GHOST SPECTRE


@Marie SWE So are you going to try Ghost Spectre or just haunt this thread? :lmao:
 

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    Win11 Home 25h2 26200.9168 (Ghost Spectre)Ryzen 5 7520U16GB DDR5Integrated graphics
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    Win11 Home 25h2 26200.9168 (Ghost Spectre)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus E1504FA
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7520U
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial P3+ PCIE 4.0 (in a PCIE 3.0 slot)
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    Vivaldi
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    Nil
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    Linux Manjaro KDE dual boot with Windows 25H22nd gen I58GB DDR3Integrated graphics
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    Linux Manjaro KDE dual boot with Windows 25H2
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus A53E
    CPU
    2nd gen I5
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Hard Drives
    256GB SATA SSD
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Nil
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@Marie SWE So are you going to try Ghost Spectre or just haunt this thread? :lmao:
I'm in the middle of packing for a temporary move while they total renovate my apartment... So sadly i dont have time for any project until after the move.. then i will have three months free time to test software while they do the renovation, as i wont have access to my hardware projects during that time.:cautious:
But yes i can test it and do an evaluation on G-S then and do a deep dive in it and with a smaller pentest and network packet inspection. :-)
 

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    Linux: Debian, Kali-linux, Alma, Win:7,10IoT,...i3, i5 and i7 From 2gen to 9th gen... Server ...
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    Linux: Debian, Kali-linux, Alma, Win:7,10IoT,2012R
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Elitebook 840, AsusX53, Aspire E1-572. AsusUX32A, HP Pro3130mt+3010mt, HP Proliant ML150, 3xCustom-PC, i3, i5, i7
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    i3, i5 and i7 From 2gen to 9th gen... Server dual Xenon
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    Sata, M.2, SAS
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    Retro: 2003server.XPpro, Win2000, Win98SE, Wi...Oldest intel 8088 up to P4 dual core
    Operating System
    Retro: 2003server.XPpro, Win2000, Win98SE, Win95, Win3.11, MS-DOS, IBM-DOS
    Manufacturer/Model
    Commodore, AST, Fujitsu, Compaq, etc etc. etc Around 15 desktops and 20 laptops in the collection
    CPU
    Oldest intel 8088 up to P4 dual core
    Hard Drives
    MFM, IDE, SCSI

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Windows 11 Professional 25H212th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F 2.50 GHz32GB (4x8GB) Kingston Fury RGB DDR4NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
OS
Windows 11 Professional 25H2
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Built
CPU
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12400F 2.50 GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte B760 DS3H AX DDR4
Memory
32GB (4x8GB) Kingston Fury RGB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Sound Card
Onboard Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ GL2460 (24 inch - oldie but a goodie)
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 870 EVO x 2 (250GB and 500GB) plus several external Samsung SSD's.
PSU
Corsair HX 750
Case
DeepCool
Cooling
Stock CPU cooler. 5 case fans (2 front, 2 top and 1 rear)
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
500/40 Fibre
Browser
Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge
Antivirus
Windows Security

My Computer My Computer

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Win 11 Insider Release Preview and Beta chann...i5 Core [email protected] (Unsupported for Win 11)12GBGeneric PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD...
OS
Win 11 Insider Release Preview and Beta channels.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP ENVY Bought: March 2017
CPU
i5 Core [email protected] (Unsupported for Win 11)
Motherboard
HP 81AD (U3E1)
Memory
12GB
Graphics Card(s)
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD Graphics 620 (HP)
Sound Card
Conexant ISST audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1536x864 pixels
Hard Drives
HGST HTS721010A9E630
PSU
Well...PSU you too!! What's this mean?
Case
HP ENVY SILVER
Cooling
A fan.
Keyboard
USA
Mouse
Logitec Anywhere 2
Internet Speed
Good enough for me! Fast!
Browser
Edge/Waterfox
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
No 'mo.
Hit my 1st snag with G-S with AMD and Realtek audio drivers fighting each other for supremacy. The AMD drivers outcompete Realtek so exclude them even though they are the ones I need to work! Uninstalled all realtek drivers. reinstalled them and problem persists so I uninstalled a few AMD drivers as well and as if by magic, Windows Update sprung to life and installed a load of drivers that fixed the problem (even though they were the same drivers that I just uninstalled). So something a bit funny with the ISO me thinks.
Next issue was a strange one..... sfc /scannow found errors but could not fix them. DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /SCANHEALTH claimed all good but DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH found plenty to fix. Then sfc /scannow fixed what it couldn't fix before. Was the corruption caused by the latest update to 9168 or inherent in the ISO?
Next issue is/was that Smartscreen is disabled but it still intercepts non-MS store apps and tells me that they are evil and only apps from the store are pure of heart. I will have to do a deeper dive into why it is only pretending to be disabled.
Finally found the nasty setting that allows driver manufacturers to load unwanted software onto the laptop i.e. AMD and Asus rubbish that also magically appears after a day or 2. All I need is G-Helper to fiddle with all the AMD stuff but in a 5.7MB app instead of a 1GB AMD app with the bonus of being able to disable the surplus ASUS services.
Other than that, it is shaping up O.K but at this point I would give the X-Lite Optimum 25h2 v3 respect for doing a cleaner job of it.
 

