• voxel@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    well the game installs a kernel module without my consent. Isn’t that the definition of a rootkit?

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      1 year ago

      Did you install a game with anticheat? Did that anticheat require kernel level access? Can you read?

      I’m just curious what part is them sneaking something onto your machine that you’re unaware of?

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        1 year ago

        I have no idea if the gamers installing it are “unaware” (I never played such a game), however it’s still a shitty practice. The average Joe has no idea what the hell a rootkit is and it’s predatory to exploit this. Also, no game should install rootkits. For the love of god, it’s a videogame.

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          1 year ago

          No game is installing rootkits, you guys just keep misusing the term, as I’ve attempted to explain like five fucking times in this thread.

          The average joe clearly doesn’t understand what a rootkit is, as you’ve well established.

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        1 year ago

        most anticheats run in the kernel, even the most popular ones like battleye and vanguard.
        also they are often installed automatically while launching games for the first time, without any prompts