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nProtect GameGuard

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nProtect GameGuard(sometimes calledGG) is ananti-cheatingrootkitdeveloped byINCA Internet.It is widely installed in many online games to block possibly malicious applications and prevent common methods of cheating.[1][2][3]nProtect GameGuard provides B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) security services for online game companies and portal sites. The software is considered to be one of three software programs which"dominate South Korea's domestic online game security market".[4]

nProtect GameGuard
Developer(s)INCA Internet Co., Ltd.
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeAnti-cheating
LicenseProprietary
Websitegameguard.nprotect.com/en/index.html

GameGuard uses rootkits to proactively prevent cheat software from running.[5]GameGuard hides the game application process, monitors the entire memory range, terminates applications defined by the game vendor and INCA Internet to be cheats (QIPfor example[citation needed]), blocks certain calls toDirect Xfunctions andWindows APIs,keylogs keyboard input[citation needed],and auto-updates itself to change as new possible threats surface.[1]

Since GameGuard works like a rootkit,[2][6]players may experience unintended and potentially unwanted side effects. If set, GameGuard blocks any installation or activation of hardware and peripherals (e.g., a mouse) while the program is running. Since GameGuard monitors any changes in the computer's memory, it will cause performance issues when the protected game loads multiple or large resources all at once.[7]

Additionally, some versions of GameGuard had an unpatchedprivilege escalationbug, allowing any program to issue commands as if they were running under an Administrator account.[8]

GameGuard possesses a database on game hacks based on security references from more than 260 game clients. Some editions of GameGuard are now bundled with INCA Internet's Tachyonanti-virus/anti-spywarelibrary, and others with nProtect Key Crypt, ananti-key-loggersoftware that protects the keyboard input information.

List of online games using GameGuard

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GameGuard is used in many online games.[3][9][10]

References

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  1. ^abStevens, Scott M.; Saldamarco, Shirley, eds. (2008).Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2008: 7th International Conference.Springer Science+Business Media.p. 96.ISBN978-3-540-89221-2.
  2. ^abFahey, Mike (18 September 2009)."Hooray! Aion Drops GameGuard For Launch".Kotaku.Retrieved2 February2016.
  3. ^able Ricque, Edouard (25 November 2011)."L.A. Noire sur PC: Kaspersky n'aime pas".Tom's Guide France.Archived fromthe originalon 26 November 2011.Retrieved2 February2016.
  4. ^Sung-mi, Kim (11 September 2012)."Wiselogic, the Hidden Champion in Online Game Security".The Korea IT Times.Seoul, South Korea. Archived fromthe originalon 18 January 2013.Retrieved2 February2016.
  5. ^Cano, Nick (2016).Game Hacking: Developing Autonomous Bots for Online Games.William Pollock.p. 248.ISBN978-1593276690.
  6. ^"RootRepeal – Rootkit Detector".Retrieved3 February2016....many antivirus programs and some games (for example, nProtect GameGuard) use rootkit-like technology to hide or protect themselves.
  7. ^Spohn, Steve (14 September 2009)."GameGuard Shuts Down Disabled Gamers".The AbleGamers Foundation.Archived fromthe originalon 20 November 2009.Retrieved4 February2016.
  8. ^"CVE-2005-0295: npptnt2.sys in nProtect Gameguard provides unrestricted I/O to any process that calls it, which allows local users to gain privileges".Retrieved25 February2017.
  9. ^"nProtect gameGuard Partner".Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2012.Retrieved27 August2007.
  10. ^"GameGuard Errors".NCSOFT.Retrieved3 February2016.
  11. ^"Announcing Our New Anti-Hacking Partner XIGNCODE3".elsword.koggames.com.Retrieved23 November2020.
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