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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:Recommendation for online gaming by orclevegam · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's actually one of the things I'm planning on testing out soon. I tried running WoW in WINE in the past but had about a 20 fps drop and strange graphical glitches. I've since updated my nVidia driver and I'm hoping that in combination with some of the tweaks (proper dual core support for starters) that Blizzard released in the last patch should clear that up.

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    Curiosity was framed, Ignorance killed the cat.
  2. Re:Recommendation for online gaming by dippitydoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cedega Baby. Runs all the games I love and play.

  3. Re:Recommendation for online gaming by ajs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Much as I would love to be Windows free, there are still many games that WINE simply cannot run, and more still that it cannot run with acceptable performance. If it doesn't run under wine, it's not a game, it's a waste of plastic and aluminum film.

    Wine is my platform of choice and it behave just fine for me when running software from companies that take the time to treat their users well. Specifically, I've yet to see a game from Blizzard not run. Heck, even most Microsoft games run just fine. What doesn't run well is games from little companies that don't have the resources to write their own code, so they buy someone's hackish garbage game development platform.

    I ignore these games.