EFF Label’s Blizzard’s anti-cheat Warden Program - Spyware

October 20, 2005 at 7:19 pm - by Dale Dietrich

Categories: Intrusive TPMs - Rootkits, Privacy

Unbeknownst to many gamers, World of Warcraft now has an unwanted special feature—a hidden program called “Warden” that snoops gamers’ computers looking for any “unauthorized third-party program” that “enables or facilitates cheating of any type”.

Sources: EFF | BBC | Game Politics | Rootkit.com | AlterNet

Note: See related stories posted on August 12, 2005.