C
ereus has implemented snooping code into their software. According to this thread over at twoplustwo, a user has reported that his antivirus detected suspicious activity from the Ultimate Bet application.
He writes, "I found out because yesterday after the update from UB, Kaspersky has
been reporting keylogger four times, every time after starting the UB
client. This is the first time I've seen Kaspersly report a keylogger
after months of using the UB client."
Fortunately, Hold'em Manager and Poker Tracker are on the list of allowed applications.
According to their Security Department,
Stephanie, Security Dept.: Accepted applications and services: Tools and services that categorize your
opponents making use of information gathered through your own play and
collection of Hand Histories. Examples of these would be Hold'em
Manager and Poker Tracker along with their Heads Up Displays.
I believe it's unequivocally wrong to capture screenshots and keylogged data. Cereus is, historically, not the most upstanding network. What guarantee do we have that this information will not be sold on the black market?
The only people who will be affected are innocent people. Botters will find other ways of having the bot interface with the poker site. Innocent folks will suffer a useless invasion of privacy so the sites can look like they're doing something without actually doing anything that makes a difference.
