3 ms·
I've always wondered. Games usually have pretty low kernel access. What doesn anti-cheat do to detect its not running in native Windows, assuming we ignore the
by NikolaeVarius 6y ago
I've always wondered. Games usually have pretty low kernel access. What doesn anti-cheat do to detect its not running in native Windows, assuming we ignore the outright obvious signs that may be able to be obfuscated
Ditto for UWP. Seems destined to stay Win10 Only
- chii 6y agoanti-cheat should not exist for single player games.
- nynx 6y agoCyberpunk 2077 doesn't have DRM or anti-cheat.
- BLKNSLVR 6y agoI was going to disagree with you because I only read a headline and moved on, but it appears that only the Review copies of the game were protected by anti-cheat[0]. [0]: https://torrentfreak.com/cyberpunk-2077s-use-of-denuvo-to-prevent-leaks-makes-total-sense-201208/ https://torrentfreak.com/cyberpunk-2077s-use-of-denuvo-to-pr...
- Semaphor 6y agoWhen TF says something positive about DRM, it’s a good time to double-check what is going on ;)
- fulafel 6y agoMost games don't need kernel access. Which is good as it enables security aware users to play games.
- Cyph0n 6y agoAnti-cheat goes pretty deep, actually: some games, such as Valorant and R6, do VM detection as part of their anti-cheat checks.
- hatsuseno 6y agoI had the distinct displeasure of running into Riot Vanguard (Valorant's anti-cheat engine) just yesterday. I had to start fiddling with bcdedit to get my install of Windows 'compliant' enough for it to even activate. Monstrously invasive in my opinion.