<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><div>Arnon,</div><div> </div><div>I tried "//ret = _running = false"earlier and noticed vdagent was not stopped but had seen mouse tracking offset issue.</div><div>I can't stop VDService because VDAgent functionality is mandatory.</div><div> </div><div>As Yaniv suggestion, will it be possible keep running VDAgent and keeping server mode for such apps?</div><div>Do you have any other ideas to fix this?</div><div> </div><div>Thanks\Naga.</div></div><div> </div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> From: Yaniv Kaul <ykaul@redhat.com> To: Arnon Gilboa <agilboa@redhat.com> Cc: spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org; Naga Mohan Pothula <nagamohan.pothula@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 5:19 AM Subject: Re: [Spice-devel] Mouse failure happens when mouse hovers on some Apps like Kaspersky Anti-virus tool. </div> On 08/15/2012 01:05 PM, Arnon Gilboa wrote: > Yaniv Kaul wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> Hi Naga, >>> >>> Tested and reproduced it on Win7. >> >> I bet you'd see this in any many personal FW / Antivirus, to prevent a malicious software from manipulating it via the mouse (and disable it, for example). >> >> I'd try with ZoneAlarm (http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.htm#) for example, which I know has such protection. >> Y. > Seems you are right. So the only option we have is (auto)fallback to server mode / usbtablet for such apps? If you can do it automatically, I guess so. Y. >>> I don't have a patch yet for solving it, but you comment out the >>> line: >>> //ret = _running = false; >>> so vdagent won't exit, although mouse will not be effective on such >>> apps. >>> If it's a must, meanwhile you can always switch back to server mouse >>> mode by stopping vdservice. >>> You can also use usbtablet in case you don't need vdagent >>> functionality >>> (multi mon, c&p etc.) >>> I'll update you when I have a patch ready (currently not top >>> priority). >>> >>> Regards, >>> Arnon >>> >>> >>> >>> Naga Mohan Pothula wrote: >>>> Hi Arnon, >>>> >>>> Have you checked installing kaspersky trail version? Here is the >>>> eror that causes vdagent.exe to be terminated abruptly. >>>> VDAgent::send_input::SendInput failed: 0 >>>> VDAgent::run::Agent stopped >>>> >>>> I've checked integrity level of Kaspersky UI process and it is >>>> lesser than VDAgent.exe >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks/Naga. >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Arnon Gilboa <<a ymailto="mailto:agilboa@redhat.com" href="mailto:agilboa@redhat.com">agilboa@redhat.com</a>>fail due to UIPI blocking >>>> To: Naga Mohan Pothula <<a ymailto="mailto:nagamohan.pothula@yahoo.com" href="mailto:nagamohan.pothula@yahoo.com">nagamohan.pothula@yahoo.com</a>> >>>> Cc: "<a ymailto="mailto:spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" href="mailto:spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a>" >>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" href="mailto:spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a>> >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 5, 2012 9:54 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Spice-devel] Mouse failure happens when mouse hovers >>>> on some Apps like Kaspersky Anti-virus tool. >>>> >>>> Naga Mohan Pothula wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> VDAgent in Windows 7 guest gets terminated when mouse hovers on >>>>> some applications like Kaspersky Anti-virus tool. Noticed >>>>> SendInput Windows API fails whenever any mouse operation performs >>>>> on this tool. "handle_mouse_event" method returns with failure >>>>> due to this and causes VDAgent to terminate. >>>> what's the error logged in %windir%\temp\vdagent.log? look for >>>> "SendInput failed: ...") >>>>> Initially, I thought it is UIPI ie., Process Integrity Level issue >>>>> and observed as follows: >>>>> VDService with SYSTEM a/c creates VDAgent with SYTEM a/c >>>>> Kaspersky tool is service-based app with SYSTEM a/c creates >>>>> process to handle UI with logged-on user and with 'Medium' >>>>> Integrity level. >>>>> >>>>> Don't understand why SendInput API fails even VDAgent with higher >>>>> integrity level than Kaspersky tool? >>>>> Is there any other way to make VDAgent works for all applications >>>>> installed in windows guest? >>>> will give it a look and update you accordingly. >>>>> Thanks\Naga. >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Spice-devel mailing list >>>>> <a ymailto="mailto:Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" href="mailto:Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> >>>>> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Spice-devel mailing list >>> <a ymailto="mailto:Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org" href="mailto:Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a> >>> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel" target="_blank">http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel</a> >>> > </div> </div> </div></body></html>