PhunkeyMonkey 10 Posted April 23, 2013 So this douchebag is ordering us to stop playing and begin a discussion about something gamemechanics related?.. instead of getting a discussion he's scaring people away from the game and creating alot of people out for his blood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie1210 39 Posted April 23, 2013 Oh Charlie I didn't know that a gaming being in alpha state was an excuse to be a jerk to the entire community. I hope that BI finds out who this guy is and sues him or at least has him arrested. probably a little misunderstanding I meant there probably aren't many resources available to stop this kind of rubbish from happening. that's just my two cents since other people were talking about it as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bus 11 Posted April 23, 2013 I don't think this is strictly a server side issue. I've restarted our server, re-uploaded missions, password protected it and the hack returned. I suspect it's a client side issue after having connected to an infected server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PuFu 4600 Posted April 23, 2013 hell if they cant keep a couple of hackers out why the hell do they sell games ? They sold you a game, that is due release Q3 2013. You have been granted access to alpha, because BI felt it would be great to hear feedback, and have a whole wider test-bed for their product Oh, and btw, BE (or any other sort of hacker protection is still not available - heard it might be during beta, but i wouldn't hold my breath). Plus, bear in mind that most servers are under-admin, and poorly configged. PS: why i really don't support hackers, i give credit to the lad for pin-pointing this flaw the way he did. Not the best manner, but negative advertising is not always bad advertising ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrathernot 10 Posted April 23, 2013 He's apparently incredibly butthurt about the fnc_mp command which allows people to execute remote functions. It's an alpha hombre. I've been hit by this as well just hosting the headhunters scenario in a locked and passworded server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coolmummy1 10 Posted April 23, 2013 Literally every public server for ArmA 3 has been hacked, making all players constantly fly up into the air and eventually die, then the process repeats. Not sure if private/passworded servers were affected. All thanks to a 15 year old who googled how to use scripts in ArmA 3. Congrats. yep my server is down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phronk 898 Posted April 23, 2013 The only servers that are working are the wasteland servers. Wonder if the Wasteland modder did this in hopes that his mod gets even more popular. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie1210 39 Posted April 23, 2013 probably a little misunderstanding I meant there probably aren't many resources available to stop this kind of rubbish from happening. that's just my two cents since other people were talking about it as well Good clarification :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eriksendrul 10 Posted April 23, 2013 He could at least hack it so we had 1.000 soldiers on main base instead of making it unplayable xD Damn it we can still enjoy the game even if its screw up at some fnc_mp no normal gamer cares about. What kinda file/config shit is this anyway ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SissiSaatana 1 Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Yeah all the public european teetimes warfare servers seems to be under attack also, some 15 year old is really badly butthurt , and dosent seem to realize there is already huge anticheat topic on the forums and dosent understand that anticheat measures ain't taken in alpha :E:ADXAS sa. whaHHAHAHAHA ps. seems to be some sort of bot attack or something cause I'm joining my fifth server and that is also affected... edit: typos Edited April 23, 2013 by SissiSaatana Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlasher 1 Posted April 23, 2013 Also note that this compromises local installations. I entered a few servers with this hack, and now when I go into the Editor and create a mission and then enter Spectator mode / Screenshot mode I experience the same 'message' and animations.Guess I'll be holding off playing the Alpha until this gets sorted out. I cannot reproduce this effect, are you using the DEV build? ---------- Post added at 21:38 ---------- Previous post was at 21:36 ---------- I don't think this is strictly a server side issue. I've restarted our server, re-uploaded missions, password protected it and the hack returned. I suspect it's a client side issue after having connected to an infected server. Locate this file "installscript.vdf", this is what seems to have been modified. Restarting the server and reuploading missions, in my experience, would not overwrite this. I could be wrong, and will stand corrected if I am however, try to locate an original copy of this file and adjust yours to reflect the basics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bus 11 Posted April 23, 2013 I've actually removed my installscript.vdf file. I believe this functions in a way similar to VAS: perhaps it stores an entry locally to be executed regardless of the server, mission, etc? I don't know much about VAS but I checked the player.vars.arma3alphaprofile file and saw some VAS references. Now, to be clear: I'm not blaming VAS. I'm saying that the storage and execution method might work in a way similar to VAS. I've removed my vars file and have tried running a local MP game. I have not had the issue re-appear in the last ten minutes or so but I'm still testing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sealife 22 Posted April 23, 2013 BiS scripting library not a common phrase and coupled with BIS_FNC_MP wouldnt yeild too many results if someone was to search them maybe ? would it be bad to say if someone wanted them discussing or disabled they might be this same person who does this hacking rubbish ? I have never played MP by the way just here to maybe help point a finger in some direction but not accuse :). