WARNING! Do not install this!

[Sir Meowthius]

I played the original YEARS ago when it originally came out. It was a fun, laggy and buggy mess next to GunZ and other similar PVP Korean titles. However I have found out a year ago they re-released this title under new Publishing and Developers. The problem is the rumors are true, this new version of the game is embedded with both standard Malware and cryptomining malware. So if you dont want you PC burning out a tiny bit faster, avoid this game.

Let this game die out, it fought during its time, it lasted, it does not need to be coming back nor should it with its current corrupted state.

Oh, OLD Rakion Accounts dont work on this new version either.

[♋ Anzu]

Do you have any proof anyways? lmao

[Sir Meowthius]

Originally posted by ♋ Anzu:

Do you have any proof anyways? lmao

Not for this build which i dont trust to install because their last Non-Steam Build was full of it. They are doing the "Steam RE-Release" of dead titles like other games including Hellgate London, Lineage II, GunZ, etc have been doing.

Look im giving you all a warning on a potential problem. take it or leave it.

[Ghostman]

Can you provide proof for the other builds or reddit/forum posts showing these 'rumors'?
I have searched and found nothing???
I would like to do a little more research before installing this because after reading your post I do seem to recall something about malware but I might just be imagining it...

And what is the nature of the malware?
Cryptomining malware is bad but if it only happens when the game is launched then I can live with it. But if it stays running on host after closing game then it's a major problem in my eyes. Also this other 'malware' you mention, would be useful to know if it installs rootkit/spyware/adware/spyware etc. because 'malware' is too vague...

EDIT: So I installed the game but ran Malwarebytes scan and Bitdefender scan on the folder and found nothing. HOWEVER, after manually checking each file in the installation folder I found a suspicious file (lib_torrent.dll). No idea why the game would need to torrent, unless it's for patcher but I assume patches would be handled through steam? who knows... Anyway I found you can download Sandboxie with Sophos integrated and I shall try running the game within that.

[JeyEscobarGates]

Originally posted by Elevenones:

Can you provide proof for the other builds or reddit/forum posts showing these 'rumors'?
I have searched and found nothing???
I would like to do a little more research before installing this because after reading your post I do seem to recall something about malware but I might just be imagining it...

And what is the nature of the malware?
Cryptomining malware is bad but if it only happens when the game is launched then I can live with it. But if it stays running on host after closing game then it's a major problem in my eyes. Also this other 'malware' you mention, would be useful to know if it installs rootkit/spyware/adware/spyware etc. because 'malware' is too vague...

EDIT: So I installed the game but ran Malwarebytes scan and Bitdefender scan on the folder and found nothing. HOWEVER, after manually checking each file in the installation folder I found a suspicious file (lib_torrent.dll). No idea why the game would need to torrent, unless it's for patcher but I assume patches would be handled through steam? who knows... Anyway I found you can download Sandboxie with Sophos integrated and I shall try running the game within that.

Thanks for looking into this

[SlashBlack]

source: my ass

i haven't found any miners running on my PC, and even if it did you really think Valve would allow it?

@Elevenones could be used for downloading patches outside of steam, many online games do this i've seen it on warframe maybe they need patches quickly and that's why

[aghata_palacios]

Originally posted by SlashBlack:

source: my ass

i haven't found any miners running on my PC, and even if it did you really think Valve would allow it?

@Elevenones could be used for downloading patches outside of steam, many online games do this i've seen it on warframe maybe they need patches quickly and that's why

valve allow all if u pay 100 dollars to post game

[Ghostman]

Alright so for those of you who are also worried about malware, this game does not work inside sandbox (sandboxie) because of XIGNCODE anti-cheat.

Not all hope is lost!
If you have Windows 10 Pro v1903, you can enable "Windows Sandbox" feature which will run a lightweight virtual machine. But you'll probably have to re-download Steam and Rakion everytime...
I will update my windows now, test it and then update this post.

[suveran]

Originally posted by Elevenones:

Alright so for those of you who are also worried about malware, this game does not work inside sandbox (sandboxie) because of XIGNCODE anti-cheat.

Not all hope is lost!
If you have Windows 10 Pro v1903, you can enable "Windows Sandbox" feature which will run a lightweight virtual machine. But you'll probably have to re-download Steam and Rakion everytime...
I will update my windows now, test it and then update this post.

+ward

[76561199046707337]

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[Ghostman]

Okay so this works through windows sandbox, but not very well. Frame rate is acceptable but you can't play fullscreen and the mouse doesn't lock so it's very difficult to control the camera. For some reason it moves at sonicspeed, regardless of what you do and because there is no cursor it's difficult to tame...

After the long time it takes to get a secure config setup, I have come to the conclusion that it's simply not worth it.

[suveran]

Originally posted by Elevenones:

Okay so this works through windows sandbox, but not very well. Frame rate is acceptable but you can't play fullscreen and the mouse doesn't lock so it's very difficult to control the camera. For some reason it moves at sonicspeed, regardless of what you do and because there is no cursor it's difficult to tame...

After the long time it takes to get a secure config setup, I have come to the conclusion that it's simply not worth it.

but what about Malware and cryptomining malware? is true or not?

[rkedlor]

I'm block chain developer, may can help you with the proof, guide me.

[Ghostman]

Originally posted by animemeeting:

but what about Malware and cryptomining malware? is true or not?

Not sure, I'm not a file analyst but from what I can tell it didn't seem to be running anything sketchy outside of the game itself. That doesn't mean that there isn't something within the game exe itself though........

[76561199046707337]

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[Rejarul]

Originally posted by Elevenones:

Okay so this works through windows sandbox, but not very well. Frame rate is acceptable but you can't play fullscreen and the mouse doesn't lock so it's very difficult to control the camera. For some reason it moves at sonicspeed, regardless of what you do and because there is no cursor it's difficult to tame...

After the long time it takes to get a secure config setup, I have come to the conclusion that it's simply not worth it.

Thanks for all the above informations. Do you know if I can use Windows Sandbox to open two instances of the same program (Rakion Steam), just like sandboxie. As you mentioned, sandboxie is not working due to XIGNCODE anti-cheat

Thanks a lot