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    Win11 Home 25h2 26200.9168 (Ghost Spectre)Ryzen 5 7520U16GB DDR5Integrated graphics
    OS
    Win11 Home 25h2 26200.9168 (Ghost Spectre)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus E1504FA
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7520U
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial P3+ PCIE 4.0 (in a PCIE 3.0 slot)
    Browser
    Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    Nil
  • At a glance

    Linux Manjaro KDE dual boot with Windows 25H22nd gen I58GB DDR3Integrated graphics
    Operating System
    Linux Manjaro KDE dual boot with Windows 25H2
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus A53E
    CPU
    2nd gen I5
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Hard Drives
    256GB SATA SSD
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Nil
Hit my 1st snag with G-S with AMD and Realtek audio drivers fighting each other for supremacy. The AMD drivers outcompete Realtek so exclude them even though they are the ones I need to work! Uninstalled all realtek drivers. reinstalled them and problem persists so I uninstalled a few AMD drivers as well and as if by magic, Windows Update sprung to life and installed a load of drivers that fixed the problem (even though they were the same drivers that I just uninstalled). So something a bit funny with the ISO me thinks.
Next issue was a strange one..... sfc /scannow found errors but could not fix them. DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /SCANHEALTH claimed all good but DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /RESTOREHEALTH found plenty to fix. Then sfc /scannow fixed what it couldn't fix before. Was the corruption caused by the latest update to 9168 or inherent in the ISO?
Next issue is/was that Smartscreen is disabled but it still intercepts non-MS store apps and tells me that they are evil and only apps from the store are pure of heart. I will have to do a deeper dive into why it is only pretending to be disabled.
Finally found the nasty setting that allows driver manufacturers to load unwanted software onto the laptop i.e. AMD and Asus rubbish that also magically appears after a day or 2. All I need is G-Helper to fiddle with all the AMD stuff but in a 5.7MB app instead of a 1GB AMD app with the bonus of being able to disable the surplus ASUS services.
Other than that, it is shaping up O.K but at this point I would give the X-Lite Optimum 25h2 v3 respect for doing a cleaner job of it.
It's helpful to hear your input for myself and others to chew on. Thanks. Gives us ideas too.
 
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Win 11 Insider Release Preview and Beta chann...i5 Core [email protected] (Unsupported for Win 11)12GBGeneric PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD...
OS
Win 11 Insider Release Preview and Beta channels.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
HP ENVY Bought: March 2017
CPU
i5 Core [email protected] (Unsupported for Win 11)
Motherboard
HP 81AD (U3E1)
Memory
12GB
Graphics Card(s)
Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) Intel HD Graphics 620 (HP)
Sound Card
Conexant ISST audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1536x864 pixels
Hard Drives
HGST HTS721010A9E630
PSU
Well...PSU you too!! What's this mean?
Case
HP ENVY SILVER
Cooling
A fan.
Keyboard
USA
Mouse
Logitec Anywhere 2
Internet Speed
Good enough for me! Fast!
Browser
Edge/Waterfox
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Other Info
No 'mo.
Didn't take long for someone to immediately start whining about using a custom WIndows.
 

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Windows 11Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHzG.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GTZR Trident Z RGB Seri...PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT w/ 1...
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
ROG Maximus X Code
Memory
G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GTZR Trident Z RGB Series 16 GBx2 (32GB)
Graphics Card(s)
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT w/ 12GB GDDR6 Memory
Monitor(s) Displays
3x ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K/UHD 3840x2160 1ms DP HDMI Adaptive Sync/FreeSync Eye Care Monitor
Screen Resolution
3840x2160 x3
Hard Drives
1x 1TB NVME SSD
1x 1TB Sata SSD
1x 1TB Hard Drive (7200rpm)
Keyboard
Razer Huntsman V2 TKL
Mouse
Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Internet Speed
500 Up / 20 Down
Browser
Firefox Beta and Brave Beta
Antivirus
Defender / MB Firewall Control
What a carry on trying to get to the download link.
Not for me I'm afraid.
 

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Windows 11Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHzG.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GTZR Trident Z RGB Seri...PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT w/ 1...
OS
Windows 11
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Custom
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Motherboard
ROG Maximus X Code
Memory
G.Skill F4-3200C16D-16GTZR Trident Z RGB Series 16 GBx2 (32GB)
Graphics Card(s)
PowerColor Fighter AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT w/ 12GB GDDR6 Memory
Monitor(s) Displays
3x ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4K/UHD 3840x2160 1ms DP HDMI Adaptive Sync/FreeSync Eye Care Monitor
Screen Resolution
3840x2160 x3
Hard Drives
1x 1TB NVME SSD
1x 1TB Sata SSD
1x 1TB Hard Drive (7200rpm)
Keyboard
Razer Huntsman V2 TKL
Mouse
Razer Basilisk V3 Pro
Internet Speed
500 Up / 20 Down
Browser
Firefox Beta and Brave Beta
Antivirus
Defender / MB Firewall Control
To those not familiar with Google docs, do not click on the download word as it is not a link.
Instead, hover over download and highlight it as you would to copy the word, then the link will appear for you to copy to the clipboard.
Finally, paste it in your browser's address bar.
 

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    All Branches but ReleaseAMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 232 GB DDR5Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB...
    OS
    All Branches but Release
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Nitro ANV15-51
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS 3200-4500 Mhz 8 cores x 2
    Motherboard
    Sportage_RBH
    Memory
    32 GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphic / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    AMD/Realtek(R) Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Integrated Monitor (15.3"vis)
    Screen Resolution
    FHD 1920X1080 16:9 144Hz
    Hard Drives
    KINGSTON OM8SEP4512Q-AA 1TB
    Western Digital 256GB
    PSU
    19V DC 6.32 A 120 W
    Cooling
    Dual Fans
    Mouse
    MS Bluetooth
    Internet Speed
    Fiber 1GB Cox -us & 1GB Orange-fr
    Browser
    Edge Canary- Firefox Nightly-Chrome Dev-Chrome Dev
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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    Windows 11 BetaAMD A9-94208 GB of DDR4AMD Radeon R5
    Operating System
    Windows 11 Beta
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X751BP
    CPU
    AMD A9-9420
    Memory
    8 GB of DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    AMD Radeon R5
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1 TB
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