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World of Warcraft's Brand New Rootkit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-isn't-that-secure dept.

Captain Kirk writes "We all know that World of Warcraft has checked for hacks to ensure a safe game environment for all players. The latest version of these checks goes beyond anything seen so far in that what is being checked is now completely encrypted. Obviously this hits bot writers as can be seen from these complaints, But it also strikes at the privacy of all users. Now Blizzard has a tool that is encrypted and can run any type of scan, transfer any file or edit any document on your computer. That can't be right."

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  1. Re:Unbelivable by ajs · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I canceled when they started adding things to their detection kit. When I saw it reading registry keys (regmon) it had NO business reading, I canceled. Did it need to read the activation keys for Windows? Absolutely not. I'm sorry to hear that.

    Out of curiosity, how would you go about detecting keyloggers and/or bots without reading the registry? Or do you just feel that Blizzard shouldn't attempt to detect abuse? Myself, I'm a player and I WANT Blizzard to look for such abuse. If someone finds that Blizzard's bot is doing something that's actually wrong (e.g. sending personal data back to home base, not just reading the registry), then I'll be the first to pressure them to fix it. However, if they're just scanning for malicious software that doesn't actually seem like a problem.

    It is CERTAINLY not a rootkit according to any definition I've ever heard.