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How much random open source code do you compile and execute? How many programs do you run? At the end of the day it’s about trust. If you don’t trust Riot to r
by forrestthewoods 5y ago
How much random open source code do you compile and execute? How many programs do you run?
At the end of the day it’s about trust. If you don’t trust Riot to run lol.exe then you definitely shouldn’t run their service! But if you trust Riot enough to run lol.exe it can do anything to your computer. The difference between lol.exe running in the foreground and something else running in the background is negligible from a security standpoint.
- Crespyl 5y agoForeground or background I can agree with, but there's definitely a different level of trust involved if Riot wants to run something in the kernel instead of just userland.
- forrestthewoods 5y agoI somewhat agree. Realistically I’m not sure it actually matters. In user mode they can do anything to my computer and steal any data they want. In kernel mode they can do it slightly more sneakily? Feels like one those things that sounds scarier than it actually is.
- chlorion 5y agoRegular user mode software can be sandboxed by running the games in their their own user/graphical session dedicated to that specific game. Kernel mode software can by pass all security features implemented in the OS however. If you run everything in a single account what you say is true, but at least some people do use basic sandboxing methods like described above, which makes kernel-mode anti-cheat much more invasive.