DDMF PluginDoctor - Alternatives linear / Harmonics Analysis

[RPH]

I have just let the Plugin Doctor scan my VST Folders.
PD unfortunately crashed around 28% Search Progress three Times after I denied all Actions.

Bitdefender does not think there is anything wrong with PD or scanning my VST folders.
But, you don't have to scan your folder to load plugins into PD.. just goto file > load plugin > locate your .dll to measure.

[Trancit]

Checks for Malware in on System finished. Deep Scan without any selective Parameters. No Threat found.

It's PD itself or integrated 3rd Party Stuff that evokes mentioned Problems.

Sorry dude but everybody trusting in any virus scanner still believes in Santa Claus...

I don´t know how many 1000s of hackers have proven already 15-20 years ago that such scanners just open but never close the door for any attacks...
Nothing but trouble with any heuristics and similar bullsh*t...

I am running my system since more than 20 years now without any virus scanner at all and I was never attacked...

[GRUMP]

Checks for Malware in on System finished. Deep Scan without any selective Parameters. No Threat found.

It's PD itself or integrated 3rd Party Stuff that evokes mentioned Problems.

Sorry dude but everybody trusting in any virus scanner still believes in Santa Claus...

I don´t know how many 1000s of hackers have proven already 15-20 years ago that such scanners just open but never close the door for any attacks...
Nothing but trouble with any heuristics and similar bullsh*t...

I am running my system since more than 20 years now without any virus scanner at all and I was never attacked...

I fear that this is a Question of Belief and does surely not mean that you can trust any other App or Process? You may call me a Catholic if you want to, but I´d repüly as usual in these Debates: proove me the Opposite

[GRUMP]

I have just let the Plugin Doctor scan my VST Folders.
PD unfortunately crashed around 28% Search Progress three Times after I denied all Actions.

Bitdefender does not think there is anything wrong with PD or scanning my VST folders.
But, you don't have to scan your folder to load plugins into PD.. just goto file > load plugin > locate your .dll to measure.

I know. But i let it scan my Folder, the Result was suspicious Behaviour, this Behaviour violates several Regulations and I didn´t find any serious Hint that Misstrust is not justified in this Case [...] - like e. g. obvious Conformity with Regulations that lets conclude that the Company is aware of the complex legal Matter and and follows the Rules.

And - you should maybe check your Scanners Detection Rules and set them at least to "Medium" and "Notifiy".

[GRUMP]

It's definitely not about Feelings here. My Reports are based in Evidence.

Evidence we've yet to see - with detailed reports and screenshots.
You made this claim - prove us wrong.

Or - if you continue to refuse doing that - stop posting, remove PluginDoctor, ask for a refund (if you are still within the 30 days), and move on!

The Result is Misstrust and this is more than justified.

No it's not.

You should better argue with Facts than subjective Assessments.

New Finding: when I trigger "Scan" "something" wants to inspect the IE Settings and generate a Registry Key before the Scan starts resp. the Progress Bar shows up.

I think I don´t have to explain what this probably means.

Btw I am really positively surprised of the Attention of german Citizens in this Topic. Anybody else interested in this Topic and present?

[dermage]

You should better argue with Facts than subjective Assessments.

New Finding: when I trigger "Scan" "something" wants to inspect the IE Settings and generate a Registry Key before the Scan starts resp. the Progress Bar shows up.

I think I don´t have to explain what this probably means.

Btw I am really positively surprised of the Attention of german Citizens in this Topic. Anybody else interested in this Topic and present?

It seems you are not so interested in solving the issue. I gave you some instructions how to circle the issue.
Seems more like a trolling attempt right now

[fese]

I am running my system since more than 20 years now without any virus scanner at all and I was never attacked...

It’s also possible that you never knew that you were infected
Or you’re running Linux.

[fese]

Checks for Malware in on System finished. Deep Scan without any selective Parameters. No Threat found.

If you ran a full system scan after you installed and used PD, the “suspicious “ software, and it reported “no threat found”, it can mean two things:
A) PD is not a malware
B) PD is actually malware, but Kaspersky is too bad to detect it.

To be really really sure, upload your PD to www.antivirus.com and let it scan from dozens of antivirus engines. If the result is negative (one or two false positives are normal), it can mean two things
A) PD is not a malware
B) ddmf compiled a malware version of PD that no antivirus engine detects, just for you. You should take them to court immediately! Bad developer!

