diff --git a/2dxAutoClip/iidxAutoClip.cs b/2dxAutoClip/iidxAutoClip.cs
index e2fcfa1..79a9990 100644
--- a/2dxAutoClip/iidxAutoClip.cs
+++ b/2dxAutoClip/iidxAutoClip.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ using NAudio.Wave;
 using System.Net;
 
 namespace _2dxAutoClip;
-#pragma warning disable CA1416
-#pragma warning disable SYSLIB0014
+
 
 class Program
 {
@@ -30,9 +29,9 @@ class Program
 
     private static async Task Main(string[] args)
     {
-        DownloadFFmpeg();
+        await DownloadFFmpeg();
         LoadSettingsFromPropFile();
-        FetchAppLB();
+        await FetchAppLB();
         _encoder = GetHardwareEncoder();
         var gameProcesses = Process.GetProcessesByName(_gameProcessName);
         if (gameProcesses.Length > 0)
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class Program
             Console.WriteLine($"Unable to find {_gameProcessName}. Is the game running and TickerHook enabled?");
         }
     }
-    private static void DownloadFFmpeg()
+    private static async Task DownloadFFmpeg()
     {
         const string ffmpegExe = "ffmpeg.exe";
         const string ffmpegUrl = "https://tfm2.mercurio.moe/ffmpeg.exe";
@@ -53,25 +52,32 @@ class Program
         if (File.Exists(ffmpegExe))
         {
             Console.WriteLine("FFmpeg already exists.");
+            return;
         }
-        else
+
+        try
         {
-            try
+            Console.WriteLine("FFmpeg not found. Downloading...");
+
+            using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("FFmpeg not found. Downloading...");
-                using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
+                using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(ffmpegUrl))
                 {
-                    client.DownloadFile(ffmpegUrl, ffmpegExe);
+                    response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                    byte[] fileBytes = await response.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync();
+                    await File.WriteAllBytesAsync(ffmpegExe, fileBytes);
                 }
-                Console.WriteLine("FFmpeg downloaded successfully.");
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Error downloading FFmpeg: {ex.Message}");
             }
+
+            Console.WriteLine("FFmpeg downloaded successfully.");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Error downloading FFmpeg: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
-    private static void FetchAppLB()
+
+    private static async Task FetchAppLB()
     {
         const string applbBinary = "applb.exe";
         const string applburl = "https://tfm2.mercurio.moe/applb.exe";
@@ -79,22 +85,26 @@ class Program
         if (File.Exists(applbBinary))
         {
             Console.WriteLine("AppLB already exists.");
+            return;
         }
-        else
+
+        try
         {
-            try
+            Console.WriteLine("AppLB not found. Downloading...");
+            using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("AppLB not found. Downloading...");
-                using (WebClient client = new WebClient())
-                {
-                    client.DownloadFile(applburl, applbBinary);
-                }
-                Console.WriteLine("AppLB downloaded successfully.");
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                Console.WriteLine($"Error downloading AppLB: {ex.Message}");
+                var response = await client.GetAsync(applburl);
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+
+                await using var fileStream = new FileStream(applbBinary, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
+                await using var httpStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+                await httpStream.CopyToAsync(fileStream);
             }
+            Console.WriteLine("AppLB downloaded successfully.");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Error downloading AppLB: {ex.Message}");
         }
     }
     public static int GetFirstProcessIdByName(string executableName)
@@ -232,6 +242,12 @@ class Program
             var message = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(buffer, 0, result.Count).Trim().ToUpper();
             Console.WriteLine($"[TickerHook] Received message: {message}");
 
+            if (Regex.IsMatch(message, "^WELCOME TO BEATMANIA.*") || message.Contains("DEMO PLAY"))
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("[TickerHook] Ignoring excluded message.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if (message == lastMessage && !message.Contains("SELECT FROM"))
             {
                 consecutiveMessageCount++;
@@ -269,6 +285,7 @@ class Program
         return !reconnecting;
     }
 
+
     private static void StartRecording(string songName)
     {
         if (_sysaudio == true)