ArticleCheatScanner
Cheat-Scanner
By IkeCounter-Hack.net
Third party anti-cheats are nothing new to the Counter Strike community. For years we have seen people take small stands against the cheating that plagues our games and from these we have seen some major developments. We have however seen projects fall by the wayside; abandoned and for all intensive purposes, useless. It is a sad trend that has given hope to the large cheating community by reassuring them that cheating is still ok and that consequences are a distant and unlikely occurrence. For all the problems and failures, trials and retrials, we in the anti-cheating community have lost some ground, and gained some; the balance remaining reasonably level. But today, I forecast a change.
For four years a project has been in the works. The project, simply named “Cheat-Scanner” was the brainchild of GOCP, currently a university professor in the UK. Everything started when his clan, like many others, became tired of cheaters and sought a remedy. The product of this frustration was Cheat-Scanner. In its early stages, it lacked the follow-thru needed to make it big. That, in conjunction with the real world requirements of some of its staff, brought about roughly a year of downtime for the scanner. However, the break was short-lived and the project started moving again. All things said and done, the scanner has been back for a while now, and is growing beyond belief. With its dedicated staff and increasing support in the community, it has us all hopeful that an end to cheating is within sight. Its awesome ability to detect cheats and its simplicity of design make for a winner on the front lines against cheating. I am totally comfortable forecasting this to be the next big thing in both the cheating and anti-cheating worlds.
The basic premise relies on an application that searches the would-be cheaters PC for Half-Life and Half-Life 2 based exploits. It determines the existence of an exploit based on a database of known cheat files amounting to some 7,500 and growing. Upon detection it outputs the results of the scan to one or several IRC channels wherein an admin deciphers the results. The scanner outputs detections in two ways: positive matches and possible matches. If a positive match is found, a ban will surely follow; whereas possible matches are examined by the reviewing admin. If the possible match or matches are found to be cheat related a ban may then be issued. All said and done, it’s a simple but effective scanner.
For four years a project has been in the works. The project, simply named “Cheat-Scanner” was the brainchild of GOCP, currently a university professor in the UK. Everything started when his clan, like many others, became tired of cheaters and sought a remedy. The product of this frustration was Cheat-Scanner. In its early stages, it lacked the follow-thru needed to make it big. That, in conjunction with the real world requirements of some of its staff, brought about roughly a year of downtime for the scanner. However, the break was short-lived and the project started moving again. All things said and done, the scanner has been back for a while now, and is growing beyond belief. With its dedicated staff and increasing support in the community, it has us all hopeful that an end to cheating is within sight. Its awesome ability to detect cheats and its simplicity of design make for a winner on the front lines against cheating. I am totally comfortable forecasting this to be the next big thing in both the cheating and anti-cheating worlds.
The basic premise relies on an application that searches the would-be cheaters PC for Half-Life and Half-Life 2 based exploits. It determines the existence of an exploit based on a database of known cheat files amounting to some 7,500 and growing. Upon detection it outputs the results of the scan to one or several IRC channels wherein an admin deciphers the results. The scanner outputs detections in two ways: positive matches and possible matches. If a positive match is found, a ban will surely follow; whereas possible matches are examined by the reviewing admin. If the possible match or matches are found to be cheat related a ban may then be issued. All said and done, it’s a simple but effective scanner.
My optimism is based not entirely on what has been done, but what will be. I had the chance to speak with three people very close to the scanner in an interview today. Gizzy, the project CEO, and two users of the scanner all met me on my TeamSpeak server for a chat. Gizzy and I talked about the functionality and history of Cheat-Scanner as well as future plans. When asked about the possibility of some major things happening (Cheat-Scanner becoming a server-side plugin among others) Gizzy replied, “Never say ‘never’”. From the users, Killerhawk and Fnugie (currently active in the fight against cheating in Denmark) I got nothing but praise for the scanner. Killerhawk made his feelings clear saying, “Masterpiece. Best [anti-cheat] seen in CS for a long time.” Fnugie then briefly describe her experience with Cheat-Scanner saying, “We heard of the scanner, and said, that’s what we need!” She went on to give me an idea for what the scanner has been doing to aide her efforts. She reported that to date, of some 232 scans, 60+ returned positive matches for cheats.
Having heard these reviews, and having tried the scanner myself extensively, I am fully confident in its functionality. The next step from here, which is already underway, is to consolidate the data from the scans to create a master ban list and a list of “clean” players. With these lists, admins can protect their servers and crosscheck Steamids against the “clean” list before asking players to scan, thereby decreasing the need for excessive scanning of any one player.
This project is leaping forward to say the least. If this progression continues, the world of public cheating may be in for a very rude, and long delayed, awakening. I am extremely excited to see what developments are made and encourage everyone interested to get involved. Whether that means using the scanner in your own community, sharing your knowledge and skills, or simply donating to the project, you won’t be wasting your energy. I watch in anticipation of what’s to come, and am confident that this is not to be another abandoned and useless project, but rather a major development that will continue to improve the gaming world.
This project is leaping forward to say the least. If this progression continues, the world of public cheating may be in for a very rude, and long delayed, awakening. I am extremely excited to see what developments are made and encourage everyone interested to get involved. Whether that means using the scanner in your own community, sharing your knowledge and skills, or simply donating to the project, you won’t be wasting your energy. I watch in anticipation of what’s to come, and am confident that this is not to be another abandoned and useless project, but rather a major development that will continue to improve the gaming world.
The scanner is available for use by any interested clan or community. All information related to the scanner is located at the projects home: www.Cheat-Scanner.co.uk .
