The Deimos Project

So, I recently installed Deimos. However, I get an error saying that it cannot connect to the statistics server. There's only one computer listed, my own, on localhost. So when I select it, it comes back with the error: "Unable to connect to the server : Connection refused" Any ideas on what may be wrong?

Edit: The problem seems to have came from deimos-svc failing to run. I couldn't start it myself, either. Upon installing the application a second time it seems to be up and running.

If it matters, I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Edit two: Deimos-svc continues to crash repeatedly, so I have to keep restarting it. The amount of times deimos-svc crashes is just ridiculous. : | Also, I was wondering. Why is it that my hard drive does not show up? Is Deimos incompatable with SATA connected drives? Another thing. Why is it that the website statistics are so far behind? Even after submitting recent data, the website is far behind what the client shows. There also is an issue with Deimos dropping key and mouse tracking.

Sure, I have logs, and logs.old.


[07-07-2010 10:48:06] Deimos Service 0.8.26 (64 bit) has been started at Carbon-PC
[07-07-2010 10:48:06] settings.bin (version 1) has been loaded
[07-07-2010 10:48:06] Loaded snapshots.bin (version 3) with 1 snapshots
[07-07-2010 10:48:06] realtimestats.bin (version 4) has been loaded
[07-07-2010 10:48:16] Interface 127.0.0.1 connected! Waiting for network commands...
[07-07-2010 10:48:21] Desktop helper connected!
[07-07-2010 10:53:06] Sending commit-request...
[07-07-2010 10:53:07] The certificate has expired
[07-07-2010 10:53:07] 1 snapshots have been committed!
[07-07-2010 11:13:52] Remote host closed connection!
[07-07-2010 11:13:52] Disconnecting from interface 127.0.0.1
[07-07-2010 11:14:04] Interface 127.0.0.1 connected! Waiting for network commands...


[07-07-2010 11:53:45] Deimos Service 0.8.26 (64 bit) has been started at Carbon-PC
[07-07-2010 11:53:45] settings.bin (version 1) has been loaded
[07-07-2010 11:53:45] Loaded snapshots.bin (version 3) with 1 snapshots
[07-07-2010 11:53:45] realtimestats.bin (version 4) has been loaded
[07-07-2010 11:53:53] Interface 127.0.0.1 connected! Waiting for network commands...
[07-07-2010 11:54:05] Desktop helper connected!
[07-07-2010 11:58:45] Sending commit-request...
[07-07-2010 11:58:45] The certificate has expired
[07-07-2010 11:58:46] 1 snapshots have been committed!


My HDD doesn't support SMART, so, yeah.

It seems to be random, but there could also be a trigger. I became too frustrated with the constant service crash to bother looking into it. I do run another keyhook program, WhatPulse. WhatPulse's keyhook has aways dropped randomly in Windows 7, but for a while it was due to high CPU usage, which was later resolved by their developers. As if now, it's simply random. I have no idea if this is a related issue for Deimos, or something different. It's been several hours, and the website still hasn't updated with the client's recent information. A final note. It seems that the icon for the Deimos program does not show up on the Windows 7 taskbar. It does, but it's not consistent. Takes some fiddling to get it there, but it'll often go blank again, or just appear after screwing around with the program for a while.

Edit: After giving it another go, and messing around with it. I've noticed that deimos-svc doesn't seem to crash, or not often, at least, when the main window for the Deimos GUI is closed and just running without an open window, in the background. It's when you've brought it into the foreground, and have it running minimized, or actively browsing the GUI, when it begins to crash sporadicly.

After being idle for several hours. (Sleeping.) The website began to catch up.

Here's the log.


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 4:49:25 PM, on 7/8/2010
Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Wakoopa\Wakoopa.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\WhatPulse\WhatPulse.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\mIRC\mirc.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\TweetDeck\TweetDeck.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\FeedReader30\feedreader.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Plugin Manager\skypePM.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\Carbon\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Windows\SysWOW64\blank.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
F2 - REG:system.ini: UserInit=userinit.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: SkypeIEPluginBHO - {AE805869-2E5C-4ED4-8F7B-F1F7851A4497} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Google Update] "C:\Users\Carbon\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Wakoopa] C:\Program Files (x86)\Wakoopa\Wakoopa.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WhatPulse] C:\Program Files (x86)\WhatPulse\WhatPulse.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [TrueCrypt] "C:\Program Files (x86)\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe" /q preferences
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [uTorrent] "C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O9 - Extra button: Bonjour - {7F9DB11C-E358-4ca6-A83D-ACC663939424} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\ExplorerPlugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: Skype add-on for Internet Explorer - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Skype add-on for Internet Explorer - {898EA8C8-E7FF-479B-8935-AEC46303B9E5} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O18 - Protocol: skype-ie-addon-data - {91774881-D725-4E58-B298-07617B9B86A8} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\skypeieplugin.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files (x86)\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Deimos service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Deimos\deimos-svc.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @keyiso.dll,-100 (KeyIso) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @comres.dll,-2797 (MSDTC) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\System32\netlogon.dll,-102 (Netlogon) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Performance Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\psbase.dll,-300 (ProtectedStorage) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\Locator.exe,-2 (RpcLocator) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\samsrv.dll,-1 (SamSs) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\snmptrap.exe,-3 (SNMPTRAP) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1 (Spooler) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\sppsvc.exe,-101 (sppsvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (Stereo Service) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\ui0detect.exe,-101 (UI0Detect) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Update Center Service (UpdateCenterService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\System Update\UpdateCenterService.exe
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vaultsvc.dll,-1003 (VaultSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\vds.exe,-100 (vds) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\vssvc.exe,-102 (VSS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\wbengine.exe,-104 (wbengine) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%Systemroot%\system32\wbem\wmiapsrv.exe,-110 (wmiApSrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: @%PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe,-101 (WMPNetworkSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 8582 bytes


As for altering the registry, no, I haven't touched it. I did have it changed a while back, before I reinstalled my OS, when I was testing a registry change and how it performs with WhatPulse.

Edit: In an earlier post I mentioned that the deimos-svc would crash if the GUI was left visible, either for a short, or an extended period of time. I downloaded the Linux version and tested that out as well. This bug appears in both versions. The Windows and Linux one. deimos-svc crashes in both cases, under the same circumstances. I'd consider this a pretty serious bug, and something you'd want to look into. Also, if you were to make a newer version. You may want to implement that if deimos-svc, or any other part of the program crashes, it restarts itself. Either way, I hope this is something that will be looked into, and fixed somewhat shortly.

Keyboard is PS/2, and my mouse is USB.