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie1210 39 Posted April 23, 2013 The only servers that are working are the wasteland servers. Wonder if the Wasteland modder did this in hopes that his mod gets even more popular. ;) hell even the wasteland servers are hit now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrWub 1 Posted April 23, 2013 I've tested it on a Lan... apparently its infecting computers... wish they would just go ahead and release Battle Eye 3 so we can be using it and fixing its errors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chainsaw666 10 Posted April 23, 2013 All servers are now effected. Battle eye needs to be enabled quickly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dietrich 10 Posted April 23, 2013 It's injecting it's self from user's vars, and once an infected user joins your server, everyone else there will then also be infected. Closing the game removes it from your vars as far as we can tell. To say this is a massive problem might be an understatement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie 330 Posted April 23, 2013 Well this is really taking the piss now :( We've had this script run 4 times in 4 hours tonight, after that we passworded the server, only 5 of us playing and .... it happened again :o This isn't a script it's a virus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlasher 1 Posted April 23, 2013 I've actually removed my installscript.vdf file. I believe this functions in a way similar to VAS: perhaps it stores an entry locally to be executed regardless of the server, mission, etc? I don't know much about VAS but I checked the player.vars.arma3alphaprofile file and saw some VAS references. Now, to be clear: I'm not blaming VAS. I'm saying that the storage and execution method might work in a way similar to VAS. I've removed my vars file and have tried running a local MP game. I have not had the issue re-appear in the last ten minutes or so but I'm still testing. I just searched my vars and a few other files for the skydiving animation, BIS_fnc_MP, and various elements of the possible code used and couldn't find anything in my local installation. It's possible that I "got lucky", or missed something. I find it odd that some have been affected, and others haven't. I did try to question in MP servers if perhaps this individual was trying to eliminate the exploitation methods used by "script kiddies", but was asked "What are you talking about" numerous times. To me, it seems like someone got fed up with being blown up by some twerp in Wasteland. Even if I had the prowess to do such a thing, I don't understand why it seems like a good idea to harm others PERSONAL servers, PERSONAL finances which paid for hosting, and / or PERSONAL time which they use to unwind from their day to day lives. Okay, it's being discussed, are you happy now? Can we go back to enjoying our downtime? If you don't like it, find a different game to play, or with your capabilities DESIGN a functional component to add security. If you have the prowess to exploit it, you have the prowess to fix it. As I say in seminars and to individuals everywhere, "if you don't like something, change it". Taking it hostage is NOT the answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie1210 39 Posted April 23, 2013 according to Ahoy world, these attacks started yesterday, but they weren't as bad as todays. hm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eriksendrul 10 Posted April 23, 2013 according to Ahoy world, these attacks started yesterday, but they weren't as bad as todays. hm. They did start yesterday but it lasted for 2-3 minutes and people died once and could respawn. Only the cars/heli/quads were blowing up for around 3 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bus 11 Posted April 23, 2013 It could be affecting those that run the game 'as admin' which I had not being doing until just a few days ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charlie1210 39 Posted April 23, 2013 They did start yesterday but it lasted for 2-3 minutes and people died once and could respawn. Only the cars/heli/quads were blowing up for around 3 minutes. well the party responsible for them are utter prats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richie 330 Posted April 23, 2013 It's not random script kiddies by the looks of it, It acts like a virus http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?153686-Hacked-by-a-player-with-no-ID-and-file-injected-to-A3-server-directory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mighteemouse 1 Posted April 23, 2013 he has displayed a text in all servers with a list of demands Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
