Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

[Dan2k3k4]

It has been brought to the attention of the community that a modder/mapper, Kill3r, creator of the K3 mod and various maps, inserted code into those maps and mod that would allow him to use rcon to log into a server running these items and take control. The mod also contained an aim bot. Here's a list of items Kill3r had his hand in:

Mods:

K3
Ion Cannon Mod
Freeze Tag mod
iBAS Beta 1.1 Mod
UO Zombie Mod

Maps:

Q3CTF3
WAWA
Maze1
Backlot night
Rat House

More information can be found at these locations:

InfinityWard Forums: http://www.infinityward.com/communit...?topic=36639.0

RGN Forums: http://www.raidersmerciless.com/showthread.php?t=4554

CODUtility: http://www.codutility.com/index.php?...thread_id=2441

PBBans.com: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi.php?action=5&ban_id=70504

[ Thanks to kyobanim for the message ]

(p.s. move to mod news I guess?)

[StoneCold313]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

What an idiot... :shakehead:

You might wanna PM the staff so they remove those from the TGF. Unless they already have... Just in case...

*edit*

The ION Cannon mod still seems to be there

http://www.totalgamingnetwork.com/main/showthread.php?t=142441

So is Backlot night

http://www.totalgamingnetwork.com/main/showthread.php?t=142417

[AllFoamNoBeer]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Ah. That's why people here don't use it..

[Kodakk]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Wow, thanks for the heads up. That's really low of him.

[Yukiism]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Wow, what a nerd.

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Wow, what a nerd.

A nerd would never do that. He is a thief and disreputable individual who probably single handedly destroyed the modding community. Now everyone is decompiling mods and looking at lines of code because there "may" be something there.

Its a shame too because he had some talent, though some have come out and said he even stole some of the coding he used.

Crunch

[Yukiism]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Agreed with that :)

[jesus]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

I think I might have a couple of those mods. Do I have to delete them, or would a full reinstall be better?

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

I think I might have a couple of those mods. Do I have to delete them, or would a full reinstall be better?

You want to at least delete them. If you have any server running them, you will want to take it offline and change your rcon password(s).

Crunch

[Spik3d]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

I was really hoping this wouldn't spread here...

Seriously guys, I think he's gotten enough **** for this (some personal threats of contacting his school/employer and hurting him, from what I've heard). So let's not insult him. I can see why somebody would want the RCON passwords, and I'm not talking about stealing a server, there are reasons (dvars, settings, etc. if something goes wrong he can check to possible fix it in a future release). The aim bot is ehh, but he has a reason for it (testing, killing the bots for the ion cannon probably).

Also, the maps most likely wouldn't have the aimbot in it. It was only the K3 mod IIRC.

[Kodakk]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

^^ You're kidding? So we should... be... accepting of this? Seriously, if he wanted to help improve the mod, he'd ask the community, not put harmful code in.

[Lt Davis]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

I was really hoping this wouldn't spread here...

Seriously guys, I think he's gotten enough **** for this (some personal threats of contacting his school/employer and hurting him, from what I've heard). So let's not insult him. I can see why somebody would want the RCON passwords, and I'm not talking about stealing a server, there are reasons (dvars, settings, etc. if something goes wrong he can check to possible fix it in a future release). The aim bot is ehh, but he has a reason for it (testing, killing the bots for the ion cannon probably)..

He definitely shouldn't be stealing RCON passwords, and the aimbot may or may not have a legit reason for being there, but threats to hurt him IRL over that are pathetic and disgusting.

[Mr. Quin]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

Thanks for the heads up

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

I was really hoping this wouldn't spread here...

Seriously guys, I think he's gotten enough **** for this (some personal threats of contacting his school/employer and hurting him, from what I've heard). So let's not insult him. I can see why somebody would want the RCON passwords, and I'm not talking about stealing a server, there are reasons (dvars, settings, etc. if something goes wrong he can check to possible fix it in a future release). The aim bot is ehh, but he has a reason for it (testing, killing the bots for the ion cannon probably).

Also, the maps most likely wouldn't have the aimbot in it. It was only the K3 mod IIRC.

*snip*

Seriously though, I hope thats sarcasm. Its a serious thing.

Crunch

[Spik3d]

Re: Warning: Avoid K3 mod and any Kill3r mods

^^ You're kidding? So we should... be... accepting of this? Seriously, if he wanted to help improve the mod, he'd ask the community, not put harmful code in.

I never said accept it. I basically said to let it blow over. I'm sure he's going to need to make a new username/alias, get a new email, buy a new copy of the game (banned by PBbans IIRC), and pay for a new website if he already has one. Possibly move to a new city since people apparently know where he lives and after all the threats that he has received.