Open AccessA method for preventing online games hacking using memory monitoring
Author(s) -
Lee Chang Seon,
Kim Huy Kang,
Won Hey Rin,
Kim Kyounggon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
etri journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2233-7326
pISSN - 1225-6463
DOI - 10.4218/etrij.2019-0427
Subject(s) - hacker , computer science , computer security , internet privacy
Several methods exist for detecting hacking programs operating within online games. However, a significant amount of computational power is required to detect the illegal access of a hacking program in game clients. In this study, we propose a novel detection method that analyzes the protected memory area and the hacking program's process in real time. Our proposed method is composed of a three‐step process: the collection of information from each PC, separation of the collected information according to OS and version, and analysis of the separated memory information. As a result, we successfully detect malicious injected dynamic link libraries in the normal memory space.