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[Help] McAfee SuperDAT download


twig123
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Hey all,

 

My first post here! :)

I just started using Ketarin and found that this is a VERY useful program!!!

I have several applications setup already, but I'm trying to setup Ketarin to download McAfee SuperDAT files and I am running into a brick wall. The page seems to use Java to load the file names for the downloads, so when I load the site on the variables screen it does not list the actual content of the page. The site is:

http://www.mcafee.com/apps/downloads/security_updates/superdat.asp?region=us&segment=enterprise

It also makes you click "I Agree" before entering, and then the download is listed as "sdatxxxx.exe"

 

I would be very greatful for any assistance.

 

Thank You in advance.

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Try to work with this page:

 

http://www.scanwith.com/McAfee_SuperDAT_Update_download.htm

 

There is no agreement required and it links to the same download. ;)

 

Update:

 

@twig123,

I successfully created an app entry for the SuperDAT download from that URL in little over a minute. If you have any problems, let me know and I will post the exported XML for it.

Edited by CybTekSol
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Any idea if support for pages like I listed will be supported in future builds?
I feel confident Flo will do everything possible to broaden Ketarin's abilities in the future. It has already revolutionized my 'geek' life... anything else is 'icing on the cake' for me. ;)
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This would basically mean the possibility to submit POST data along with URLs. Not sure how much of importance I should assume for that feature.

I agree that POST data... etc. is NOT a significant issue for me right now as I have always been able to find an alternate solution. What does concern me is that it appears that this is becoming more prevalent which will probably lead to some apps that simply cannot be handled with Ketarin at some point in the future. Then it will become more important to me. ;)

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Flo, I sketched my top 10 wish list, the above new feature cames in #2, I guess I'm more interested than I first thought.

 

- Major new features:

 

1. Multi-threaded DLs (=Stalker)

2. POST data with URLs

3. Right-to-left match mode

4. FTP/HTTP redirection support

5. Alternate URLs

 

- Minor new features:

 

6. Option to dump log to HDD in the end of session

7. Template GUI

8. Filesize column in GUI

9. Use functions with regexfield

10. Use match groups with regexatribute

 

It would be nice to know what you currently think about that, and if possible, to know your personal plans for Ketarin in a short-medium term, nothing about that on ohloh... ;)

Edited by FranciscoR
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9-10 are there for 'consistency' reasons but for me they are NOT a priority because we already have alternatives.

 

Example #9

 

<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>

<Regex>http://({durl:regex:(ghisler\.fileburst\.com/.+?)(\d.*?)?\.zip:1}(?:\d.*?)?)\.zip(?=")</Regex>

 

Example #10

 

<VariableType>RegularExpression</VariableType>

<Regex>(?<=<placeholder name="Download URL" regex="(ghisler\.fileburst\.com/.+?)(\d.*?)?\.zip:2"/>.+?<strong>).*?(\d{1,2}\.?\d{1,4}\.?\d{0,4}\.?\d{0,4}\.?\d{0,4}\.?[a-z]{0,5})(?=<)</Regex>

 

 

Back again on the POST data with URLs subject: I can use this feature right now for my local tax software, which is also behind a Java trap and it is not available anywhere else. Like CybTekSol says, for 95% of DL's we can find an alternative, but for the remaining 5% we cannot. BUT the alternative can be worst than the source DL: because it may not be updated often, because the original DL has to be uploaded to another server and can be corrupted. Softpedia is an excellent example of this, they have thousands of DLs which are not updated often. That's why I needed to create a Portable Chrome Template, because Softpedia didn't work for this DL. In the past I have also downloaded a corrupted Antivir from Softpedia so right now I DL only from Avira server, that also allows me to verify MD5: here too, Softpedia didn't work and it doesn't provide MD5 to verify security DLs. So for me the alternatives available aren't always the best solution. I think I'm interested in this new feature mostly because of pages that use Java (others have provided other examples, available in the forum) which are still 100% unhandled. But overall, I think there's a general and legitimate interest in this, even if not clearly expressed in this thread.

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True. ;)

 

Using a variable:

 

15-03-2009 13:10:50: Update started with 1 application(s)

15-03-2009 13:10:51: Events NT: Replacing {durl} in '{durl:regex:(ghisler\.fileburst\.com/.+?)(\d.*?)?\.zip:1}' with 'http://ghisler.fileburst.com/fsplugins/eventnt_1_3.zip'

15-03-2009 13:10:51: Events NT: Replacing {durl1} in 'http://({durl1}(?:\d.*?)?)\.zip(?=")' with 'ghisler.fileburst.com/fsplugins/eventnt_'

15-03-2009 13:10:51: Events NT: Replacing {durl2} in 'http://{durl2}.zip' with 'ghisler.fileburst.com/fsplugins/eventnt_1_3'

15-03-2009 13:10:52: Events NT: Using referer: http://www.ghisler.com/plugins.htm

15-03-2009 13:10:52: Events NT: Server source file: /fsplugins/eventnt_1_3.zip

15-03-2009 13:10:52: Events NT: Determined target file name: D:\Programas\Ghisler\eventnt_1_3.zip

15-03-2009 13:10:52: Events NT: Checking if update is required...

15-03-2009 13:10:52: Events NT: Update not required, since date and file size remain unchanged

15-03-2009 13:10:55: Events NT: Replacing {version} in '{version}' with '1.3'

15-03-2009 13:10:55: Update finished

 

Using a function:

 

15-03-2009 13:13:15: Update started with 1 application(s)

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Replacing {durl} in 'http://({durl:regex:(ghisler\.fileburst\.com/.+?)(\d.*?)?\.zip:1}(?:\d.*?)?)\.zip(?=")' with 'http://ghisler.fileburst.com/fsplugins/eventnt_1_3.zip'

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Replacing {durl2} in 'http://{durl2}.zip' with 'ghisler.fileburst.com/fsplugins/eventnt_1_3'

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Using referer: http://www.ghisler.com/plugins.htm

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Server source file: /fsplugins/eventnt_1_3.zip

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Determined target file name: D:\Programas\Ghisler\eventnt_1_3.zip

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Checking if update is required...

15-03-2009 13:13:17: Events NT: Update not required, since date and file size remain unchanged

15-03-2009 13:13:20: Events NT: Replacing {version} in '{version}' with '1.3'

15-03-2009 13:13:20: Update finished

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@FranciscoR,

It's definitely beginning to annoy me having to look for alternative sources for such apps which are sometimes VERY difficult to find... recently I had to sort through eight or so Google pages to find a suitable one. Sometimes, I don't have the luxury of time to devote to the process. :(

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@FranciscoR,

Obviously... I was trying to be 'politically correct' (so to speak) in my post that 'POST data' was not currently a significant issue for me (trying not to step on Flo's toes). ;) I CAN SEE it becoming a significant pain in the near future if the trend continues, but I'll patiently await Flo's decision to address it as for me there are NO ALTERNATIVES for Ketarin. :D

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