In recent years, the intensity of security countermeasures in gaming has escalated significantly, particularly evident in the pronounced trend of Injection Cheats. Among nearly 10.000 hack samples collected recently, Injection Cheats accounted for approximately 78%, while common generic cheating methods like memory modifiers and speed manipulators are declining in prevalence.
Injection Cheats refer to cheat tools developed specifically for a particular game. Their implementation methods differ significantly from generic hacks, with custom hacks primarily relying on “injection” techniques. These hacks employ diverse implementation principles and cause severe consequences, requiring developers to invest more resources in countermeasures.
These cheats often involve memory operations and have rich features, allowing them to inject functional modules into the game process space and execute the entry functions of the functional modules at the same time.
In terms of the injection process, Android systems generally use SO injection, ptrace injection, Zygote injection, and ELF file infection to achieve the injection process. After jailbreaking, iOS systems can use the Cydia framework to inject dylib to achieve this.
After enabling the cheats and successfully injecting them into the game, the cheats call interface functions through menu operations, HOOK corresponding functions, rewrite parameters, or call logic to achieve the cheat functions.
Observations indicate that injection cheats development carries high barriers to entry, involving substantial fees and restrictions on the number of users for identical cheats. With reduced sample data and certain features concealed, this poses a significant challenge to the detection accuracy of game security systems.
To address the risk of injection cheats in games, JikGuard provides tailored solutions based on game genre, gameplay mechanics, and competitive landscape. Key features include:
Proactive Malicious Module Identification Mechanism
Unlike other security products on the market that require obtaining samples before combating cheats, JikGuard's exclusive “Proactive Malicious Module Detection Mechanism” actively identifies suspicious modules within games. Combined with its online countermeasure features, this enables proactive defense, significantly reducing the time required to investigate and eliminate cheats.
Anti-Hack features
Utilizing JikGuard's industry-exclusive “API-free signature verification technology,” the game engine and code undergo encryption processing. This enables multi-layered verification of game package signatures and file integrity, preventing the injection of malicious modules and the removal of advertisements.
Anti-injector Features
The use of third-party injectors such as Xposed and Frida is strictly prohibited to prevent malicious activities like modifying game memory after injection. Any detected instances will result in immediate force closure.
Anti-debugging features
Prevent Cheaters from debugging the game and block static or dynamic analysis of the game. Upon detection, the game will crash immediately.
