![]() ![]() Once any individual cheating tool becomes big enough to gain a reputation for delivering on its promises, it also places itself in the crosshairs of lawyers, as Blizzard itself has demonstrated. Although technically banned by Blizzard, they allow users to see which cards they have already drawn, and so more easily track what’s left in their deck.īut malware disguises itself as them too: in December, Symantec found that “attackers disguised Backdoor.Breut as one of these add-ons by using the file name Hearthstone Deck Tracker.exe.” The malware, if installed, can “open a back door, record from the webcam, log key strokes, and steal passwords.”įringe software is often a hotbed of insecurity. ![]() Deck trackers, such as Hearthstone Tracker, are a popular fringe-legal add-on for the game. One, called Trojan.Coinbitclip by Symantec, pretends to be a gold- and dust-hacking tool, but actually overwrites bitcoin addresses with its own, attempting to steal the cryptocurrency from users.Įven apps which promise to do easily manageable tasks aren’t always safe. Symantec is clearer: “Such applications are a total scam they do not work.”īut some apps are worse than simply making false promises. The developers pitch is vague on how the tool is supposed to work: “After a few months of brainstorming and figuring out the system that Blizzard is using on developing one of their latest online games, Hearthstone, our team of developers got into this and managed to create a very useful tool that will definetly make this game easier for you, in terms of gold and dust spending”, they write. The company reports one such app, “Hearthstone Hack Tool v2.1”, which promises to be able to “hack” Blizzard’s servers and give players unlimited resources in the game. Some of the malware Symantec found makes claims that are simply impossible to fulfil. But in fact, some of those apps are designed to steal passwords, spy through webcams, and even mine bitcoin using the victim’s computer. Software which claims to be able to provide help in playing matches, win games, or even magic up the in-game currencies, gold and dust, from thin air, can present tempting downloads. ![]()
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