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0x00000FF / rensenware-cut

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Level checker is vulnerable to cheating #3

Closed aetios closed 7 years ago

aetios commented 7 years ago

The way you check the level is very vulnerable to cheats. Instead of just checking whether or not user is of level Lunatic, I would also suggest checking the score at regular intervals, and have a 3-strike anti cheat warning if the score increases too quickly. I'm not sure how long it takes to achieve a score of 0.2bn, but it sure won't be instant.... Let's annoy them pesky cheaters.

Joking of course, just wanted to say that I can appreciate the parodic nature of this and that I'd probably die of laughter if this were to happen to me :) Cheers

0x00000FF commented 7 years ago

At the first time of development, I had a plan to add cheat prevention for more wackiness and fun(not really now). but, that's harsh, so I added level checker though existence of vulnerability.

Ransomware must be banned even the target is cheater. because this is the most vicious malware since human being. So I started doing what I must immediately when the circumstances are going wrong, and wrote several apologies.

I don't know How my government think about it, if there be punishment, I would accept it. because I have an strict idea that responsibility must be fulfilled.

aetios commented 7 years ago

I think you did a good job with this, being a wacky thing. It caught my attention because it got covered on a dutch tech site; it's good to raise awareness because ransomware is a real threat especially to non tech savvy users (cough companies and governments). I recently saw some 'eduware': a 'virus' that spreads through e-mails in the same way as ransomware, but instead of encrypting it shows the users that they should be more wary of what they do. Really cool :) I think you should be fine; you did not actively spread the program nor make it with malicious intent as far as I know. Uploading viruses to Github isn't exactly a punishable thing now, is it?

0x00000FF commented 7 years ago

Thank you for saying so. some people said to me that I would be okay, but other sides, I'll be punished because source code and binary are same thing each other, they insist. I don't know How I would be, but I will do my best for fulfilling my responsibility.

P.S. I saw eduware, and that was so awesome idea!