Damage Dumper substitute

[swissmocha]

AOparser was the name afaik.. And this is AOparser.. so I think it is.

[Randomshade]

Originally posted by Charfbiz2
AOparser was the name afaik.. And this is AOparser.. so I think it is.

same here

[Logain]

can we verify this rumour please

[Blutfrau]

Ive just downloaded from the first link posted, kept in the .zip directory. Extracted and re-tested.
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First Test: Nod32 (a.k.a. ESET)
Checks out fine with Nod32 Antivirus, the best in the world. It looks at patterns, instead of virus definitions like useless McAfee and Norton (Before I'm flamed for "keyloggers aren't virii!" Nod32 finds everything, ok?)
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Second test: Pest Patrol 4

C:\PROGRA~1\PESTPA~1\PESTPA~2.EXE 4.4.3.19

Scanning controlled from the command line with these parameters:
- /NotifyAlways
- C:\\aoparser

PestPatrolCL scanned C:\\aoparser checking 2 files in this area as well as checking for
0 Spyware registry entries, 0 Spyware files, and 0 Spyware directories.

Found 0 pests!
3 Seconds
Exited with error level of 0
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Keyloggers also have to SEND information somewhere. Where in this program does it send anything?

[swissmocha]

Weird that someone would use Wtfnet to send info like this out and its false, I dont know. But I would be carefull using it.

[Meesoon]

Funcom does not support or endorse the use of third party programs. They may damage your installation, steal your password or have other unintended effects. They are absolutly use at your own risk.

[Octopuss]

Originally posted by Nifertu
Is this the parser with hidden keystroke logger?

what you mean?

[Octopuss]

Originally posted by Charfbiz2
AOparser was the name afaik.. And this is AOparser.. so I think it is.

ehm, is it just me or AOparser looks exactly like AOparser? don't really understand what you people speak about.

[swissmocha]

A message was announced on the RK-2 omni bot.. Wtfnet.. That AOparser had been used to steal accounts, if it rumours.. I dont know.

[Joannah]

The bot name seems very appropriate, i certainly get the wtf kind of reaction hearing the whole thing o.O

to nip the hysteria in the bud, here is the source for current version of the parser. I'll be first to admit it's painfully bad code, but not malicious :s

Note: with the source now made available i take no responsibility whatsoever if you download the program from anywhere else but the original site. Simply because anyone can now add whatever they please to the code, compile it and pretend it's just a mirror of the original...

[swissmocha]

Well that should show that its nothing wrong with it atleast. I dont know what the rumours come from then

[Merung]

I think somebody got pissed that the proggie was showing how gimp they are ^^

[revenant342]

That's probably what happened, Mer, people got sick of getting their damage getting destroyed by YOUR kind

I also looked through the AOParser directory, and saw nothing su****ious, not even a way for any keystroke logger to actually send anything out. Besides, if anything on my PC tried to sneak data out over the 'net, I'd find out about ten seconds before it happened...

[Blutfrau]

ooh, how about a "Healer Dumper"?

Very do-able, after looking at 10 seconds of the source code.

Even a dummy like me that went to publik skule might be able to do that. I'll keep in touch.

[Joannah]

On completely unrelated side note:

those of you who happen to have problem with the report pane and/or script staying empty or never updating... please make sure you have anything selected in the Tools > Include submenu (that menu defines which players, if any, should be listed n the report)

If no option is enabled in that submenu, the report wont' be drawn simply because you requested the program to pay no attention to any kind of player it has registered. ;s

Also, having all your players combined in a team while the parser is told to include just independent players in the report.. or setting it so only teams/team members should be included when none of the players in the tree pane is assigned to a team... etc... will result in empty report. The parser is dumb and will dutifully do what you tell it to, without even noticing the ordered settings might cause a problem ^^;

(will update the program later so there's some sort of feedback if it happens)

[Dyna18]

Joannah I've been very enthousiastic of this program from the very start.

However lately I notice that AOparser is getting more and more instable. Today was the absolute worse. I had the program crash on my 6 times within the hour. Losing all the stats in the proces.

Please try to make your program more stable so it doesn't crash anymore.

[Joannah]

Hmm, the obvious problem here: if i don't know what causes the program crash, i can't fix it. If am not told in what conditions it crashes on you, it makes it far more difficult for me to replicate it and determine the cause. -.^

If possible, please check the version available here, and let me know if it crashes equally bad on you? Some secondary stats were removed from this build as i suspect they might be the cause. If it stops the crashing then i'll know better what to focus on. If not, then i'll know it's something else ... but either way i need some feedback to narrow it down. --;;

[hratgard]

I've noticed that if your logfiles become too big, it crashes the parser. Granted I havent tested the lasted versions, but I thought it might be whats causeing Dyna18 problems.

[hratgard]

ups, double post..

[Alienchild]

Originally posted by Anualken
That's probably what happened, Mer, people got sick of getting their damage getting destroyed by YOUR kind

I also looked through the AOParser directory, and saw nothing su****ious, not even a way for any keystroke logger to actually send anything out. Besides, if anything on my PC tried to sneak data out over the 'net, I'd find out about ten seconds before it happened...

I saw the message on wtfnet as well, and the person who posted it is highly respected. I dont understand why he havent posted the proofs in this thread though.

Im sure there are ways to log keypresses without anti-virus software noticing it, but there is absolutely no way it (it being the AO parser software) could send that information over the net using its own ports etc. Any firewall would immediately notice it (and if you're smart, you have set your firewall to block outgoing transmissions containing your password(s) - or at least get a prompt asking for your permission). There is one way it could get out though, and that was through the AO chat system, to a php bot like helpbot. Just look how you could send item references to it then go to a website to retrieve the ready forum links. A bot could serve as a storage for information. Then again, it would have to be sent without the user knowing about it, and that would prove hard since you can see all chat messages in the chat window... no way to hide that, right?

I dont believe this proggie is sending out passwords, but I do see the potential risk of software like this doing it sometime in the future, if we arent carefull enough with what we use. We should always use caution when using 3rd party software. Remember that all ports AO uses are omst likely wide open on your system, and a clever software designer could probarbly easily piggyback that information out anywhere he wants it. Oh and posting source doesnt really matter. Even if the compiled version is as large as the AOParser is now, keylogger code could get replaced by dummie code before the source was posted, so the executables end up in the same size. Again, I dont think this program does this, I am just thinking out loud...

kudos to the coder for making this application, although I havent used it myself, its always highly amusing seeing damage stats during a long heckler day. Keeps everyone on their edge - for a while at least