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liubomir_paut

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Thu, Apr 9, 2020 1:37 AM

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Photoshop 21.1.1: The "Lumenzia" extension could not be loaded because it was not properly signed

Im using Creative cloud with the latest version of Photoshop 21.1.1 on a Windows 10 machine with all the updates, fresh Win installed one week ago and everything was working perfectly until today when without any special reason I got this message when I try to use my Lumenzia panel in Photoshop: The "Lumenzia" extension could not be loaded because it was not properly signed.

 



I had this issue in the past on Windows 7, different version of Photoshop, different panels, the Regedit workaround (PlayerDebugMode = 1) fixed the issue in the past but not this time.

 



 

I created a new string PlayedDebugMode = 1, restarted the Photoshop and after restart i get this, black screen on Lumenzia panel, is not loading at all.

 



 

I need to mention that I tried to reinstall Photoshop, deleted all extension folders, older version of Lumenzia, still the same issue.

 

Another mention, Raya Pro panels are working fine.

 

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greg_benz

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9 months ago

Hi Liubomir-

I am the developer of Lumenzia.

That error is specific to the files for a single panel. It is not related to a failure of Photoshop, so reinstalling Photoshop will not help. And success with one panel does not mean anything about the ability to use other panels (many times I have seen customers get this error with the main Lumenzia panel and see the Basics panel work just fine, even though they are installed together from the same ZIP download).

This error message simply means that the installed files are not 100% identical to the files created by the software developer. This could be a missing file, a changed file, an unexpected file, a change in the file metadata (date), etc. The advice that follows would apply to pretty much any extension panel you might install for Photoshop.

In my experience, this error nearly always is caused by one of the following issues:
  1. The file metadata has been altered because the files were unzipped and subsequently placed on a cloud or network drive.
  2. The file metadata is incorrect because the files were unzipped using a 3rd-party unzip tool which does not support signed files. This is very common for Windows users who are much more likely to install such tools. 3rd-party tools are pretty rare on MacOS, but I've occasionally seen them become an issue.
  3. Files (typically ones with a JS, JSX, or JSXBIN extension) have been removed and placed in quarantine due to false positive detection by anti-virus software. Removal of any file is an issue, but unknown JavaScript files are more likely to be viewed with suspicion by default.

The solution is to start over from the ZIP download file and:
  1. Unzip the ZIP file on the same drive where you have installed Photoshop.
  2. Use the unzip tools built into the operating system. On Windows, you must right-click and use the "Extract All" command built into Windows (if you do not see that option, you may need to uninstall your 3rd-party unzip software to get it back).
  3. If you use anti-virus software, make sure to whitelist any quarantined files.**
** I write the Lumenzia code myself. While I try to submit code samples to all the major anti-virus companies, I may not get it to your specific vendor. And it is up to them to fix their code signatures, that is out of my control.

Please contact me directly if you need anything else. I'm always happy to help my customers.

Regards,
Greg Benz


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JeffreyTranberry

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Thanks Greg, you rock.

Sr. Product Manager, Adobe Digital Imaging

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9 months ago

liubomir_paut

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Hi Greg, thanks for your feedback, indeed, I used instead of WinRar, the default Windows tool to unzip and is working fine now, much appreciate it.

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9 months ago

thompson_david_4ntfln6xasdqo

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Hi Greg,
Unfortunately, the solution is not working for me.
I'm using ESET Internet Security and it's finding a threat:
JS/TrojanDownloader.Banload.ZF
If I cease computer protection it installs fine and I have added Lemenzia as an exclusion from detection, but once protection is enabled Lumenzia fails with the same error.
Any additional advice would be appreciated.

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6 months ago

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bill_pickard

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Hi Greg
I am also using ESET and I too am having the same issues as David. Any help would be very much appreciated as my editing has come to a standstill.
best
Bill

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greg_benz

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Hi Bill-

ESET started generating false positives a few days ago (they must have new signatures, Lumenzia hasn't changed in 5 months). It's just viewing unknown JavaScript files as suspicious. It's a common issue and happens occasionally with various software and different vendors. I had never had issues with ESET before and had therefore not provided them any code samples to review and approve. I have now done that (as of a couple days ago), but what they do and how quickly is out of my control.

Until ESET is updated,  the only option to keep using Lumenzia is to either approve its files (or disable ESET, which I'm not recommending). When ESET quarantines the files, it is effectively partially uninstalling Lumenzia, which then causes the digital signature to fail and Photoshop reports the error you are seeing (or possibly no error for certain configurations, such as Photoshop CS6).

Affected customers have told me that the following is the way to approve files in ESET:
  1. Go to Setup > Computer Protection > Real-Time File System Protection. There's a drop down that you can set file exclusions based on specific extensions, directories, or file hashes (ESET seems to quarantine 4 Lumenzia JavaScript files).
  2. Then release the the quarantined files via Tools > Quarantine.
-Greg

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thompson_david_4ntfln6xasdqo

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I may have a solution but It's a bit extreme, I'm using ESET Internet Security V. 13.2.15.0
 Go to:
Setup
Advanced Setup
Exclusions
Detection exclusions
Edit
Add
Detection name
add the trojan name as reported in Photoshop: 
JS/TrojanDownloader.Banload.ZF
Click OK
Add
Path
then scroll to 'users/your user name' as the following example:
C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\*
highlight extensions
Click OK as many times as necessary
Click Yes
ESET will add the exclusion.
I've rebooted, reloaded Lumenzia as Greg explains and Lumenzia loads without any issues into Photoshop 21.2.1 Release.
I then deleted the Trojan name in Eset as it is a generic name and could allow another trojan to penetrate the system.. I think!

So far so good

Hope this helps Bill.

Regards David



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5 months ago

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thompson_david_4ntfln6xasdqo

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I may have a solution but It's a bit extreme, I'm using ESET Internet Security V. 13.2.15.0
Go to: 
Setup
Advanced Setup
Exclusions
Detection exclusions
Edit
Add
Detection name
add the trojan name as reported in Photoshop: 
JS/TrojanDownloader.Banload.ZF
Click OK
Add
Path
then scroll to 'users/your user name' as the following example:
C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\*
highlight extensions
Click OK as many times as necessary
Click Yes
ESET will add the exclusion.
I've rebooted, reloaded Lumenzia as Greg explains and Lumenzia loads without any issues into Photoshop 21.2.1 Release.
I then deleted the Trojan name in Eset as it is a generic name and could allow another trojan to penetrate the system.. I think!

Hope this helps Bill.

Regards David

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5 months ago

pudseybill

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Hi David
Many thanks for your response, it was very much appreciated. Unfortunately despite your excellent and detailed explanation the process didn't work for me. These things are really quite complicated. It  may be that I have to for go the expense and change my anti virus software! Thanks also to Greg for taking the time to respond, I will contact ESET but I'm not too hopeful of a speedy solution. Any recommends for a decent anti virus package?
Kind regards
Bill

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bill_pickard

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I have been in contact with Eset over the last couple of days and they have been very supportive and managed to resolve the situation such that no other users should experience this specific issue in their software.
Bill.

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5 months ago

thompson_david_4ntfln6xasdqo

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Happy you found a solution with Eset, well done.
Kind Regards
David

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