One of 2ch’s notorious blood festivals has begun as trojans distributed amongst prospective Pokémon pirates have seen the illegal contents of many a hard disk laid bare for scores of creepy Internet vigilantes to have their way with.
Patches to remove the secret copy protection of Pokémon Black and White were swift in coming, but many downloading these patches got more than they bargained for – in the form of having a trojan expose the illegal contents of their computer to the prying eyes of the Internet at large.
Whilst the crack itself was an inevitability, the mess created by having to not only obtain it but also run a gauntlet of hackers is surely a boon to Nintendo’s anti-piracy efforts – even a modicum of risk or difficulty is enough to deter a significant portion of pirates, most of whom are likely to be pathetically unsophisticated (as evidenced by the fact that even simple UAC can thwart the virus).
Those tempted to dismiss such antics as mere hacker hijinks may wish to recall the case of a school principal exposed as a probable lolicon by just such a virus.
Whilst a civil servant might be untouchable in Japan, mere NEETs and salarymen desperate for their free Pokémon fix may yet find themselves in trouble.
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mfw I patched the rom manually, played it normally on the first day and already done with the game, which is awesome, btw.
I already had a trojan before I downloaded it. its still been rid of.
holy shit look at the desktop icons.
that's alot of games. did he dled them too?
Stopping crime with crime? The online community is looking worse and worse every day.
Like waging war against war?
The virtual worlds Celestial Being?
Stupid Japs, they could have prevented having their files accessed by 2ch script kiddies by simply searching for patches on gbatemp.
Good. Fucking dirtbags.
*LOL* This just keeps getting better. Keep providing me with entertainment, 2chan pirates & hackers. XD
This is news? These people are just stupid for running exe's they don't know who made them.
This could go for any program they just posted hacks they already had and renamed it to Pokemon and people are dumb enough run them.
Amazing anaphora, Artefact.
In many countries, those "vigilantes" would face severe punishment, due to the malicious nature of trojans.
It's basically criminals in a moral sense versus real criminals who potentially destroy the property of other people.
since 2ch threads last a considerable amount of time would be interesting if you put a link to the threads in the article.
LOL! I like how the last pic's guy's computer desktop has all its RPG's organized. Play now, Playing, Cleared, Done, and Play Next.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should NEVER disable UAC.
Always disable UAC. It's annoying. Just use a virtual box. Easy.
Amazing anaphora, Artefact.
Just... buy... the damn...game.
It's not that expensive anyways. Not worth the risk of exposing yourself to the internet community
Lol, i'm already playing this pokemon fully in my flashcard, i can even use the C-GEAR, their problem should be fixed already as well, unless they are stupid
You're so hardcore. How does it feel to be so proud of stealing a children game?
lol wonder if the hackers were red hats working for Nintendo
GOOD! Usually I don't like 2chan but this is one time I like them. Oh and two the guy who had the shown quote on the story about housing. Yes if housing was patented it would be perfectly fine if they denied it to people who were not able to afford it. What you don't pay for you don't get. Capitalism HO motherfuckers
Really? I wonder if there is a hack proof portable gaming console, anyway?
"Hack proof" is an illusion of security through obscurity. The only "unhackable" devices are the ones that don't pose enough interest for the hacker community.
Anyone can tell wtf happened? read twice but can't understand who got what and whos is against whom?
Why do people of Japan even need to hack the game?
Ain't it cheaper in the land where it was made?
No... that's the opposite.
Even anime goods (DVDs in particular).
Many games are ridiculously expensive in Japan.
but games are not needed to live, like land or food.
Pokemon games are far from expensive.
You don't need a roof over your head to live either. Homeless people manage without them.
Hypothetically speaking, if someone owned copyrights on housing, would it be ok if they denied the privilege to anyone who couldn't afford paying them $5000/year?
What if someone owned copyrights on a life saving drug... oh wait, never mind.
Land and food are the most expensive items in japan compared to another place in the world.
the example about copyrights makes no sense. Again games, movies or comics are dispensable items.
pirates dont download just one game they cant afford.
US games aren't cheaper in the US. Why would Jap games be cheaper in Japan?
While games in the EU are technically more expensive, the VAT we pay is far less than the US income tax at the end of the year.
Comparing VAT to income tax is meaningless. Overall tax rates are much higher in the EU than US.
All taxes are from and for the government.
What do you mean "overall tax rates"? VAT is the government taxes.
Idiots. There is always a prepatched rom link.
I think the japanese need to learn what a anti-virus program is, and to manually scan each file they download like I do.. Mostly. Video's "seem" to be safe. least the anime fansubs I DL.
isn't it pretty much impossible to attach a virus to a video or audio file?
Problem: that is not commom sense. Not only among the Japanese, but the majority of people.
I know many people who can use the computer for basic stuff, like surfing the interwebs and reading e-mails, but don't even think about the possibility of getting a Virus or Trojan, because their computer never got infected till now, or they don't know if it's already infected. This is because:
- they don't have any antivirus installed at all, because of what was said above.
- don't even know how an anti-virus should be used
- don't do a regular scan.
Also, a antivirus may not suffice against trojans and spywares. If you're too paranoid about security, you will obviously get a slow machine with all the security software you have installed on it. That's also one of the main excuses some people give to explain why they don't even have an antivirus on their machines.
You think an anti-virus program can reliably protect you?
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Sorry. That was just too funny...
If you're using Microsoft Security Essentials, it will. That free antivirus has a virus definition that rivals the top names. Unlike that POS AVG, which is guaranteed to let viruses infect your pc.
this why I use windows for gaming & app compatibility purposes only.
Game cracks are "gaming purposes", you know.
SO many shortcuts, yet only 5% of them are actually used, 10% are decoys and 90% accidentally coca cola bottles.
same question with anime and manga, how and where to buy ?
btw, people exposed to virus the moment the connect to the internet. simple banner in sankakucomplex can also contain virus if the advertiser screwed up.
They are all on our servers so that is not, strictly speaking, correct.
sorry to tell you this but you may have just made a challenge against the hackers who saw that comment to see if it can be done
No way in hell any rational pirate would think Pokemon of all things was worth this much trouble
In Japan Pocket Monster is popular is enough that they would go to all this trouble to just play the game.
Well... it happened in 2ch...
That bottom screenshot is actually from that older trojan (you know, the one that came with eroge).
Sadly the desktops of Pokemon fans are rather meagre so I needed an example of the sort of thing which gets leaked...