What MShield does

MShield Protect is a Brazilian privately-held cybersecurity company that provides anti-cheat and anti-hack protection services for online gaming servers, with a sole current focus on Cabal Online private server operators. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Colatina, Brazil, the company operates with a 1-10 person team under CEO and founder Matheus Gasperazzo Carvalho, offering its product through a self-serve, PayPal-based subscription model distributed globally via its website (mshieldprotect.com).

The core product is a Windows-based client-side anti-cheat system (compatible with Windows XP through 10) that detects and blocks a defined set of attack vectors: speed hacks, memory manipulation (Cheat Engine, Process Hacker), trainer injection, process termination, debugging, and additional game instances. Cabal Online-specific protections include runtime-only hiding of XorKeys/Version/MagicKey, map change prevention during TG, channel crash protection, and character class validation. A web-based admin panel provides license management, threat logging, and metrics/ban records storage (1-2 months depending on tier). The technology stack is signature- and heuristic-based with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

MShield monetizes through three monthly subscription tiers: Basic (EP8) at $25/month, Essential (EP8) at $90/month with 4 game addons and 2-month data retention, and Server (EP33) at $60/month focused on server-side protection. Multi-month prepay discounts of 5%, 10%, and 15% are offered for 3, 6, and 12-month commitments respectively. The company lists approximately 16 customer logos — predominantly small Cabal Online private server operators across Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Europe — with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts, no funding rounds, no partnerships, and no M&A activity. Support is delivered via WhatsApp and email during limited business hours (Monday-Saturday, 14h-18h GMT-3), and licenses are manually processed within 72 business hours.

Name

MShield

Legal name

MShield Protect

Website

https://www.mshieldprotect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MShield Protect is a Brazilian cybersecurity company that provides subscription-based anti-cheat and anti-hack protection services exclusively for Cabal Online private server operators, offering Windows-based detection against speed hacks, memory manipulation, trainer injections, and related exploits via a self-serve, PayPal-billed monthly subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Game Anti-Cheat Software

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Anti-Cheat, DRM & Integrity Tools (MPAFAFAN)

Keywords

• Anti-cheat software
• Game server protection
• Anti-hack solutions
• Memory protection software
• Online gaming security

Headquarters

HQ city

Colatina

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription Licensing: Monthly subscription model for anti-cheat protection services. Three tiers available: Essential at $90/month, Basic at $25/month, and Server at $60/month. Discounts available for longer commitments (12 months: 15% off, 6 months: 10% off, 3 months: 5% off).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

MShield Protect is a subscription-based anti-cheat and anti-hack software service for Cabal Online private game servers. It detects and blocks speed hacks, trainer injections, memory tampering, debugging attempts, process termination, and unauthorized external program access (e.g., Cheat Engine, Process Hacker, Trainers). The service is sold as monthly subscription plans (Basic EP8 $25, Server EP33 $60, Essential EP8 $90) with discounts for longer commitments.

Product overview

MShield Protect is a unified anti-cheat and hack protection service for Cabal Online private servers, offered through three tiered subscription plans: Basic (EP8), Essential (EP8), and Server (EP33). The service provides detection against common cheating methods including speed hacks, memory manipulation, process termination, and unauthorized program access. All plans include access to an admin panel for managing security settings and monitoring threat activity. The Essential plan serves as the mid-tier offering with 4 game addons, while the Server plan targets EP33 servers with server-side protection. Discounts of 5-15% are available for 3/6/12-month subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Essential (EP8): Security plan for Cabal Essential EP8 with standard security, admin panel, business hour support, 2 months data storage, and 4 game addons for $90/month.
• Basic (EP8)
• Server (EP33)

Products and services

• Essential (EP8) Plan Mid-tier security plan for Cabal Online EP8 servers offering specific game security, standard security features, admin panel access, business hour support via chat/email, 2 months data storage for metrics/logs/bans, and 4 customizable game addons. Priced at $90 USD per month.
• Basic (EP8) Plan Entry-level security plan for Cabal Online EP8 servers providing basic security protection, business hour email support, and 1 month data storage for metrics/logs/bans. Does not include game addons. Priced at $25 USD per month.
• Server (EP33) Plan Server-side protection plan for Cabal Online EP33 servers offering server-side security with optional $25 USD setup assistance. Priced at $60 USD per month.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protection against known malicious programs and cheats

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature14 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Easy Anti-Cheat (Epic Games): Epic Games-owned anti-cheat middleware widely used by AAA PC and console titles. Comparable as a paid/licensed anti-cheat service for online games, but at a vastly larger scale and broader game portfolio than MShield's Cabal Online niche.
• BattlEye: Established anti-cheat vendor serving titles like PUBG, Fortnite, and Arma. Comparable as a third-party anti-cheat integration for online multiplayer games, addressing similar cheat threats (memory manipulation, trainers, debuggers) that MShield targets.
• Riot Vanguard: Riot Games' kernel-level anti-cheat for Valorant. Comparable as a sophisticated anti-cheat addressing the same core threat categories (memory tampering, external programs, process manipulation) faced by MShield's customers, but at much larger scale and with deeper R&D.
• Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC): Valve's built-in anti-cheat for Steam-based multiplayer games. Comparable as a server-side anti-cheat for PC online games, addressing the same categories of cheat threats (speed hacks, memory access, injected trainers) that MShield's product is built to detect.
• PunkBuster: Long-standing third-party anti-cheat service historically used by games like Battlefield and Call of Duty. Comparable as a paid anti-cheat service for online PC games, now operates more narrowly but was a dominant SMB anti-cheat comparable to MShield during its heyday.
• nProtect GameGuard: Anti-cheat solution widely used in Asian MMORPGs. Comparable as a subscription-based anti-cheat service competing in the MMO space, addressing similar memory manipulation and external program threats that MShield targets for Cabal Online.
• Xigncode: Well-known anti-cheat used by Asian market publishers like Nexon and Smilegate. Comparable as a third-party anti-cheat for online games, with a similar technical approach (memory protection, process hooking defense) to MShield's product.
• Activision RICOCHET: Activision's multi-layer anti-cheat system for Call of Duty. Comparable as a server-side plus client-side anti-cheat addressing the same cheat vectors (memory manipulation, trainer injection, debug tools) that MShield's Cabal Online product is built to detect.

Emerging players

• FACEIT: Competitive gaming platform with its own anti-cheat layer for matchmaking. Comparable as a paid anti-cheat-as-a-service for online multiplayer, though focused on competitive FPS rather than the MMORPG private server niche MShield serves.
• AnyBrain: AI-driven anti-cheat that monitors player behavior in real time. Comparable as a newer-generation anti-cheat-as-a-service for online games, targeting a similar security challenge but with a fundamentally different (behavioral AI) technical approach than MShield's kernel/memory protections.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MShieldProtect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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