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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6526851.stm
World of Warcraft players are being targeted by hackers exploiting flaws in how Windows handles animated cursors. Should make ya wonder.... What are Animated Cursors ?
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Hourglass, custom cursors that have a moving picture (like some WoW cursors), etc. The whole thing is just another case of people clicking shit they shouldn't have been clicking. Anyway, since it doesn't say anywhere in the article how this works... The invading virus is set to wait for your cursor to change to the WoW cursor at the login screen. I'm not getting into how it does that, it just happens. Keylogger activates, you put in your account info, they take your account info, yay someone has reason to get a Core Hound pup! This is why smart people use on-screen keyboards to log in (it's under Start>All Programs>Accessories>Accessibility for Windows XP...no clue for anything else). Edit: Authenticators are far from 100% safe.
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Keyloggers designed specifically to steal WoW accounts aren't going to just log every input you type in. It's going to track whatever goes into the login fields, including copypasta or your pos onscreen keyboard.
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I was curious so... I tested it.
On-screen Keyboard won't help you if you have a keylogger. Using something like. (VB6: Just an example. ~_~) Code:
If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyA) Then
MsgBox "You fail."
End If
Triggers on press of both keyboard and on-screen keyboard. It's the same thing, same input type. Just makin' sure you know you aren't really safe. At least using windows. *nod* Yeah like naez said, keyloggers for WoW... You are doomed! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | ||
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Lol this happened to my brother 5 days ago if that.
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It's not about how much it costs. Although I don't, and never have, played WoW, I would view it as an insult and poor customer service if, say, SOE were to institute these things (I can't give up my dying Vanguard.) Better to unsub and let an inferior company learn what they should and shouldn't do. | |||
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"So what's the next way to milk this cow?" "Have some dudes start hacking WoW accounts, force players to pay for an authenticator or run the risk of losing their account" 100million x 7 dollars = 700 million
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