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Tredje parts anti cheat programmer er ikke et nyt concept i CS-samfundet. Gennem nogle år har vi set folk lave starte projekter mod den plage af cheats som florerer i cs-samfundet og ud af dem har vi set nogle vokse sig store. Desværre er mange af de projekter faldet til jorden - efterladt og dermed blevet nytteløse i forhold til intensiv brug. Det er en sørgelig trend der har givet håb til alle cheaters ved at forsikre dem om, at det stadigvæk er accepteret og konsekvenserne fjerne og usandsynlige hændelser. Med alle de problemer og fejlslagne projekter, afprøvninger og genafprøvninger, har vi i anti-cheat samfundet tabt terræn og genvundet noget og endt op rimelig balanceret. Men i dag forudser jeg at vindene har vendt.
Der er et projekt der har været i gang i 4 år nu. Projektets navn er ”cheat-scanner” og er GOCP’s hjernespind, der lige nu er universitetsprofessor i England. Det hele startede da hans klan, som så mange andre, blev trætte af cheaters og søgte en måde at afhjælpe det på. Produktet af denne frustration blev Cheat-scanner. I den tidlige periode blev der ikke fulgt nok op på projektet til at det kunne vokse sig stort. Det, kombineret med at folkene bag projektet måtte disponere deres tid andetsteds, gjorde at scanneren stod stille i omkring et år. Til gengæld var pausen kort og projektet kom i bevægelse igen. Når alt er sagt og gjort, så har scanneren været tilbage på banen i et stykke tid nu og vokser mere end man kan forestille sig. Med de dedikerede folk bag projektet og stigende støtte i cs-samfundet, har det givet os håb om at kunne stoppe al cheat i en overskuelig fremtid. Dens fantastiske evne til at opdage cheats og dens simple design gør den til en vinder i kampen mod cheat. Jeg er helt tryg ved at forudsige at det bliver den næste store scoop indenfor både cheat og anti-cheat samfundene.
Den grundlæggende forudsætning baserer sig på en applikation, som gennemsøger cheaterens PC for Half-Life- og Half-Life 2-baserede modifikationsprogrammer (cheat). Den bestemmer eksistensen af et sådan program baseret på en database af kendte cheat-filer indeholdende op imod 7500 filer og stadig stigende. Når der bliver opdaget cheat på PC’en sender den resultatet af scannen til en eller flere mIRC kanaler, hvor en admin tolker på resultatet. Scanneren sender opdagelse af cheat på to måder – Positive og måske positive resultater. Hvis der bliver fundet et positivt resultat, så følger en banning, hvorimod måske positive resultater bliver undersøgt af den ansvarlige admin. Når alt kommer til alt så er det en simpel men effektiv scanner.
Min optimisme er ikke kun baseret hvad der bliver gjort, men også på hvad planerne fremover er. Jeg fik muligheden for at snakke med 3 personer der arbejder tæt med scanneren og få et interview. Gizzy der er projektleder, samt 2 brugere af scanneren kom ind på min teamspeak for at snakke. Gizzy og jeg snakkede om funktionaliteten af og historien bag scanneren, men også om de fremtidige planer. Da han blev spurgt til muligheden for store ting i vente svarede gizzy; ”Never say ’never”(”Man skal aldrig sige aldrig”). Af brugerne Killerhawk og Fnugie (lige nu aktive i kampen mod cheat i Danmark) fik jeg intet udover lovord af scanneren. Killerhawk gjorde det klart hvad han følte for scanneren med ordene:”Masterpiece. Best [anti-cheat] seen in CS for a long time”(”Mesterstykke. Bedste anti-cheat set indenfor CS i lang tid”). Fnugie beskrev derefter kort hendes erfaringer med cheat-scanneren:”We heard of the scanner, and said, that’s what we need!”( Vi hørte om scanneren og sagde;”det er det vi behøver!”). Hun fortsatte ved at give mig indblik i det som scanneren havde gjort for at hjælpe hende i sine bestræbelser. Hun fortalte at de til dato, ud af 232 scans, havde fundet 60+ hvor der var fundet positive resultater for cheat.
Efter at have hørt deres gennemgang og selv intensivt at have prøvet scanneren, er jeg fuldt ud overbevist om dens funktionalitet. Det næste skridt, som allerede er i gang, er at sammenføre data fra scans til at lave en overordnet banliste, samt en liste over ”rene” spillere. Med disse lister kan admins beskytte deres servere og foretage krydsreferencer på steam_ID’s op mod den ”rene” liste før man beder spillere om at tage scannen, for således at minimere behovet for scanninger af den enkelte spiller.
Projektet har taget syvmile skridt fremad for at sige det mildt og hvis disse fremskridt fortsætter, så vil samfundet af offentlige cheaters gå en forsinket men lang og hård tid i møde. Jeg er ovenud glad for at se den udvikling der er foretaget og vil opfordre alle interesserede i at involvere sig, det hvad enten det betyder at bruge scanneren i dit eget område, dele ud af viden og evner eller simpelthen at donere din energi til projektet, det er ikke spildt. Jeg venter i spænding på at se hvad der ligger forude og jeg er sikker på at det ikke ender op som et efterladt projekt som så mange andre, men derimod en kæmpe udvikling for fortsat vil forbedre spilleverdenen.
Der er mulighed for at bruge scanneren af en hvilken som helst interesseret klan eller samfund. Alle informationer kan findes på projektets hjemmeside: www.Cheat-Scanner.co.uk
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