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Why anti-cheat software utilize kernel drivers (2020)
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Almost all commercial anti-cheat solutions, this includes BattlEye and Easy Anti Cheat, utilize kernel components to ensure the integrity of the user experience, but do not receive the same backlash as Vanguard. I’ve released numerous articles on this subject, including write-ups of some of the most widespread, commercial anti-cheats, and I can confindently say that this is a reliable way to properly ensure integrity checks. With easily 1 Million installs until the end of this year, hacking RIOTs Vanguard-Control Servers would basically grant hackers full access to a 1-Million Client large bot-net.
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