:21 AM

Hmm....

I've got in Add/Remove programs: Anark Client 1.0 and a control panel applet for it.

It looks like it's some sort of graphics or 3D applet, b/c the control panel applet has a tab for direct X properties, gfx card info and driver versions, and os, which it thinks i'm on 2k sp1 and i'm on xp sp1 lol, and the only other thing really in the applet is a script debugging option, but for what? Says it was installed @ 6:30 tonight.... though I haven't installed anything tonight, or today at all for that matter, and from my user profile?

Had to be something that got auto installed through IE, and it's not a virus, and my system isn't complaining about anything it doesn't normally like to complain about, so it's not breaking anything (yet at least), I'd just like to know wtf it is before I get rid of it so I can figure out how it got there in the first place lol

Here's the install.log file...

Mon Dec 09 18:32:36 2002: Installation Started
Mon Dec 09 18:32:36 2002: Downloading version file file://C:\DOCUME~1\SEPHIR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-ELQ5V.tmp\Install\version.txt to C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
Mon Dec 09 18:32:36 2002: Checking version 1.2.2.857
AMClient.dll 0.0.0.0 1.2.2.857
AKCore.dll 0.0.0.0 1.2.2.857
AKCorENU.dll 0.0.0.0 1.2.2.857
AKCPanel.cpl 0.0.0.0 1.2.2.857
AMInstal.exe 0.0.0.0 1.2.2.857
Mon Dec 09 18:32:36 2002: Initiating Download
Mon Dec 09 18:32:36 2002: Download Complete
DOWNLOAD: (0x00000000) : version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
DOWNLOAD: (0x00000000) : AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMInstall.cab
DOWNLOAD: (0x00000000) : AMClient.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMClient.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMClient.cab
EXTRACT : (0x00000000) : AMClient.dll AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMClient.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMClient.dll
EXTRACT : (0x00000000) : AKCore.dll AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCore.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AKCore.dll
EXTRACT : (0x00000000) : AKCorENU.dll AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCorENU.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AKCorENU.dll
EXTRACT : (0x00000000) : AKCPanel.cpl AMInstall.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCPanel.cpl C:\WINDOWS\System32\AKCPanel.cpl
EXTRACT : (0x00000000) : AMInstal.exe AMClient.cab C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMInstal.exe C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMInstal.exe
COPY : (0x00000000) : AMClient.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMClient.dll (0.0.0.0) C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMClient.dll (1.2.2.857) -1 -1
COPY : (0x00000000) : AKCore.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCore.dll (0.0.0.0) C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AKCore.dll (1.2.2.857) -1 -1
COPY : (0x00000000) : AKCorENU.dll C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCorENU.dll (0.0.0.0) C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AKCorENU.dll (1.2.2.857) -1 -1
COPY : (0x00000000) : AKCPanel.cpl C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCPanel.cpl (0.0.0.0) C:\WINDOWS\System32\AKCPanel.cpl (1.2.2.857) -1 -1
COPY : (0x00000000) : AMInstal.exe C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMInstal.exe (0.0.0.0) C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\AMInstal.exe (1.2.2.857) -1 -1
REGISTER: (0x00000000) : AMClient.dll
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMClient.dll
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMInstall.cab
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCore.dll
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCorENU.dll
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AKCPanel.cpl
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMInstal.exe
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\AMClient.cab
DELETE : (0x00000001) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\
Mon Dec 09 18:32:37 2002: Installation Complete

Mon Dec 09 18:32:45 2002: Installation Started
Mon Dec 09 18:32:45 2002: Downloading version file file://C:\DOCUME~1\SEPHIR~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\is-EACFE.tmp\Install\version.txt to C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
Mon Dec 09 18:32:45 2002: Checking version 1.2.2.857DOWNLOAD: (0x00000000) : version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
REGISTER: (0x00000000) : AMClient.dll
DELETE : (0x00000000) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
DELETE : (0x00000001) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\
Mon Dec 09 18:32:45 2002: Installation Complete

Mon Dec 09 22:16:15 2002: Installation Started
Mon Dec 09 22:16:15 2002: Downloading version file file://C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\version.txt to C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txtMon Dec 09 22:16:15 2002: Failure (0x8004520

: Failed to download file file://C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\version.txt. (Unspecified error) (0x80004005)
DOWNLOAD: (0x80004005) : version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\version.txt
DELETE : (0x00000001) : C:\Program Files\Anark\Client\Install\
Mon Dec 09 22:16:15 2002: Installation Complete

Dave · #2 10th Dec 02, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Anark Client is a highly advanced, free Web browser plug-in that allows users to view and interact with the most powerful, eye-catching multimedia available today. By rendering content on the end user?s system using the power of their graphics card, such as the NVIDIA GeForce4, Anark Client allows faster interactivity and broadcast-quality presentations. Additionally, Anark Client can be integrated in presentations containing Flash or HTML content, enhancing existing productions.

from here:
/http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=3dotw_anark

At the bottom is a link to some demo's, I chose not to accept the activeX download but you might want to tell us if were missing out on something.
Dave

Sephiroth · #3 10th Dec 02, 05:47 AM

:|, that demo is cool, you should check it out

still no clue how this thing got installed but after seeing that i think i'll leave it where it is lol