ZOS just silently installed RedShell.dll in ESO
In the current climate this is an extremely bold move. ZOS have installed Redshell https://redshell.io/home via the ESO client, software which basically tracks you online in order to effectively monetize you. They did this without explicit opt-in which right away is illegal in the EU due to GDPR. The same software was removed from Conan Exiles after players found out https://forums.funcom.com/t/why-are-...-redshell/5043
They are pushing and poking the playerbase to see what they can get away with, personally I've had enough. forum thread is https://forums.elderscrollsonline.co...block-opt-out/ other topics and news: https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscroll...pyware_in_eso/ http://massivelyop.com/2018/06/01/pl...s-new-spyware/ |
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Link on a IT user forum inspection on the RedShell.dll capabilities https://forums.elderscrollsonline.co...omment_5184809 Vulnerability Test on Redshell.dll and ESO using Kaspersky Total Security software https://imgur.com/a/ypq4awU (Legend: Print Screen no 5 & 6 on the vulnerability test results) Link on the Kaspersky Total Security capability https://kaspersky.com/total-security Link on Kaspersky Lab Research and Report - it includes not only virus but also other threats (malware, spyware, etc) - for reference purposes https://securelist.com From the sources above, as per my understanding as a ordinary PC user , I can say that RedShell is not a spyware program but the real topic should be “ is the integration of the Redshell.dll file to ESO game client without transparency and acknowledge of its players/users?” since RedShell is a third party analytics tool developed by Innervate, Inc (https://innervate.us) Link for Redshell as a third party analytic tool: https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/01/r...g-their-games/ https://blog.redshell.io/gamesight-t...l-187c28f00b7c However in the ZOS Privacy Policy that I had agreed when I install the game at the first time, there was one paragraph saying like this https://account.elderscrollsonline.com/privacy-policy Analytics Tools. We may use internal and third-party analytics tools (see our Cookie Policy at http://www.zenimax.com/cookie_us for a list of third parties) to collect and aggregate activity data and other data across multiple channels |
it IS spyware by its nature
for marketing reasons and Kaspersky will not detect it ofc because its like legal spyware that used by big companies |
https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscroll...rd3/?context=3
Just because there have been cases where a virus called RedShell.exe have been found at some point doesn't mean the current one is a virus as well. I find the explanation from ZOS quite convincing. |
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