Valve's latest anti-cheat update has effectively stopped OGC 9.01 in its tracks, one reader reports. OGC 9 is the latest OGC client hook and was released less than 48 hours ago. This latest ambush on cheats certainly shows that Valve has a new dedication toward defeating cheats. Perhaps more importantly, they now have the tools to do it.
The creators of the OGC Hook cheat, System and bunny711, have long been bragging about how easy it is to "circumvent" the cheating system. Their solution at this stage is to unhook the cheat if a new anti-cheat is downloaded, meaning that OGC Hook users are prevented from playing with cheats, but are not detected or exposed. Any secure server should, for the time being, be OGC-free.
Update: Erik has posted in our comments that the anti-cheat module is currently in testing. OGC 9 will be disabled at around 6 PM Pacific time or about 3:20 after this post was originally made.
Update #2: That other Eri*, Eric Smith, has this to say:
The creators of the OGC Hook cheat, System and bunny711, have long been bragging about how easy it is to "circumvent" the cheating system. Their solution at this stage is to unhook the cheat if a new anti-cheat is downloaded, meaning that OGC Hook users are prevented from playing with cheats, but are not detected or exposed. Any secure server should, for the time being, be OGC-free.
Update: Erik has posted in our comments that the anti-cheat module is currently in testing. OGC 9 will be disabled at around 6 PM Pacific time or about 3:20 after this post was originally made.
Update #2: That other Eri*, Eric Smith, has this to say:
We've updated the security modules again. Your Counter-Strike servers should update themselves automatically. If you find your servers are suddenly having problems (i.e. clients can't connect or are crashing), try restarting the servers. That should fix the problem. We're working on a fix for this situation (where clients can't connect after a security module update).Glad that updating on the fly should be less buggy soon.
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