Are AutoIt scripts bannable?

[gotosleep]

I'm asking cause I made a nifty script for myself that simply presses my sinister strike key every 100 milliseconds, 5 times, and then I press eviscerate. It doesn't play by itself, I am at the computer at all times. Is there any way for WoW to detect my script?

HotKeySet("{F1}", "key")
func key()
	HotKeySet("{F1}")
	Send("{2}")
        Sleep(100)
	Send("{2}")
        Sleep(100)
	Send("{2}")
	Sleep(100)
        Send("{2}")
	Sleep(100)
        Send("{2}")
	HotKeySet("{F1}", "key")
	idle()
EndFunc ;:: key()
Func idle()
	while 1
		Sleep(100)
	WEnd
EndFunc ;:: idle()
Func rebind()
	HotKeySet("{F1}", "key")
	idle()
EndFunc ;:: rebind
idle()

I adapted this script from the wall jumping one since I dont really know the language, so there might be some unneeded stuff in it(i tried to clean it up as best as i could)
Also, of course, it executes the main function about 10 times that many times as I have written so that I dont need to press it more than once every fight.

[Flying Piggy]

Nice script . To answer your question , i would have to say that Yes autoit scripts are a bannable offence but only if they are used to give you an unfair advantage over other WoW players . In the case of your script there is a risk of a warning or a Temporary ban since you are allowing yourself to do something other WoW players cant do .

[gotosleep]

Yeah but how can they detect it? It's not like im botting as I said... is there a way to detect AutoIt sending **** to the wow.exe? I'm pretty certain it sends it to the currently open window anyway, not a targetted .exe. All it is doing is pushing a button since im sick of having to spam Sinister strike so much

[Flying Piggy]

Autoit can be detected by warden simply by looking at the running processes . We're not sure exactly what warden can detect at the moment but i believe that the new versions of warden and the new GM tools can allow Blizz to see a lot more of what runs on our computers than we think . But Blizz only inspects accounts which have been flagged by warden or reported by other WoW players , so im not sure if simply having Autoit running gets you flagged or not . Only one way to find out i suppose : )

[Relz]

~Short Q&A on AutoIt by relz~

Q:Is AutoIt a bannable offence?
A:Stated in the TOS, anything against the "essence" of wow is bannable. Saying this covers their ass and gives them an excuse to ban for the hell of it. So, a GM could just be on thier period and ban you saying you talked against the essence. Yes, its bannable.

Q:will i get detected?
A:If you run it as a script, Warden will see AutoIt.exe running and flag your account, nothing else yet. but flags are bad as they help determine if you are getting banned or not.

Q:Will I get banned for using it?
A:Most likely, no. Like I said, if warden sees autoit.exe running it will only flag you. They cant tell what autoit is targetting, for all they know it could be helping you browse the internet.

My advice is use a trial account when you are tweaking your scripts and then compile them to a .exe and run it through that on your real account when it is how you want it. but most likely you will not be banned for it.

[Flying Piggy]

Well , there you go . Our god Relz answered it all for us , thx Relz : )

[wiladian]

AutoIT scripts are not bannable offenses in WoW as AutoIT is used primarily by system admins for various projects involving computers. Warden on the other hand simply monitors WoW.exe and logs unnatural changes in Memory such as Memory Injectors (No Clip, Glider, Teleport Hack, "Lag" Hack) If you read the EULA no mention of Warden is made so watching anything other than their own property would be invasion of yours and highly illegal.