Virus in warcraft 3

[_lycan]

So you take this jass code to save a code into your pc
function CreateTextFile takes nothing returns nothing
local integer p = GetPlayerId(GetTriggerPlayer())+1
local string heroName = GetUnitName(udg_Hero)
local integer heroLevel = GetHeroLevel(udg_Hero)

call PreloadGenClear()
call PreloadGenStart()

// The line below creates the log
// Right now, this is:
// Hero: (hero name)
// Level: (hero level)
// Code: -load XXXX
call Preload("\r\n\t\t\t\tHero: " + heroName + "\r\n\t\t\t\t" + "Level: " + I2S(heroLevel) + "\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t" + "Code: -load " + udg_NPS_Password + "\r\n\n\t\t ")

// The line below creates the file at the specified location
// Right now, this is:
// "Warcraft III\MapName\(hero name) - (hero level)"
call PreloadGenEnd("MapName\\" + heroName + " - " + I2S(heroLevel) + ".txt")
endfunction

First you hack a map and rename it as a newer version (and for example upload to epicwar or makemehost), then you alter the content into one of those websites that those spambots have that once you enter you instantly get a virus, then you alter the ".txt" thing into ".bat".

An experienced user won't fail to that, but a normal user that doesn't know how a txt file looks he will open it to get his code and he will get a virus... shouldn't blizzard be fixing this?

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I'm sorry if i missed something but i've always wondered if that thing can be used to create a bat linked to a virus website.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Yes Blizzard really should fix this, however doing so would also likely break all codeless save systems which would annoy a lot of people, especially those which spent many hours developing or implementing them.

 

[Radicool]

Just like when Blizzard did something about the return function. It rendered a lot of maps unplayable which really pissed off quite a lot of people.

 

[muzzel]

Just like when Blizzard did something about the return function. It rendered a lot of maps unplayable which really pissed off quite a lot of people.

Dont forget they gave us hashtables with the same update.

 

[Radicool]

Dont forget they gave us hashtables with the same update.

They gave us a workaround, but the creators of a lot of maps didn't update their maps with such a function, and therefore many maps are no longer playable. Particularly the maps that were protected so nobody could fix it for them.