Majorgeeks have a 403 error since some days

[Hulk91]

Hello,
Since some days, all my application that i download on majorgeeks site aren't working.
Here  is a copy of the error message :

AnyDesk    Le serveur distant a retourné une erreur : (403) Interdit. (https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/anydesk.html)

Is someone have the same error and perhaps have find a solution.

Thanks for your help,

[shawn]

Usually this can be resolved by changing the user-agent either for the specific app profile or Ketarin-wide.

Can you share one of the app profiles you're using that's having issues? Select it in Ketarin, press CTRL+C, then paste it into a code block here.

[Hulk91]

Hello,
Thanks for yor replay.

Here's for AnyDesk App :

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Jobs>
  <ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Guid="01d9f1aa-7231-4a16-b8b2-a87584bd04df">
    <WebsiteUrl />
    <UserAgent />
    <UserNotes />
    <LastFileSize>5638464</LastFileSize>
    <LastFileDate>2025-03-22T17:38:55.4257109</LastFileDate>
    <IgnoreFileInformation>false</IgnoreFileInformation>
    <DownloadBeta>Avoid</DownloadBeta>
    <DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
    <CheckForUpdatesOnly>false</CheckForUpdatesOnly>
    <VariableChangeIndicator />
    <HashVariable />
    <HashType>None</HashType>
    <CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
    <ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
    <ExclusiveDownload>false</ExclusiveDownload>
    <HttpReferer />
    <SetupInstructions />
    <Variables>
      <item>
        <key>
          <string>version</string>
        </key>
        <value>
          <UrlVariable>
            <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
            <VariableType>StartEnd</VariableType>
            <Regex />
            <Url>https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/anydesk.html</Url>
            <StartText>Remote Access&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#187; &lt;a href="files/details/anydesk.html"&gt;AnyDesk </StartText>
            <EndText>&lt;/a&gt; </EndText>
            <Name>version</Name>
          </UrlVariable>
        </value>
      </item>
    </Variables>
    <ExecuteCommand />
    <ExecutePreCommand />
    <ExecuteCommandType>Batch</ExecuteCommandType>
    <ExecutePreCommandType>Batch</ExecutePreCommandType>
    <Category>--- Interventions\--- Services Packs\Avec Installation</Category>
    <SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
    <PreviousLocation>W:\--- Interventions\--- Services Packs\Avec Installation\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe</PreviousLocation>
    <DeletePreviousFile>true</DeletePreviousFile>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
    <FileHippoId />
    <LastUpdated>2025-03-22T17:38:55.4257109</LastUpdated>
    <TargetPath>{root}{category}\{appname}\</TargetPath>
    <FixedDownloadUrl>https://download.anydesk.com/AnyDesk.exe</FixedDownloadUrl>
    <Name>AnyDesk</Name>
  </ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>

[Hulk91]

And another one , RustDesk for example :

 

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<Jobs>
  <ApplicationJob xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Guid="b3eabef2-829c-49e1-bd72-883681e08aac">
    <WebsiteUrl />
    <UserAgent />
    <UserNotes />
    <LastFileSize>22251648</LastFileSize>
    <LastFileDate>2025-02-24T10:12:57.6624434</LastFileDate>
    <IgnoreFileInformation>true</IgnoreFileInformation>
    <DownloadBeta>Default</DownloadBeta>
    <DownloadDate xsi:nil="true" />
    <CheckForUpdatesOnly>false</CheckForUpdatesOnly>
    <VariableChangeIndicator />
    <HashVariable />
    <HashType>None</HashType>
    <CanBeShared>true</CanBeShared>
    <ShareApplication>false</ShareApplication>
    <ExclusiveDownload>false</ExclusiveDownload>
    <HttpReferer />
    <SetupInstructions>
      <SetupInstruction xsi:type="CustomSetupInstruction">
        <Code>msiexec /i Package.msi /qn CREATESTARTMENUSHORTCUTS="1" CREATEDESKTOPSHORTCUTS="0"
</Code>
        <Type>Batch</Type>
      </SetupInstruction>
    </SetupInstructions>
    <Variables>
      <item>
        <key>
          <string>version</string>
        </key>
        <value>
          <UrlVariable>
            <RegexRightToLeft>false</RegexRightToLeft>
            <VariableType>StartEnd</VariableType>
            <Regex />
            <Url>https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/rustdesk.html</Url>
            <StartText>&lt;a href="https://www.majorgeeks.com"&gt;MajorGeeks.Com&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#187; &lt;a href="mg/sortname/internet_tools.html"&gt;Internet Tools&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#187; &lt;a href="mg/sortname/remote_access.html"&gt;Remote Access&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#187; &lt;a href="files/details/rustdesk.html"&gt;RustDesk </StartText>
            <EndText>&lt;/a&gt;</EndText>
            <Name>version</Name>
          </UrlVariable>
        </value>
      </item>
    </Variables>
    <ExecuteCommand />
    <ExecutePreCommand />
    <ExecuteCommandType>Batch</ExecuteCommandType>
    <ExecutePreCommandType>Batch</ExecutePreCommandType>
    <Category>--- Interventions\--- Services Packs\Avec Installation</Category>
    <SourceType>FixedUrl</SourceType>
    <PreviousLocation>W:\--- Interventions\--- Services Packs\Avec Installation\RustDesk\rustdesk-1.3.8-x86_64.exe</PreviousLocation>
    <DeletePreviousFile>true</DeletePreviousFile>
    <Enabled>true</Enabled>
    <FileHippoId />
    <LastUpdated>2025-02-24T10:12:57.6624434</LastUpdated>
    <TargetPath>{root}{category}\{appname}\</TargetPath>
    <FixedDownloadUrl>https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases/download/{version}/rustdesk-{version}-x86_64.exe</FixedDownloadUrl>
    <Name>RustDesk</Name>
  </ApplicationJob>
</Jobs>

[Hulk91]

I use Firefox, try it's user-agent , nothing chage.
I try with Edge user-agent, nothing change too.

[shawn]

Thank you for sharing your sources, @Hulk91. I tested both of these and you're 100% right, changing the UA alone makes no difference. They must be parsing for an additional signal or using a server-side script that tests whether it's a headless request or not. One way around this is to use Kuppet. For both apps, using Kuppet allowed the request to proceed and get a valid response. 

That said, for both of these, since all you're using MajorGeeks for is the version number, I would recommend you consider getting the version number from the real source (anydesk changelog or rustdesk changelog). This will reduce dependence on a single third-party (majorgeeks) that could decide to change their rules at any moment and would allow you to continue to get the data you really need.

[Hulk91]

Hello Shawn,
Thanks for your answer and your help.
I'll try Kuppet and follow your advices.
Have a nice day,