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Downloads:

102,687

Downloads of v 3.4.0.39:

39

Last Update:

13 Dec 2021

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Tencent Inc.

Tags:

admin wechat messenger

WeChat

Downloads:

102,687

Downloads of v 3.4.0.39:

39

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Tencent Inc.

WeChat

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Some Checks Are Exempted or Are Not Yet Complete

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

Works in the Chocolatey Test Environment, unknown why it is failing in the package verifier.

Details

Scan Testing Pending

WARNING

This package was rejected on 13 Dec 2021. The reviewer facorread has listed the following reason(s):

facorread (maintainer) on 17 Nov 2021 16:47:50 +00:00:

User 'facorread' (maintainer) submitted package.

facorread (maintainer) on 17 Nov 2021 16:50:06 +00:00:

User 'facorread' (maintainer) submitted package.

facorread (maintainer) on 17 Nov 2021 16:52:53 +00:00:

User 'facorread' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 17 Nov 2021 17:24:47 +00:00:

wechat has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
NOTE: No required changes that the validator checks have been flagged! It is appreciated if you fix other items, but only Requirements will hold up a package version from approval. A human review could still turn up issues a computer may not easily find.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 17 Nov 2021 17:30:02 +00:00:

wechat has passed automated package testing (verification). The next step in the process is package scanning.
Please visit https://gist.github.com/8566fabb9e80b5c2527ec86d7864cfdd for details.
This is an FYI only. There is no action you need to take.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 17 Nov 2021 17:43:55 +00:00:

wechat has been flagged as part of automated virus scanning.
Package virus scanning found that at least 1 file within, or downloaded by, the package has between 1 and 5 VirusTotal detections associated with it
This is not enough detections to prevent the approval of this package version.

facorread (maintainer) on 13 Dec 2021 20:44:36 +00:00:

User 'facorread' (maintainer) submitted package.

chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 13 Dec 2021 21:16:07 +00:00:

wechat has passed automated validation. It may have or may still fail other checks like testing (verification).
NOTE: No required changes that the validator checks have been flagged! It is appreciated if you fix other items, but only Requirements will hold up a package version from approval. A human review could still turn up issues a computer may not easily find.

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chocolatey-ops (reviewer) on 13 Dec 2021 21:22:52 +00:00:

wechat has failed automated package testing (verification).
Please visit https://gist.github.com/39d876d42594b7b8571d7a55bb213bf3 for details.
The package status will be changed and will be waiting on your next actions.

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facorread (maintainer) on 13 Dec 2021 21:33:23 +00:00:

Self-rejecting version 3.4.0.39 as a new version 3.4.0.54 has been pushed.
Status Change - Changed status of package from 'submitted' to 'rejected'.

Description

From https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tencent.mm

WeChat is more than a messaging and social media app - it is a lifestyle for over one billion users across the world. Chat and make calls with friends, read news and use local services in Official Accounts and Mini Programs, play fun games with friends, enjoy mobile payment features with WeChat Pay, and much more.

Why do over one billion people use WeChat? Well...
• MORE WAYS TO CHAT: Message friends using text, photo, voice, video, location sharing, and more. Create group chats with up to 500 members.
• VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS: High-quality voice and video calls to anywhere in the world. Make group video calls with up to 9 people.
• REAL-TIME LOCATION: Not good at explaining directions? Share your real-time location with the press of a button.
• MOMENTS: Share your favorite moments. Post photos, videos, and more to your Moments stream.
• TIME CAPSULE (NEW!): Share glimpses of your day. Record short videos to post in your Time Capsule before they disappear in 24 hours.
• STICKER GALLERY: Browse thousands of fun, animated stickers to help express yourself in chats, including stickers with your favorite cartoon and movie characters.
• CUSTOM STICKERS: Make chatting more unique with custom stickers and the new Selfie Stickers feature.
• OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS: Tons of accounts to follow with original content and news for your reading pleasure.
• MINI PROGRAMS: Countless third-party services all within the WeChat app that don’t require additional installation, saving you precious phone storage and time.
• TOP STORIES: See the latest articles your friends are reading and discover all kinds of interesting content.
• GAMES: Have fun and compete with friends in a huge selection of WeChat Mini Games and Tencent Games (*only available in certain regions).
• WECHAT PAY: Enjoy the convenience of world-leading mobile payment features with WeChat Pay and Wallet (*only available in certain regions).
• WECHAT OUT: Make calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe at super low rates (*only available in certain regions).
• LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20 different languages and can translate friends’ messages and Moments posts.
• BETTER PRIVACY: Giving you the highest level of control over your privacy, WeChat is the only messaging app to be certified by TRUSTe.
• AND MUCH MORE: Exercise with friends on WeRun, scan QR codes, and much more.


tools\.skipAutoUninstall
 
tools\chocolateyinstall.ps1
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop';

$InstallerPath = "$(Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)\WeChatSetup.exe"

