A Behavior-Based Covert Channel in a MMO
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This article proposes a behavior-based covert communication channel in World of Warcraft (WoW), a popular Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG), to transfer data between 2 clients. This is done by modulating binary information onto the senders cast routine and capturing this routine on the receiver. This routine, while demonstrated in WoW, could also be applicable to any other MMORPG in existence. WoW has the advantage of a large user base, so common actions will draw very little attention.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014