[Trancit]

...
It’s also possible that you never knew that you were infected
Or you’re running Linux.

I was always on Windows and you know what... if I got infected without ever noticing it...means without any issues, would be the same like never got infected...

And believe me, I am an enthusiast when it comes to my system... I notice the smallest misbehaviour on my system and never stop until I know what happened...

There are so many articles about this topic, why a virus scanner cannot work and how hackers using the open ports of such software (same for firewalls) to attack your system... it should be obvious to everybody that there is only one protection: go offline... no software ever will protect you from any attacks so the only thing happening by installing a virus scanner is being bothered by all it´s false positives and suffering under other issues like high CPU load and delayed programm starts because of realtime scanning... a very big waste of time and for some a big waste of money...!

No hacker who is just a little bit proud of what he/she does will ever get stopped by such software...

[Compyfox]

You should better argue with Facts than subjective Assessments.

Says the person that has yet to upload screenshots (actual proof) rather than what has been written so far.

New Finding: when I trigger "Scan" "something" wants to inspect the IE Settings and generate a Registry Key before the Scan starts resp. the Progress Bar shows up.

I think I don´t have to explain what this probably means.

At this point I ask myself "what the ever living heck" are you even doing?


Once more - in the years I've been using DDMF Software, I have quite literally never seen this. And to this day, I still do not.

What you describe, is a super aggressive AntiVir and Firewall blocking non-issues. And instead of looking at the pink elephant in the room (Kaspersky - we don't even know if it's just AntiVir or the whole damn obnoxious and overprotective "Total Security Suite"), you blame it on DDMF.



At this point, it is not my job to prove you wrong. It is your job to prove us wrong. With screenshots of the actual messages being shown. But to show that I can back up my findings (which means, I did do your job after all) - here are three screenshots. From the most recent version of ESET Anti Virus (downloaded 2020-07-20 23:20'o) and Spybot Search & Destroy (updated 2020-07-20 23:30'o), with the most recent version of DDMF Plugin Doctor (v1.4.4)


ESET Search Log



Spybot File Search / Check



Just to be sure - Spybot File Check analyzing the installation


If Spybot can't find anything, there is nothing!



Honestly... You sir, talk a lot of hot air about something that is quite possibly an user error / an overly aggressive "Protection Suite". And you continue to deny the "facts". But we know - only your "facts" count.


I ask you once more - and for one final time:
If you have bought this software within the last 30 days - why not ask for a refund, and then move on?!

Nobody of us can convince you. Probably not even the developer himself. Yet you continue to wrongfully paint him in a bad light, and even point fingers at us for being "wrong". And we even did go the extra mile to check this behavior as well.


And please: Stop (full-)quoting me.

[kmonkey]

Downside to PluginDoctor is that it's standalone, another contender is available as VST plugin (only freq. response analysis so far): https://www.bertomaudio.com/eqca.html

So what's the benefit of having it as a VST plugin?

The benefit is that I can compare a VST plugin to an EQ like for example EQ8 in Ableton Live which can not be loaded in Plugin Doctor. Or to compare any other EQ VST plugin to any other proprietary plugin tied to a DAW which can not be loaded in Plugin Doctor.

[MasterTuner]

Downside to PluginDoctor is that it's standalone, another contender is available as VST plugin (only freq. response analysis so far): https://www.bertomaudio.com/eqca.html

So what's the benefit of having it as a VST plugin?

This thread is a year old... just wondering: has Plugin Doctor been made available in VST plugin format now ?

[El°HYM]

Not that I know of. You can expect quite a Buzz about it on #kvr though, when this happens.

[docdued]

Just wait and see...

[dionenoid]

From the DDMF website :

August 22nd, 2022: Plugindoctor v2 has been released! Including one big new feature a lot of users have been asking for: Plugindoctor is now available as a plugin itself. This means you can load Plugindoctor as a plugin in your favourite DAW and stream your audio material through the plugin(s) that you load while at the same time giving them the thorough Plugindoctor treatment that you are used to. With v2 it is now much easier to directly hear what those changes in the curves are actually doing. Even more good news: Plugindoctor v2 is a free update for all owners of a v1 license!