WA is very old, so it might have some vulnerable computer exploitation?

I am afraid of getting hacked from strangers using some backdoor / bug from the game.

https://worms2d.info/Hosting_Guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=328117036

although port forwarding is the default way to do this, WormNAT2 (a WormKit module) is recommended nowadays, there's also a hosting bot called HostingBuddy, but it's clunky in controls

Quote from: h3oCharles on January 13, 2023, 09:40 AM
https://worms2d.info/Hosting_Guide
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=328117036

although port forwarding is the default way to do this, WormNAT2 (a WormKit module) is recommended nowadays, there's also a hosting bot called HostingBuddy, but it's clunky in controls

Oh my god, it is you again.  Thank for the detailed information!

QuoteWA is very old, so it might have some vulnerable computer exploitation?

Yes, we fixed a few of these. That's also how Silkworm worked, it exploited buffer overflows. We also added some security strengthening like ASLR I think.

However, the connection method (TCP/IP) isn't important. Normal hosting is also a direct connection.

Using WormNAT2 or HostingBuddy gives you a bit more safety because they decode the packets, so a malformed packet will cause the connection to be dropped. They only decode frontend packets though. They also act as a proxy, so your IP is not exposed.

Quote from: CyberShadow on January 14, 2023, 01:43 AM

QuoteWA is very old, so it might have some vulnerable computer exploitation?

Yes, we fixed a few of these. That's also how Silkworm worked, it exploited buffer overflows. We also added some security strengthening like ASLR I think.

However, the connection method (TCP/IP) isn't important. Normal hosting is also a direct connection.

Using WormNAT2 or HostingBuddy gives you a bit more safety because they decode the packets, so a malformed packet will cause the connection to be dropped. They only decode frontend packets though. They also act as a proxy, so your IP is not exposed.

Shadow is Cyber. And the Cyber is Shadow.

It's never safe to connect with the stranger, you need to have Rubber (wormkit) 

Safe is have Worms-PC for worms, and other PC for work. 
(and on that work-PC must be disabled ports on which it usually hear)