World of Warcraft®

Hi,I would assume that I'm not the only player who has noticed that Blizzard has included a rootkit (tracker) in the last update ? ( it shows up on my virus and malware scans ! ) I personally find it offensive. We all pay to play and there is no good reason for such underhanded behavior on the part of the people we need to trust. I'd suggest a protest. Its' all about strength and honor...right?

Well,the best place imho would be to use your own version (s) of a spyware scan and a decent anti-virus.The results speak for themselves.I'm honestly shocked and more that disappointed.

Could you tell us something about this supposed rootkit, what your AV identifies it as to start with?

Also could you tell us what AV/malware scanner you're using? AVG has become notorious for false positives in recent years.

What rootkit? What tracer?

How about some specificity instead of vague claims that may or may not be true?

Perfectly legitimate parts of WoW have been flagged as "viruses" by certain programs - known as false positives - for years now.

Hi,surely I can,no problem.I currently use Spybot S&D, and Avira AV and the rootkit shows on both. I'm not sure I would call that "supposed". See for yourself,I wish it weren't true.

Please detail what your programs are flagging.

I'm not going to change mine, which aren't detecting anything.

Aside from Warden, which has a purpose, do you think or expect us to believe that Blizzard is building spyware into its program?

Hi,surely I can,no problem.I currently use Spybot S&D, and Avira AV and the rootkit shows on both. I'm not sure I would call that "supposed". See for yourself,I wish it weren't true.

Spybot doesn't show it for me, neither does Malwarebytes nor Adaware. I think you picked this up somewhere else, not from Blizzard. It's just named Blizzard to trick you into allowing it.

I know we are not supposed to attack other posters...BUT...in this case it is not an attack, it is just stating an obvious fact....OP...YOU ARE A MORON!!!

Just finished a Spybot scan and it shows nothing.

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence"

~C.Sagan

02/18/2013 12:09 PMPosted by Bankho

do remember, blizz for a great long while sent all our info to a colleges computer, some testing or something they did, and then forgot to turn it off, so I don't doubt a root kit to spy/track you after and before you play wow, you know to help target you with advertisements on the launcher

oh man is that even a hat

it looks like you just shoved a life-size model of mount everest made out of tin foil up on there

Blizzard has Warden.. which its had forever... and which you have granted permission for them to use on your computer.

Scanned here repeatedly... nothing. Not the slightest hint of a rootkit or anything improper at all.

02/18/2013 12:09 PMPosted by Bankho

do remember, blizz for a great long while sent all our info to a colleges computer, some testing or something they did, and then forgot to turn it off, so I don't doubt a root kit to spy/track you after and before you play wow, you know to help target you with advertisements on the launcher

Oh you mean the part where we were told by Blizzard that Blizzard was collecting our CPU specs and whatnot so that Blizzard could target its games better towards its consumers needs? The same thing every other game company does whenever you register a game.

02/18/2013 12:09 PMPosted by Bankho

do remember, blizz for a great long while sent all our info to a colleges computer, some testing or something they did, and then forgot to turn it off, so I don't doubt a root kit to spy/track you after and before you play wow, you know to help target you with advertisements on the launcher

The only adverts I have ever seen on the launcher are for wow related products, those crafty buggers!

02/18/2013 12:12 PMPosted by Bankho

I take it you are new here and do not remember this being posted in forums, confirmed by blizz and fixed

I think I speak for us all when I say, Source?

02/18/2013 12:09 PMPosted by Bankho

do remember, blizz for a great long while sent all our info to a colleges computer, some testing or something they did, and then forgot to turn it off, so I don't doubt a root kit to spy/track you after and before you play wow, you know to help target you with advertisements on the launcher

Blizzard =/= Google :P

Just upgraded and ran Spybot S&D 1.6.2.

Nothing.

Ditto with an AVG scan with Anti-Rootkit active.