Detecting CryoLife and Banning those that use it!

What in Philip Linden’s name is a CryoLife? Well, CryoLife is an alternative Second Life viewer popularly used in copying content in-world. Simply put, it’s a Second Life client used like a CopyBot. Although, it can’t copy scripts, sounds and animations but it can and it does copy prims, textures and others. Honestly, I don’t have any first-hand experience with this particular viewer and I don’t intend or even want to deal directly with it but for those who wish to know more about it then there is a much detailed coverage about it at the Second Life Herald.

Anyway, this particular post is not about knowing what CryoLife is or how to get it. It is more on how to detect and ban those detected using it. Second Life Herald, in their CryoLife coverage, The CryoLife Papers, has posted a simple script that can detect potential CryoLife users but while I was forum hopping I stumbled upon a better script posted at Ann Otoole’s forum, That Other Life.

The script was written by Leah Mayo and it detects, bans and kicks those avatars who are using CryoLife. You’ll find the script below. Just copy and paste it in a new script file, save it and drag it into an object.

// On group owned land the device must be deeded to group.

key owner;
key cyrouser_ID;
string cyrouser_name;
key check_key;
integer auto_kickban = TRUE;    // set TRUE to kick/ban on detection
// set FALSE to kick/ban by menu
list detected_rippers;

integer menu_channel = -12345;  // set the channel menu is listening on
float menu_timer = 45.0;        // wait 45 seconds for a menu choice
key kMenuUser;
list menu_buttons;
string menu_message;

string timeUTC() {
list timestamp = llParseString2List( llGetTimestamp(), ["T",".","Z"] , [] );
return ” ” + llDumpList2String(llDeleteSubList(timestamp, 2, 2), ” “) + ” UTC”;
}

dump_list() {
string str_list = “Detected names:\n”;
integer len = llGetListLength( detected_rippers );
integer i;
for( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
str_list += llList2String(detected_rippers, i) + “\n”;
}
str_list += “Total = ” + (string)len;
llInstantMessage(kMenuUser, str_list);

str_list = (string)llGetFreeMemory() + ” bytes free. “;
str_list += “Remember to reset the script when you are running out of memory.”;
llInstantMessage(kMenuUser, str_list);
}

integer isNameOnList( string name ) {
integer len = llGetListLength( detected_rippers );
integer i;
for( i = 0; i < len; i++ ) {
if(llSubStringIndex(llList2String(detected_rippers, i), name) == 0) {
return TRUE;
}
}
return FALSE;
}

default {
state_entry() {
llSay(0, “Starting detection”);
kMenuUser = NULL_KEY;
cyrouser_ID = NULL_KEY;
llListen(8281825, “”, NULL_KEY, “”);
}

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message) {
cyrouser_name = name;
cyrouser_ID = id;
if(auto_kickban) {
if (llGetAgentSize((key)message)) {     // check if the shouted avatar key is in the region
//                llEjectFromLand(cyrouser_ID);
llTeleportAgentHome(cyrouser_ID);
llAddToLandBanList(cyrouser_ID, 0.0);
if( isNameOnList(cyrouser_name) == FALSE ) {
detected_rippers += cyrouser_name + ” ” + timeUTC(); // add to list of detected rippers
}
cyrouser_ID = NULL_KEY;     // delete banned avatar key after kicking/banning
}
} else {
check_key = (key)message;
}
// Report rippers name and the message by Cyro to the device owner
// (works only if the device is not deeded to group).
llOwnerSay(“Cyro Ripper Name  ” + name + “\nMessage ” + llKey2Name((key)message));
owner = llGetOwner();
llInstantMessage(owner,”Cyro Ripper Name ” + name + “\nMessage ” + llKey2Name((key)message));
}

touch_start(integer total_number) {
if (llSameGroup(llDetectedKey(0))) {
kMenuUser = llDetectedKey(0);
state menu_open;
}
}
}

state menu_open {
state_entry() {
menu_buttons = ["LIST", "RESET"];
menu_message = “\nLIST – List detected users of Cyro\n”;
menu_message += “RESET – Reset and clear list\n”;
if (cyrouser_ID != NULL_KEY) {
menu_message += “KICK+BAN – Kick and ban ” + cyrouser_name + ” from parcel\n”;
menu_buttons += “KICK+BAN”;
}
llListen(menu_channel, “”, kMenuUser, “”);
llSetTimerEvent(menu_timer);
llDialog(kMenuUser, menu_message, menu_buttons, menu_channel);
}

timer() {
llSetTimerEvent(0.0);
state default;
}

listen(integer channel, string name, key id, string message) {
if (id == kMenuUser) {
if (message == “RESET”) {
llResetScript();
} else if (message == “LIST”) {
dump_list();
} else if (message == “KICK+BAN”) {
if (llGetAgentSize(check_key)) {    // check if the shouted avatar key is in the region
//                    llEjectFromLand(cyrouser_ID);
llTeleportAgentHome(cyrouser_ID);
llAddToLandBanList(cyrouser_ID, 0.0);
if( isNameOnList(cyrouser_name) == FALSE ) {
detected_rippers += cyrouser_name + ” ” + timeUTC(); // add to list
}
cyrouser_ID = NULL_KEY;     // delete banned avatar key after kicking/banning
}
}
}
state default;
}
}

As stated in the first line of the script, in order for the Kick/Ban feature to work on group land it must be deeded to the group first. Detection will always work even if it’s not deeded to group. For possible updates, please visit this post, Cyro Rippers Detected, in Ann Otoole’s forum, That Other Life.

I am not sure how accurate and effective this detection script is in detecting CryoLife users but if you are concern about protecting your creations and your hard work then it is better than nothing. Before this particular script from Leah Mayo, I was using the script from Second Life Herald and that script already detected one avatar who was using CryoLife. I recently replaced the Second Life Herald script with Leah Mayo’s CryoBan script and I am happy to report that it has not detected any CryoLife users yet. LOL!

If you are a content creator who is concerned about protecting your creations from theft then you have to get this script.  It may not guarantee a 100% protection but it will at least add another layer of protection and security for you and your creations.

Update: You can grab a copy of the CryoBan Script at XstreetSL.com. You can also grab the OpenSource CryoLife Detection Script by LGG CRYO (More Reliable than the radar channel method).

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