| Developer(s) | INCA Internet Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | C++ |
| Type | Anti-cheating |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | gameguard.nprotect.com |
nProtect GameGuard (sometimes called GG) is an anti-cheating rootkit developed by INCA Internet. It is installed alongside many Asian massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) such as Rohan: Blood Feud, Lineage II, 9Dragons, Cabal Online, Phantasy Star Universe, GunZ: The Duel, Flyff, Rappelz, Luna Online, PangYa, Prius Online, Ragnarok Online and Alliance of Valiant Arms to block malicious applications and common methods of cheating. nProtect GameGuard provides B2B2C (Business to Business to Consumer) security services for online game companies and portal sites.
GameGuard hides the game application process, monitors the entire memory range, terminates applications defined by the game vendor and INCA Internet to be cheats (QIP for example), blocks certain calls to DirectX functions and Windows APIs, keylogs your keyboard input, and auto-updates itself to change as new threats surface.
GameGuard possesses a database on game hacks based on security references from more than 260 game clients. Some editions of GameGuard are now bundled with INCA Internet's Tachyon anti-virus/anti-spyware library, and others with nProtect KeyCrypt, an anti-keylogger software that protects the keyboard input information.
Games that use GameGuard include some releases of BlackShot,[1] Aion: The Tower of Eternity,[2] Flyff,[3] GunBound,[3] Lineage II[3] Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst,[3] Priston Tale[3] Ragnarok Online,[3] and Seal Online.[3]