dsneade Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 think mine was stolen, just tried cod4 and it says it's in use. heavy sigh.... any other reasons it would say it is in use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 did you just leave another server? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisi-Deff Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 According to MPI data, it's not stolen... but the thief might be playing on a non-streaming server :/ ~ /*Pisi*/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 did you just leave another server? no....hadn't played for a few hours...tried to go in, it say another program was using iw3.mp, tried again like 10 minutes later...got that key code in use message. scanned my computer, it came up with no trojans or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcE Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Tried rebooting ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 I re-verified my key and restarted...didn't work right away but it works now. weird. thanks for the help, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 well, never mind. i was able to go back in, left, just now tried to go back, guid is globally banned. just effing awesome. wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injuneer Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) Sorry to hear man, time to do a system scan for malware/viruses Edited October 14, 2009 by injuneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadWarrior Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Root-kit scann As well as a deep-scan by your antivirus and what-ever you use for malware/spyware removal. You might at least save your W@W key if you hurry. Otherwise you'll need to buy new games in order to play on punkbuster enabled servers. RW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 filed a ticket with eb, since it doesn't show up here. did a scan and when it got to my MW folder it just sat there. Deleted the folder, rescanned, and it went through with nothing detected, so whatever it was was in my game folder. WaW still works, so that'll do until MW2, unless EB lifts it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadWarrior Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 cd-key stealers tend to hide in registry, and other deeply rooted parts of your computer, not your game folder. Key-loggers can also be involved. Word of advice, back up anything you need, if scans found nothing, and format/re-install, ASAP. RW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMagnet Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 cd-key stealers tend to hide in registry, and other deeply rooted parts of your computer, not your game folder. Key-loggers can also be involved. Word of advice, back up anything you need, if scans found nothing, and format/re-install, ASAP. RW +1 back up format fresh OS install Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 +1 back up format fresh OS install done. submitted a ticket to evenbalance. they wanted to know my exact kick message when i tried to go into a pb server. maybe i'll get somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 eb message: The supplied GUID has been associated with hacking or interfering with the normal operation of our PunkBuster software and has therefore been compromised resulting in a global ban from PunkBuster enabled game servers. We have no way of knowing who was actually playing with this GUID at the time the violation was triggered. We also have no way to know if the violation was triggered on your specific computer. Our system does not collect personal information and furthermore we have no way to attach a cheat/hack violation to a specific person. This ban will not be lifted as then the person who did trigger the violation would again be able to join PunkBuster Servers using this GUID. To be clear: we are not saying that you cheated as we have no way to know who triggered the violation. If it is certain that no one playing on your computer ever had a cheat/hack violation triggered by PunkBuster, then your GUID (cdkey and/or game account password) has been stolen by or leaked to someone who has used it on a different computer to trigger the violation. We do not have the means to help you find out who is responsible for compromising your GUID. heavy, heavy sigh. this is the crap that makes me want to be a console noob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadWarrior Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 You and you alone are responsible for what happens to your property. This is not so much different than someone borrowing your car and speeding past a photo-radar camera. The ticket gets sent to the owner of the car. It's then up to the owner to prove they were not driving it, or pay the ticket. Bottom line of it. We're a private run anti-cheat group. We are not evenbalance. Two completely seperate entities. You came here looking for help. We have provided help to the best of our abilities. Unfortunately, the outcome is what it is. Next time, make sure to install proper security protocols onto your computer, as well as good antivirus software, and make sure that if anyone else has access to your computer, that you're either standing over their shoulder, or provide them with their own account that does not have access to your games and personal files. That's completely on you. Also might want to put the game boxes out of site, like in a filing cabinet you can lock, so that someone can't write down the cd-key while you're not looking. RW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsneade Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 RW, not a crack on you guys at all, just frustrated. It is what it is, I know. Nothing can be done, I'm over it. +1 on the reformat...everything seems faster now. It's a shame MW2 won't have you guys. As of now anyway, they'll hopefully realize... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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