$DownloadArgs = @{
  PackageName  = 'wechat'
  FileFullPath = "$InstallerPath"
  Url          = 'https://dldir1.qq.com/weixin/Windows/WeChatSetup.exe'
}

Get-ChocolateyWebFile @DownloadArgs

$possibleHashes = 'B385E1EB4FA2AC6F0084324C4AB57D69B61867F49C7B1F35C6F9B7326E7D07FFD94B0857C0D97CA816D68AC4350EA91701C789BB58A89B4C9DB0F7A4687CD22B','A810909B33C43E173A7FBEF86D40649420F919EB08591F75A7797018A81024BA393CA15CA1435F496046FB9D7FB1CF57B6247977F3263A1B5DFE1432CD091AF3',
'54B9E07836DF48C8D31A670EB355B98E46F559CD8565B9368425BE4FD8BF50D57192D83B0B6E18266FCCBC22CD1DF69D9C8BD3F40BA0B23EB6F42266DB7651E4',
'EF3070F31BB74C7C749BDF49AD8D34A9DBFFD716F244B12942BA0806A9F45D9CA9482BA9B6DD21F4542A9077070CD7B3E7C4BFE5FC658B40DD9FA7D06D5B2446'

$ValidHash = $false
foreach ($possibleHash in $possibleHashes) {
  $ChecksumArgs = @{
    File         = "$InstallerPath"
    Checksum     = "$possibleHash"
    ChecksumType = 'sha512'
  }
  Try {
    Get-ChecksumValid @ChecksumArgs
    $ValidHash = $possibleHash
  }
  Catch {
    # Hash did not match. We will move on to the next hash.
  }
}

if ( $ValidHash -eq $false ) {
  throw "Installation failed for all registered hashes. Please report this problem to the WeChat Chocolatey package maintainer."
}

$packageArgs = @{
  PackageName  = 'wechat'
  FileType     = 'exe'
  SilentArgs   = '/S'
  SoftwareName = 'WeChat*'
  Checksum     = "$ValidHash"
  checksumType = 'sha512'
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
tools\chocolateyUninstall.ps1
# 2021-09-07 Fabio A. Correa <[email protected]>
# Chocolatey Automatic Uninstaller cannot silently uninstall WeChat because the installation does not create a QuietUninstallString value in the Windows Registry.
# Because of this, this file takes the UninstallString and appends a /S argument to make the uninstallation silent.
# This directory contains a file .skipAutoUninstall to tell Chocolatey to skip the automatic uninstaller https://github.com/chocolatey/choco/issues/1257

$registryKeys = Get-UninstallRegistryKey -SoftwareName "WeChat"

foreach ($key in $registryKeys) {
    $packageArgs = @{
        PackageName = 'wechat'
        FileType    = 'exe'
        SilentArgs  = '/S'
        File        = $key.UninstallString
    }
    Uninstall-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs
}

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Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
WeChat 3.9.7.29 1228 Sunday, October 29, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.7.25 46 Sunday, October 29, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.6.34 47 Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.5.91 37 Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.5.81 65 Friday, July 7, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.2.23 8646 Friday, March 31, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.9.0.28 1715 Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Approved
WeChat 3.8.1.26 950 Tuesday, December 20, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.8.0.41 758 Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.8.0.33 416 Thursday, November 10, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.7.6.44 1254 Saturday, September 3, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.7.6.29 52 Thursday, September 1, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.7.5.31 1583 Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.7.0.30 1338 Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.7.0.29 462 Saturday, June 4, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.6.0.18 931 Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.5.0.46 3271 Monday, February 14, 2022 Approved
WeChat 3.4.0.38 17571 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Approved
WeChat 3.3.5.50 1170 Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Approved
WeChat 3.3.0 1196 Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Approved
WeChat 3.1.0 19134 Sunday, January 31, 2021 Approved
WeChat 3.0.0 2396 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Approved
WeChat 2.9.5.20201001 1532 Saturday, October 3, 2020 Approved
WeChat 2.9.5 18343 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Approved
WeChat 2.7.1.1018 8158 Sunday, November 24, 2019 Approved
WeChat 2.6.8 1054 Monday, July 15, 2019 Approved

Tencent does not publish release notes for WeChat for Windows.

The official installer is named WeChatSetup.exe; every new version of the installer has the same file name, which invalidates older versions of the WeChat Chocolatey package.

The WeChat Installer differs from location to location. When installing this package, if your system downloads a variant of the installer with an unknown checksum, the installation fails with a message, "Error - hashes do not match. Actual value was --Hash--".

Please report this error to the package maintainer. The maintainer will use a VPN to try to download that same variant and thus verify that this is an official installer. The hash is added to the package only if it passes this verification.

The WeChat installer has a version number that is different from that of WeChat itself. The Chocolatey package tries to conform to the WeChat version. Sometimes, the package version may differ in the revision number when a newly discovered variant of the installer needs to be added to the package. For example, package version 3.4.0.39 is not an official version from Tencent. Instead, it provides Tencent's version 3.4.0.38 in two known variants of the installer.


This package has no dependencies.

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