MASSIVE SECURITY HAZARD in Spore!
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: wes_h on 2008 June 20, 05:07:14
I have seen and accessed creatures from other users, so I know the process and have some of the files. I am of the belief the creature is downloaded separately after the picture is dropped on the application, but the data does compress well, WinRar got it down to 3K from 30K, so it could be incorporated in the PNG file.
This does not match empirical evidence, that it was possible to get BastDawn's stuff simply by rightclicking and save-as'ing her PNG.
Quote from: wes_h on 2008 June 20, 05:07:14
Regardless of what is in the PNG file, after whatever download process the data is placed in .package files in your user directory. This is where I am viewing the data, and where the program accesses it from, after decompressing it.
There are no .package files in my user directory. The only .packages are the CSA packages in the data directory of the main install.
BastDawn:
Yes, my computer is named Ibis. And I do not allow any programs access to the internet without permission from my firewall, including Spore Creature Creator, so the data in the critters I posted did not go to the Spore site at all. I have also successfully downloaded critters from non-Spore sites (like MATY) and placed them in the game, again without allowing SCC to connect. Last night I picked up a few using my other computer, which is a crappy ME box that can't even run SCC, and transfered them over my network.
My computer is set up on a home network, where the administrator name is not identical to the nickname the computer is given to identify it to other computers on the network. This means that I can change my computer's name at will, so I'm not as worried about the security breach. That doesn't mean I'm not irritated, of course. >:(
Emma:
Yeah. Do not want Spore. Not sharing creatures either :D I'm having great fun making them (and my kids are) but we are just making snapshots and printscreens of our stuff.
J. M. Pescado:
Death to EMMA.
Emma:
*Emma moons Pescado
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