Blizzard Launcher
From WoWWiki
From notes in the Blizzard Updater for Patch 1.8.3:
A new launch utility has been created to enhance your entry into World of Warcraft! The Blizzard Launcher will provide up-to-date news and important event – and support – related updates. In some regions, the Blizzard Launcher also scans for Trojan viruses and third party cheat programs and notifies you if it has located any on your machine. In addition to providing you with the benefits of additional anti-virus protection, the scan that the launcher conducts represents another security measure to protect your World of Warcraft account information and gameplay experience. For further details, please go to http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww01907p1.
Features
- Act as a scanner and warn the user of malicious software.
- Provide news about WoW and Blizzard.
- Control the options of the Blizzard Downloader in regards to pre-patching.
- Update the game New in 2.1
- With the release of 2.1, the launcher will start the game automatically unless a checkbox saying 'Show Launcher' on the startup screen of the game is checked.
Controversy
There was a bit of controversy regarding the Launcher as it was scanning the computer for malicious software, which some people believed to be an invasion of privacy.
