Shot Online

[Airstrike]

I just started playing Shot Online today, it's a free MMO game in which you...play golf. Yes, as riveting, no doubt, as it doesn't sound, it actually is. I was pleasantly surprised by the game, and I'm a hardcore gamer. I recommend you check it out, it's a really small and fast download. Plus I kind of need someone to help me with the quests, and I don't know anyone in real life who plays this lol. If you do decide to play this, be sure to send me a message or friend request, the server I play on is "Hollid" and I play on the "Novice" channel. My in-game name is "Veronica92" (without the quotation marks). I'll link to the trailer below, the official website is: http://shotonline.gamescampus.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKzP_9U6vYM

[Stryder]

I wouldn't recommend playing it due to the fact it uses gameguard.

[Airstrike]

Originally Posted by Tatted Soul

I wouldn't recommend playing it due to the fact it uses gameguard.

You like hackers in your games?

[Stryder]

Originally Posted by Airstrike

You like hackers in your games?

Oh of course not. I hate cheaters, but gameguard is definitely NOT the way I would go when it comes to "anticheat programs". I'm not sure if you know a lot about gameguard or not though. Its a very intrusive piece of software. Basically it's a rootkit. Not sure if you know what a rootkit is or not. I would recommend looking it up if you aren't familiar.

Have you tried to play the game on a different user other then admin on your pc? you can't unless it has admin. The rootkit has to be able to go through everything on your computer or it won't start the game.

Its really hard to get out of your computer to.

I am puttin up the Wiki on it so people understand what a rootkit is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit

[Airstrike]

Doesn't Combat Arms use that though?

[Stryder]

Originally Posted by Airstrike

Doesn't Combat Arms use that though?

I am not sure. I can check.

I believe its Hackshield.



Gameguard is on these games(taken from the wiki)

* 2Moons
* 9Dragons (revision 1057)
* Aion: The Tower of Eternity (Most release versions do not use it)
* Albatross18
* Alliance of Valiant Arms
* Archlord
* Asda Story
* BOTS (revision 1057)
* Cabal Online (Some other versions use XTrap)
* Cal Ripken's Real Baseball
* Chronicles of Spellborn
* Club Audition
* Counter-Strike Online
* Cronous
* CrossFire (online PC game)
* Dance! Online
* Dark Arena
* Mosiang Online
* Darkeden
* Dekaron (2Moons)
* Digimon RPG(english version compatible)
* Drift City (revision 1205)
* Dragonica Online
* Dragonball Online(Korean Netmarble Version)
* Dungeon & Fighter
* Emil Chronicle Online
* Exteel
* EA Sports
* Flyff
* Fiesta Online o US (revision 1465) o EU (revision 1335)
* Gersang
* GunBound o GIS (revision 1292) o Europe (GOA, revision 1204) o Omega (revision 695)
* Gunster
* GunZ: The Duel (Some versions are with XTrap)
* Heat Project
* Huxley
* Hyper Relay
* Jin Online
* Karma: Operation Barbarossa
* Karos Online
* Last Chaos
* LaTale (Beta)
* Legend of Mir 3
* Lineage II
* Lunia
* Luna Online
* Mabinogi (switched to Hackshield in later releases)
* MapleStory (switched to Hackshield in later releases)
* MLB Dugout Heroes
* Monster Hunter Frontier
* Mu Online
* Navy Field
* Nostale
* Operation 7
* OZ World
* Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (PSOBB)
* Phantasy Star Universe (PSU)
* Point Blank(Later switced to Hackshield)
* Priston Tale[4] (English version is running X-Trap)
* Priston Tale 2
* Project Torque
* R2: Reign of Revolution (Taiwan)
* Ragnarok Online (bRO: revision 1335)
* Rakion (revision 1386)
* Rappelz (All Regions)
* Ran Online
* Return of the warrior
* Risk Your Life
* Rohan Online
* ROSE Online (revision 1127)
* Shaiya
* SD Gundam Capsule Fighter
* Seal Online[4]
* Shot Online
* Soldier Front
* Special Force PH
* Street Gears
* Sudden Attack
* TalesRunner
* The Chronicles of Spellborn
* Trickster
* Twelve Sky
* WarRock
* WolfTeam (revision 1226)
* WonderKing Online (English version switched to Hackshield)
* Xiah online
* Ys Online


as you can see some games have left Gameguard for others. Not saying its because of it being a rootkit but obviously something is up. There are actually some very well known games on the list...its really too bad.

If I am not mistaken WOW had a problem with their antihack program(Warden) when it first was launched and legal action was taken for memory scans. Basically people could read your IMs and stuff of that nature.

[Stryder]

Hey I just wanted you to know that I am not tellin ya what to do or tryin to mess up people playing games with you. I know if it were me I would want to know a little bit more about the anticheat software. Some might not be aware of what it does or even that its installed. So hope you dont take me posting that the wrong way.


VERY IMPORTANT
If you do uninstall the game it will be on your computer still. There is NO UNINSTALL for it

[Airstrike]

Oh yeah, Combat Arms uses HackShield, not GameGuard.

[Airstrike]

And hmm thanks for bringing this up, it's kind of interesting. I couldn't find anything about memory scans for it on Wikipedia though.

[Stryder]

Originally Posted by Airstrike

And hmm thanks for bringing this up, it's kind of interesting. I couldn't find anything about memory scans for it on Wikipedia though.

The wiki has been altered many times. It used to have plenty of info about the problems it had. It was on a couple computer security forums that I first learned of gameguard and that fact it is indeed a rootkit. I'm sure if you search around the net you will find plenty on it. A LOT of AVs detect it as malware.

[Airstrike]

Originally Posted by Tatted Soul

The wiki has been altered many times. It used to have plenty of info about the problems it had. It was on a couple computer security forums that I first learned of gameguard and that fact it is indeed a rootkit. I'm sure if you search around the net you will find plenty on it. A LOT of AVs detect it as malware.

A lot of anti-viruses also claim GameSpy Arcade is malware.

[Stryder]

Originally Posted by Airstrike

A lot of anti-viruses also claim GameSpy Arcade is malware.

Gamespy Arcade is known to carry adware that injects .dll files. It's also known for installing itself without people knowing it. These are things that Malware does..so yes I would consider this to be Malware.

As for Gameguard, you don't have to believe that it's a rootkit. I do stand by what I have already stated however.


Have fun and happy gaming.