anti-cheat vs OGC

[CSN NewsBot]

Valve has updated the anti-cheat to detect all current versions of the infamous OGC cheat and the wallhack cvar exploit. All secure servers will automatically download the update when restarted.

We've updated the security module used by "secure" Counter-Strike servers. Your server should update itself in the next while, so you don't need to do anything.



This version of the security module detects versions of OGC and clients abusing the scr_ofs* cvars. Please keep an eye on your server and let Leon and me know if you have any problems.

(mailto:erics@valvesoftware.com;hartwig@valvesoftw are.com).



Thanks.



Eric Smith

VALVe

This picture, sent in by MikeJ, shows what it looks like for both the server and the client when someone with OGC 8.02 tries to join a secure server:

Server admins: Be sure to restart your server as soon as possible or your clients may get errors.

[LeRaldo]

Edited by [user="26553"] @ [time="1021452583"]

So it catches 8.0 and 8.02? If not then what's the friggin use? oh yeah and didn't valve say they would update their anti-cheat like the day new cheats came out? they sure are taking their sweet time...

[Ho Hum (Ma$h3d)]

I suppose its a start though..... this may never change however ..... will be interesting to see on a month or so how it comes along.

[wtaag]

Spelt my name wrong. :)

[Mr. Lugosi]

Edited by [user="2199"] @ [time="1021453667"]

I spell everyone's name wrong. It's becoming my trademark. :p

[wtaag]

Edited by [user="5480"] @ [time="1021453548"]

Good lord... Valve takes a very good stride and people still complain. What is this world coming to.

[street]

Mr. Lugosi: "This picture from wtaag shows what it looks like for both the server and the client when some insecure 14 year old tries to join a game with OGC 8.02 installed...



Busted!"



LeRaldo: "So it catches 8.0 and 8.02? If not then what's the friggin use?"



Street: Breaks down and cries at the inability of people to read.



OCG is the king of cheats. Valve has tackled it. I suspect that it will be all systems go with the anti-cheat from now on - a method for prevention has been established, it can be built on just as quickly as OGC can be.

[Mr. Lugosi]

Edited by [user="2199"] @ [time="1021454835"]

I edited the post and added that "ogc 8.02" line after LeRadldo's comment. (hehe)



But it did say that it caught "all current versions" before LeRaldo posted that, so...

[LeRaldo]

Edited by [user="26553"] @ [time="1021455249"]

that bit with the screenshot and text was added AFTER my comment was posted.

[montaj]

blbk

[David Johnston]

What's great about this is that it automatically updates when servers restart. In theory, this means that should (somehow) a new OGC come out which (for some reason) isn't detected, an update could be deployed in a number of hours rendering the new version obsolete before it's even a day old :)



I don't know how exactly it works, but I like to think it's like that.

[vapor (v4p0r)]

props to valve on this one.. but even if valve comes out with an insurpassable anti cheat there will still being "hackers" in the eye of the cs community.. that would be a nifty article for someone to write about

[[5SI]Kappy]

best news ive heard in a long time pld valve i knew ya always had it in ya ahem ahem cough. Well at least ill get 2 days of non cheating on public servers lol =]

[FatboyTim]

GJ Valve. :-)

[vapor (v4p0r)]

i seldom run into cheaters.. i see countless accusations in some of the servers i play.. i dont see what ppl dont get about if you see where someone goes behind the wall you estimate where they are and shoot the wall at about heads height.. of course whenever i get totally sick of the peoples ignorance to the fact that there are better people than them and insist on calling them a hacker i stop by D|S', [CK3]'s, and [3D]'s servers