If you are a gamer to the very core, and in the aggregate also a malicious pirate, then buying licensed games in stores is not for you. You download hacked games from torrent trackers and play them for free. In some cases, this article may be useful to you. Indeed, now many manufacturers are introducing online verification systems into their offspring, and the game may try to independently check its version on the project website. Therefore, it is vital for you to know how to block access to an online game in order for the hacked version to work.
First attempts
For starters, take your time. If you are sure that your toy is not infected with a virus and will not try to access the World Wide Web on its own, then before blocking access to an online game, you can try the following tips.
During the launch of the application you are interested in, just turn off the Internet. If nothing is downloading for you, you are not waiting for a Skype call, then simply disconnect your personal computer from the Internet. An example is a hacked version of L. A. Noire. The game is trying to get information aboutplayer account from the server. When you turn off the Internet, she will not do this. And you can play in peace.
Server
The second reason why you might need to block access if a hacked game tries to update. And this usually leads to the fact that the hacked version stops working. In this case, you do not need to know how to block access to an online game. It will be enough to protect her from the server.
- Find the server address of the game you want to block.
- Find the hosts file in "My Computer" and open it with notepad.
- Enter into it, as shown in the example (in the file itself), the ip-address of the game update server.
- After this action, any calls from your computer to this address will not be able to reach the addressee.
- Without access to the server, your toy will not be able to update or verify its authenticity.
Firewall
If you suspect your application of resident malware, then you have no choice but to take drastic measures. There are many possibilities to protect the game from Internet access completely. One of the most popular questions is: "How to block the access of the game to the Internet through the firewall?" Let's not confuse concepts. In a personal computer, firewall is translated from English as "firewall". Therefore, we will consider ways to block using it.
First step
So, how to block the game from accessing the Internet? Windows 7 gives us the opportunity to take advantage of the time-tested "friend" - the firewall. Despite the fact that, according to user reviews, its activity leaves much to be desired in terms of security, it copes with such a trifle as blocking the game with a bang.
- Go to the "Control Panel" and in the "Security" tab we find "Firewall".
- Checking if it is enabled in principle. If not, then run.
- In the left menu we find the sub-item "Allow the program to run …".
- After launch, you will see a list of applications installed on your personal computer. To block the game, you just need to uncheck all the boxes next to its name.
Remember that all operations must be carried out under the administrator account.
Second stage
If the above operations are not enough, then there is another way to block the game from accessing the Internet through the firewall. To do this, in the main menu of the "Firewall", select additional options.
You will see a window where you can set up rules for connections. We are primarily interested in "Outgoing". After selecting the appropriate tab in the menu on the left, move your eyes to the right and click "Create a new rule".
- Choose the type - for the program.
- Specify the path to the game's executable file. Remember that you need to specify not a shortcut on the desktop, but the.exe itself, located in the folder with the installed game.
- Blocking the connection.
- Distribute the created rule for all profiles on the computer.
- Denoted so that you can find it later.
Thus, we block the game, preventing it from connecting to the Internet. If you need to remove this restriction, then there are two options - delete the rule itself, or click "Disable rule". Now you know how to block access to an online game.
Antivirus
In addition to the methods described above, there is another option on how to block access to the Internet for the game's executor. It's an antivirus. All security programs are similar and different at the same time. We will analyze the blocking of the game using Kaspersky. To get started, we need Kaspersky Internet Security of any year of release.
- In the "Protection Center" of the program, we go to the settings menu. Just like in the previous version, we will have to make a rule according to which the antivirus will block any game actions related to the Internet.
- We are interested in the Firewall and its settings.
- Open the "Rules" tab.
- As in the case of the firewall, we need to find the game we are interested in. Click "Change".
- Adding a rule.
- When itsetting, define the action as "Block" and specify the type (name).
- Confirm all changes. Now the game you want will not be able to access the World Wide Web.
As you understand, any actions related to blocking games on the computer interact inextricably with the security of your operating system. Any changes you make must be committed so that at some point you can get everything back to normal without drama, lost data, a broken computer and tantrums why nothing works the way you want.
