A workaround seemingly found for GTA Online PC remote server crash issue

A lot of the Festive Surprise content added in the latest GTA Online update brought some massive exploits with it. As first reported by Tez2, a popular enthusiast and insider, these &quot;kick&quot; and &quot;crash&quot; exploits allow a player's game to crash or for them to get kicked out from any lobby or single player. It is more impactful because the person using the exploit doesn't even have to be in the same session.Thankfully, a full stack developer who goes by the name of Speyedr seems to have come up with a solution for these bugs. Read on to find out how you can continue to enjoy GTA Online on your PC, unthreatened by these exploits.Tez2@TezFunz2#GTAOnline PC WarningThere are new remote &quot;crash&quot; and &quot;kick&quot; exploits out in the wild.You can be crashed in single-player or any GTAO lobby type. The cheater doesn't have to be in the session.Using a firewall to block connections will protect you from these exploits.1069138#GTAOnline PC WarningThere are new remote &quot;crash&quot; and &quot;kick&quot; exploits out in the wild.You can be crashed in single-player or any GTAO lobby type. The cheater doesn't have to be in the session.Using a firewall to block connections will protect you from these exploits.How to resolve remote crash exploit in GTA Online on your PCBefore getting into the solution that the AU student has presented, readers should note that Rockstar Games has already taken note of this issue and it is likely to be resolved in due time. If the solution presented here seems risky or too complex, players will have to wait for the official fix from the developers.Tez2@TezFunz2Just have been informed that Rockstar is well aware and working as we speak on addressing this.It may take a few days as the developers, in non-urgent circumstances, on holiday.#GTAOnline twitter.com/TezFunz2/statu…Tez2@TezFunz2#GTAOnline PC WarningThere are new remote &quot;crash&quot; and &quot;kick&quot; exploits out in the wild.You can be crashed in single-player or any GTAO lobby type. The cheater doesn't have to be in the session.Using a firewall to block connections will protect you from these exploits.40334#GTAOnline PC WarningThere are new remote &quot;crash&quot; and &quot;kick&quot; exploits out in the wild.You can be crashed in single-player or any GTAO lobby type. The cheater doesn't have to be in the session.Using a firewall to block connections will protect you from these exploits.Just have been informed that Rockstar is well aware and working as we speak on addressing this.It may take a few days as the developers, in non-urgent circumstances, on holiday.#GTAOnline twitter.com/TezFunz2/statu…Essentially, the fix here is a custom firewall that GTA Online players can install on their PC. Available on @speyedr's Gitlab profile, the new firewall utilizes some new methods to drop packets to Rockstar's resources via tunneled game traffic, rather than letting all of it through.This means that certain IPs, other those who players want to join, can only access the session &quot;heartbeat&quot; and whatever information is available via the &quot;matchmaking service.&quot;In simple terms, this firewall provides dual-layer protection to GTA Online's PC players by isolating their connection from Rockstar Games' servers and allowing transfer of resources in a closed pathway. It also greatly restricts the information that is easily available in public sessions.Tez2@TezFunz2@NightEagle256 A firewall will protect you against these exploits. Have been tested and verified.As long as you block the connection of whoever is trying to crash you.6@NightEagle256 A firewall will protect you against these exploits. Have been tested and verified.As long as you block the connection of whoever is trying to crash you.To install this firewall and boost your chances of a successful session, follow the given steps (taken from Speyedr's Gitlab profile):Run Guardian.exe as administratorLoad into singleplayerStart a Solo Session with GuardianLoad into GTA OnlineIf players want to let their friends add their IP addresses, they should go to Lists -&gt; Custom, and start a Whitelisted Session. Alternatively, they can stop the Solo Session and ask their friends to join as quickly as possible. Once everyone is present, start a Locked Session.Speyedr@Speyedr_AUIf you're not being actively targeted, you can quickly turn off the filter, tell your friends to join, and once they are loading into the session, re-enable Locked Session and you'll be protected again.Anyone in the session should remain--this only blocks the initial &quot;hello&quot;.9If you're not being actively targeted, you can quickly turn off the filter, tell your friends to join, and once they are loading into the session, re-enable Locked Session and you'll be protected again.Anyone in the session should remain--this only blocks the initial &quot;hello&quot;.The first method should be preferred to have completely secure sessions, and the second should only be used if players do not know their friends' IP addresses. This is because for the time that their friends join, they are vulnerable to cheaters looking to use the exploits.Speyedr@Speyedr_AUJust to clarify--if you disable the firewall (i.e. by pressing Ctrl+C to stop the filter) as a Session Host, your friends will be able to join, but you also risk receiving the bad data which will crash your client.10Just to clarify--if you disable the firewall (i.e. by pressing Ctrl+C to stop the filter) as a Session Host, your friends will be able to join, but you also risk receiving the bad data which will crash your client.Players can choose &quot;Go&quot; when loading into GTA Online to attempt a Public Session. This is only for when they want to specifically engage in Public Session Freemode activities.Yesterday's update, which added several fresh rewards, bonuses, and even a new vehicle, did not fix these exploits. The above solution seems to be the best course of action given that a majority of the developers are currently on holiday.

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