GameGuard
Encyclopedia
nProtect GameGuard is an anti-cheating
rootkit
developed by INCA Internet
. It is installed alongside many Asian massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs)
such as Rohan: Blood Feud
, Lineage II
, 9Dragons
, Cabal Online
, Phantasy Star Universe
, GunZ: The Duel, Flyff
, Rappelz
, Luna Online
, PangYa
, Prius Online
, Ragnarok Online
and Alliance of Valiant Arms
to block malicious applications and common methods of cheating. nProtect GameGuard provides B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) security services for online game companies and portal sites.
GameGuard hides the game application process, monitors the entire memory range, terminates applications defined by the game vendor and INCA Internet to be cheats (QIP
for example), blocks certain calls to DirectX
functions and Windows API
s, keylogs your keyboard input, and auto-updates itself to change as new threats surface.
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 Tachyon anti-virus
/anti-spyware library, and others with nProtect KeyCrypt, an anti-keylogger
software that protects the keyboard input information.
Games that use GameGuard include some releases of BlackShot, Aion: The Tower of Eternity, Flyff
, GunBound
, Lineage II
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst, Priston Tale
Ragnarok Online
, and Seal Online
.
Cheating in online games
Cheating in online games is an activity that modifies the game experience to give one player an advantage over others. Depending on the game, different activities constitute cheating and it is either a matter of game policy or consensus opinion as to whether a particular activity is considered to...
rootkit
Rootkit
A rootkit is software that enables continued privileged access to a computer while actively hiding its presence from administrators by subverting standard operating system functionality or other applications...
developed by INCA Internet
INCA Internet
INCA Internet Corporation , also known as nProtect, is a corporation which sells computer software. INCA Internet was founded by Young Heum Joo, the current CEO and President of INCA Internet, in 2000. It offers anti-virus, anti-spyware, game security, and unified corporate security...
. It is installed alongside many Asian massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs)
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
such as Rohan: Blood Feud
Rohan: Blood Feud
Rohan: Blood Feud is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game . One week of closed beta testing in America started from March 17, 2008 by publisher YNK Interactive. It ended its one week of closed beta testing...
, Lineage II
Lineage II
Lineage II is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows. It is a prequel to Lineage, and is set 150 years before the earlier game. It has become very popular since its October 1, 2003 launch in South Korea, reporting 1,000,918 unique users during the month of March 2007...
, 9Dragons
9Dragons
9Dragons is a martial arts-themed massively multiplayer online role playing game, developed by Korean video game company Indy21. The game features 3D graphics and traditional Massively multiplayer online game control schemes...
, Cabal Online
Cabal Online
Cabal Online is a free-to-play, 3D massively-multiplayer online role-playing game , developed by South Korean company ESTsoft. Different versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions...
, Phantasy Star Universe
Phantasy Star Universe
is an action roleplaying game by Sega's Sonic Team for the PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360. In Japan, it was released for the PC and PlayStation 2 on August 31, 2006, with the Xbox 360 version releasing on December 12, 2006. Its North American release was on October 24, 2006, available in all...
, GunZ: The Duel, Flyff
Flyff
Flyff is a fantasy MMORPG by Korean development company Gala Lab .Flyff is a fairly typical party-oriented grinding game where no character can do everything, and efficient play requires working in groups to level up by killing monsters, or Masquerpets...
, Rappelz
Rappelz
Rappelz is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game. The game is developed by the Korean company Gala Lab, formerly nFlavor, and published by the Californian company Gala-Net Inc. It is published in Europe by Gala Networks Europe in French, German, Italian, Polish and Turkish...
, Luna Online
Luna Online
LUNA Online is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by South Korean company EYA Interactive, and published in the US by Gala-Net Inc.-Gameplay:...
, PangYa
PangYa
PangYa , is an online multiplayer casual golf simulation game designed by Korean development company, Ntreev Soft....
, Prius Online
Prius Online
Prius Online is a Free-to-play 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game which revolves around a three character playing system. The 3C system consists of your main character, the Anima, and the Gigas...
, Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online , often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was first released in South Korea on 31 August 2002 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released in many other...
and Alliance of Valiant Arms
Alliance of Valiant Arms
Alliance of Valiant Arms is a free-to-play online first-person shooter video game, developed by Red Duck Inc. and is using the Unreal Engine 3....
to block malicious applications and common methods of cheating. nProtect GameGuard provides B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) security services for online game companies and portal sites.
GameGuard hides the game application process, monitors the entire memory range, terminates applications defined by the game vendor and INCA Internet to be cheats (QIP
Quiet Internet Pager
QIP is a multiprotocol instant messaging client. It is a closed source freeware program originally developed by Ilgam Zyulkorneev. In 2008 it was bought by RosBusinessConsulting media group and named most popular RBC service in 2009.- Features :...
for example), blocks certain calls to DirectX
DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay,...
functions and Windows API
Windows API
The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is Microsoft's core set of application programming interfaces available in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. It was formerly called the Win32 API; however, the name "Windows API" more accurately reflects its roots in 16-bit Windows and its support on...
s, keylogs your keyboard input, and auto-updates itself to change as new threats surface.
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 Tachyon anti-virus
Antivirus software
Antivirus or anti-virus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including but not limited to computer viruses, computer worm, trojan horses, spyware and adware...
/anti-spyware library, and others with nProtect KeyCrypt, an anti-keylogger
Keystroke logging
Keystroke logging is the action of tracking the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored...
software that protects the keyboard input information.
Games that use GameGuard include some releases of BlackShot, Aion: The Tower of Eternity, Flyff
Flyff
Flyff is a fantasy MMORPG by Korean development company Gala Lab .Flyff is a fairly typical party-oriented grinding game where no character can do everything, and efficient play requires working in groups to level up by killing monsters, or Masquerpets...
, GunBound
GunBound
GunBound is a free-to-play, turn-based, room-to-room, multiplayer online game with many similar features to the popular Worms game series....
, Lineage II
Lineage II
Lineage II is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows. It is a prequel to Lineage, and is set 150 years before the earlier game. It has become very popular since its October 1, 2003 launch in South Korea, reporting 1,000,918 unique users during the month of March 2007...
Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst, Priston Tale
Priston Tale
PristonTale is a 3D fantasy MMORPG that centers on action-based role-playing. It was originally released in South Korea, 2001, by Yedang Online. It was created by Triglow Pictures Inc. and has since been published for Japan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, England, Philippines, Brazil and the...
Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online
Ragnarok Online , often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game or MMORPG created by GRAVITY Co., Ltd. based on the manhwa Ragnarok by Lee Myung-jin. It was first released in South Korea on 31 August 2002 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released in many other...
, and Seal Online
Seal Online
Seal Online is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing game, developed by the Korean company - YNK Partners Inc. As of 7 February 2008, official versions of the game are available in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and the United States.The English version of Seal Online was...
.