June 26, 2006

New WoW Password Virus

Filed under: World of Warcraft News — by Taladan

This is out in the wild looking to steal your Warcraft login information.

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/infostealer.wowcraft.d.html

Once infected, this virus will attempt to log all keystrokes sent between your computer and the login servers (us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com or eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com). Any data it collects – which would include your username and password – will then be sent off to a remote attacker. Symantec is currently reporting that the virus hasn’t spread far yet, but it’s time-consuming and difficult to recover a lost account, whereas it’s fairly quick and painless to make sure your anti-virus definitions are up to date. So go update your anti virus files today!!!!!

Attempts to log keystrokes entered into windows associated with the following domains, which belong to World of Warcraft, a popular multiplayer online game:

  • us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
  • eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
  • Steals various passwords related to another multiplayer online game called The Legend of Mir.
  • Sends any information it gathers to a remote attacker via HTTP.


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    « Latest Database Entries   New Feature: Paid Character Transfer Service
    Mad Hatter on 6/27/06
    We are happy to announce the availability of the Paid Character Transfer service for World of Warcraft. You can find this feature in the account-management section of the official World of Warcraft website. This new functionality will allow you to transfer characters to other realms (within certain restrictions) in order to join friends and family or make new friends and allies. Learn more about this new feature in our Paid Character Transfer FAQ.

    The initial launch of the Paid Character Transfer service will only allow transfers between a limited set of realms. You can now transfer characters off of these realms:

    • Altar of Storms
    • Argent Dawn
    • Demon Soul
    • Illidan
    • Warsong
    We’ll gradually scale up the list of realms to accommodate more players as quickly as possible. To start transferring your characters, just log in to the account-management section and click the Paid Character Transfer button. Good luck in your continued adventures in Azeroth, and have fun on your new realm!

    Please note that because it is tied into the account-management section, the Paid Character Transfer service may be unavailable during the regularly scheduled weekly maintenance.

    Four New Realms Available! »

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