Technical articles on Android game security, client integrity, game engines, and the threats developers need to understand.
The JikGuard Game Hardening and Anti-Cheat Solution is a comprehensive anti-cheat solution for the macOS platform that combines security hardening with an anti-cheat SDK and real-time online signature updates. This solution runs on macOS and is designed to harden Unity and Xcode projects.
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Auto click is a technique that mimics user clicks through scripts, system commands, or programming code to enable automated operations. Initially widely used in automated testing and accessibility scenarios, this technology has been exploited by Game Black/Gray Industry as it evolved. It has since infiltrated gaming, social media, live streaming, and other platforms, causing significant disruptions.
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DMA (Direct Memory Access) is a technology originally developed for computer design. Its original intent was noble: to allow hardware devices such as hard drives, network cards, and graphics cards to exchange data directly with memory without frequent CPU intervention, thereby significantly improving the computer’s operational efficiency. However, this technology has been maliciously exploited by the Game Black/Gray Industry, leading to the emergence of today’s DMA Cheats.
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An emulator is software that simulates an Android mobile operating system on a PC. It not only saves storage space on your phone and prevents overheating from prolonged gaming sessions but also allows you to control games using a keyboard and mouse. In certain gaming scenarios, this enhances the player's overall experience.
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Steam requires developers to clearly indicate whether their games utilize “kernel-level” anti-cheat technology. This information will be displayed to users on the game's store page, and a new field has been added to the developer's “Edit Store Page” for this purpose.
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In recent years, the intensity of security countermeasures in gaming has escalated significantly, particularly evident in the pronounced trend of Injection Cheats.
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In order to combat game cheats, we need to understand why FPS game cheats are difficult to prevent. From what angles do these cheats attack? The JikGuard technical team collected some game cheat samples and analysed them.
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This article provides an overview of the game hacking platform HappyMod, revealing its operating model and potential harms.
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How to efficiently detect cheats is the key to ensuring the healthy and stable operation of games. We will analyse the implementation principles of common cheats through actual cases and share online game anti-cheat solutions.
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Although the open source ecology has brought Android a better space for development, there are also certain security problems. In terms of game security, the Android side of a game is relatively lower threshold for hacking and making cheats, and faces more serious security problems.
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In this article, we'll take a look at some of the game cheat platforms, revealing their modes of operation and potential hazards.
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The huge volume attracted the black and gray production, Unity developed games became the hardest hit by the attacks. Cracking and reversing tools for Unity engine are emerging, such as: reversing tools Il2CppDumper and dnSpy, resource parsing tool AssetStudio and so on.
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