'Cleaning' Overnet, anyone to help?

**ditto_n** · November 22nd, 2003, 08:22 PM

Hey everyone, as the subject applys, Im trying to make a 'clean' version of overnet, So far ive gotten the "register" button and the register banner to disapear but i cant figure out how to get rid of the banner ads or to change the web homepage.

Sofar, to try do the banner ads, ive tryed making 5.html read only, adding <noscript> to it, nothing works. Im gussing im gonna have to hex edit the exe to get that, but unfourtinatly im horrible with hexing, anyone have any idea?

**Criminal_Sniper** · November 22nd, 2003, 08:45 PM

i find it wierd that they dont force anything on u and a banner?? actually its not in the way how is this a problem?
if something aint broke dont bother us about fixing it

**ASUmusicMAN** · November 22nd, 2003, 08:49 PM

I have no clue what your talking about or how to help...but I just wanted to say that I hate banners and if someone made a clean version of a prog I used with no banners, i'd be first in line to dl

**ditto_n** · November 22nd, 2003, 09:08 PM

Banners are the enemy Criminal, lol. Basic Overnet has these ways of advertising.

Pro Banner - banner shown to advert the Pro version (gone)
Ad Banner - same place as Pro banner but flash or animated images
Reg button - button u click to register (gone)
Serial Code enter on install - self explanitory (will be gone after everything else is done cause im gonna make a spyware free installer)
Pro tab - tab in the options

So basicly i need help with what i cant get rid of so far. I also plan to make it look better after i have the banner gone.

EDIT- using the windows/hosts file i got the banner to show "Action Cancled" but id still like to stop it from redirecting in the first place, O well I guess this will do for now, I might release a installer tommarow

**begoodbebad** · November 23rd, 2003, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by ditto_n

Hey everyone, as the subject applys, Im trying to make a 'clean' version of overnet, So far ive gotten the "register" button and the register banner to disapear but i cant figure out how to get rid of the banner ads or to change the web homepage.

Sofar, to try do the banner ads, ive tryed making 5.html read only, adding <noscript> to it, nothing works. Im gussing im gonna have to hex edit the exe to get that, but unfourtinatly im horrible with hexing, anyone have any idea?

Do you spend hours editing your movies to rid them of the product placements too?

**Ken17625** · November 23rd, 2003, 08:17 AM

Do you spend hours editing your movies to rid them of the product placements too

Do you like advertising?

Or are you some sort of vigilante fanboy?

Let me guess, you think Overnet is so great, that you'd be willing to put up with adverts. What's next, you'll go along with any spyware they put in? What then, you'll take it in the ass for Overnet?

Fucking sheep.

I'm not saying i'll bother with anything he produces, but I can certainly see why he's doing it, and i'm not going to play the part of "please let the starving developers put ads in the program, so they don't die".

**ditto_n** · November 23rd, 2003, 08:22 AM

Do you spend hours editing your movies to rid them of the product placements too?

If I had the skills, I prolly would. lol. The truth is, everything I am doing to get rid of these ads have all been flaws that overnet didn't think about I guess. I havnt been doing any real hex editing or anything that K-Lite did. If no ones going to suport it I may just make it for myself, but I realy thought other users were wanting the same thing.

Edit- ty ken ;)

Update - It seems I'm stuck with where im at so at the moment im working to making a better interface (skin) then Ill release it.

I'm going to need somone to make an installer for me, I dont have the time to learn to use nullsoft installer so if anyone knows how, PM on AIM: bloodien0se

Also pm me if you would host it for me, at the moment the only webspace i have is what my ISP gave me, and if overnet compains to my isp, it wouldnt be good.

**ditto_n** · November 23rd, 2003, 12:54 PM

Overnet Minus ( O- ) 0.52-1 Released (727kb)

Added:
nothing

Changed:
Overnet Pro banner to O- banner

Minus:
banner ads, register button, Spyware on install, Serial on install. 500kb

Needed Still:
Banner add place removed, installer, pro tab removed, host that isnt my isp (dont want to be kicked off my isp)
http://members.cox.net/ditto_n/OvernetMinus.rar
Read the Readme to remove banner ads.

**Psilaxs** · November 23rd, 2003, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Ken17625

Do you like advertising?

Or are you some sort of vigilante fanboy?

Let me guess, you think Overnet is so great, that you'd be willing to put up with adverts. What's next, you'll go along with any spyware they put in? What then, you'll take it in the ass for Overnet?

Fucking sheep.

I'm not saying i'll bother with anything he produces, but I can certainly see why he's doing it, and i'm not going to play the part of "please let the starving developers put ads in the program, so they don't die".

Here's an Idea, why not shut up when speaking about something you know NOTHING ABOUT! Overnet has NO SPYWARE. It offers a few things during installation, but it is not required to install any of the components except overnet itself. As far as the 300x100 banner, get over it. It isn't even search based I.E it will not show relevant ads based on what you search for, it just throws up random advertisements.

The advertisments are SO tiny, they take up no resources, hell overnet doesn't even feed you Explorer based popups, yet you people find something to bitch about. people with your mindset do not deserve good programs for free.

And THIS of all things is what you are going off about?

**ditto_n** · November 23rd, 2003, 02:51 PM

The only bitching being done is u bitching at us, I sat here, said "wow an ad, lets see if I can get rid of it" So i did. Just because we don't like ads doesnt mean we don't deserve the programs, the truth is most dev'ers dont like ads either they put them in cause they have to make money some how, its our job to do whats in our power to remove them. Have you seen how big Kazaa lite as a project has become? and how little the ad was there too? If you do not like the food does that mean you do not deserve to eat? If you turn my topic into a flamewar im gonna be pissed. If overnet feels like sending me a C&D I'll surely stop distributing how to remove the stuff, butthats their job, not yours.

**WRFan** · November 23rd, 2003, 03:40 PM

here, download this:

http://membres.lycos.fr/julieborette/edo/

will remove the in overnet and edonkey, any version. plus the ratio is disabled.

**ditto_n** · November 23rd, 2003, 04:08 PM

wheres the fun in that? lol. O- project offically canclled untill this crack is obsolete. Thanks WRFan

EDIT- is it just me or does it not work? ill keep trying, maybe ill need to do a clean install

**Induna** · November 23rd, 2003, 04:18 PM

WRFan, that link don't work. All I get is a pic of Winona Ryder with her hair on fire.

Do it again as I wouldn't mind that crack, thank you.

**ditto_n** · November 23rd, 2003, 04:20 PM

right click and 'save target as'

**napho** · November 23rd, 2003, 04:28 PM

I'm shocked. WRFan has turned Zeropaid into a clone of his favourite Russian warez forum. At least I don't need to use a browser translator here like I do there. :gj