2.4.4 should auto gen a conf file with some healthy nodes in it. they should sync off of them no problem. shouldnt be getting stuck (although the first 100k blocks are sketchy because that was before i took over)
every time i try to run the new eccoin wallet it says it was damage and i should eject the disk image
If MAC... you download the .dmg file -->
you double click the ECCoin-2.4.4.0.dmg -->
that will open a window with the Applications Map and the ECCoin-Qt, now drag the ECCoin-Qt to the Applications map. That will install the ECC wallet. -->
Now eject the ECCoin-Qt pakkage that is on your desktop and looks like an harddisk.-->
Find your installed ECC wallet in your Application folder and double click to start the wallet
** EDIT **
Have a look in your finder window on the left side under Devices. If you see there any ECCoin-Qt device then eject that. That is NOT your wallet, it is the installation package that you should eject after instalation.