What are the chances of getting viruses from secure online games?

[1nf3rn0x]

We all play online games =D, but what are the chances that we could get viruses from them. I'm talking about "production" online games such as bfbc2, mw2, cod 4 etc.

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

none imo. Unless you will be playing on a private server, booting the game with a crack, or use hax, there is no chance that youl get any rogue applications from it..

Always download clients from official sites, and make sure 3rd party apps (voip softwares, macro key software etc) are legit

Now if your talking about the game itself giving you a virus, that is highly unlikey. That would cost the dev's balls and a fastway ticket to an*l love land.

 

[GENTLEMEN]

Only way possible is if the servers themselves are hacked OR if there is some rather bad bugs on the part of the game files. And that would be rather... bad for both the publisher/developer and distributor. Unlikely though.

 

[Mr McC]

A lot of people would argue that Securom is in fact a rootkit, given its behaviour, so in a sense, we are already exposed to a lot of "malware" that isn't officially recognised as such.

 

[qubit]

+1 to what Bjorn_Of_Iceland said. The actual servers and games won't give you an infection. I've certainly never heard a case of this happening.

The best way to protect yourself is not to use dodgy copies of software, as it might well be infected with a rootkit, keylogger etc.

Then, just make sure that you secure your PC as a whole, by following the basics:

• Using a hardware firewall
• Using a good quality software internet security suite, such as Kaspersky
• Fully patch your Windows with all the latest security updates
• Use your common sense and minimize your PCs exposure to threats