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... versions right now. What OS? What client version Have you downloaded any new updates (OS/Driver) Have you checked if you didn't catch some sort of malware? If it is fahclient v7, then your computer might be infected If it is v8, is it the latest build,and again, what OS?

... become readonly or is locked by another process for some reason. Reinstalling might fix the first, candidates for the second can include anti-malware software scanning the F@h client data directory or a second FAHClient process running on your system.

... Research Agency's history of cyberattacks against other countries. The government could potentially compromise the SiDock project and deploy malware to all their clients since executable binaries are pushed out and you have to trust that they won't do anything malicious to your systems.

... files left in the directory. There have been examples of that in the past, usually caused by file ownership issues, or that being changed by anti-malware scans, or the files being held open by another process than FAHClient.

... whatever team site was entered on the team registration at foldingathome.org Otherwise it looks like your DNS lookup is being redirected either by malware on your system, a router between, or your ISP.

calxalot wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:41 am Are you using a VPN?
What DNS service are you using?
Have you scanned your computer for malware?

I don't use a VPN
I am using Skybroadband.com
And I have completed numerous scans using the windows malicious software tool, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes, spybot, and nothing is popping up as suspicious.

Are you using a VPN?
What DNS service are you using?
Have you scanned your computer for malware?

... Also using UniFi Networks UDM SE Pro… 5Gbs down/up symmetrical Fiber and 1.2Gbs/45Mbs Cable asymmetrical as a failover. UDM SE Pro is blocking all Malware and a few countries like China, Iran, and Russia. Everything else working great.

I don’t think DLC normally includes executable code. It’s the kind of thing malware would do.

The app would have to be packaged with all cores included. New cores would require a new app release and approval.

A lot of work to support something that would not produce much work. IMO

... out cryptocurrency for folding, even if it's not officially supported by Folding at Home, there is a risk that so-called "cryptojacking" malware might fold for one of the crypto teams. It's perhaps not the most profitable way for malware creators to make money, but it is a non-zero risk.

... foldingathome.org and subdomains like client.foldingathome.org, assign1.foldingathome.org etc. I'm not sure if this is due to discovery of malware on any of those sites, or that some malware might be folding without permission, and thus foldingathome.org being mistaken as a malware distributor. ...

Your download error is from a different cause. Most likely you have a firewall or anti-malware app blocking the download. Many default to blocking downloads over HTTP when not done through a known web browser such as Edge, Firefox, Chrome, and so on. If that is the ...

... F@h needs none of those to connect. F@h connects to the servers using HTTP over ports 80 and 8080. The default action of some firewalls and anti-malware is to block data transfer over those ports if the software using them is not a "known" browser such as Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox, ...

Time to go back to your firewall or other anti-malware software. The "short response" error messages are indicating a different type of blocking, that based on the app using HTTP to transfer data. Some firewalls/antimalware by default ...

... spawned FAHCoreWrapper/FAHCore_nn processes. Port 7396 is used by connections with Web Control. There have been Windows security settings and anti-malware apps that will block local network communication between processes. Those have been mentioned by Windows users in the past, I haven't kept track ...