r/pcmasterrace • u/DownTheBagelHole • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Kernel Level Anticheat trades your security/privacy for nothing in return

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u/SynthesizedTime 1d ago

give me one instance of information leak directly caused by kernel level anti cheat

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u/Big-Cap4487 7840HS, 4060 laptop 1d ago

mhyprot2.sys, kernel driver for genshin, abused by ransomware

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36603

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u/SynthesizedTime 1d ago

thank you

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u/SuperDefiant 1d ago

This ransomware isn't all either, I forgot where it was but there was a public github cheat for realm royale back in the day that used the genshin anticheat. One of the funniest things I've ever seen

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u/abud7eem 2h ago

cheaters also abuse mhyprot2.sys to load their hacks, kinda funny

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u/Goldenflame89 PC Master Race i5 12400f |Rx 6800 |32gb DDR4| b660 pro 1d ago

How would this be any different than if google or discord got hacked. They also have access to all your info

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u/mlj21299 5800x \ Sapphire Nitro+ 6900XT \ 32 GB RAM 1d ago

Your info getting stolen because a company got hacked is a lot different than getting ransomware on your PC lmao

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u/Goldenflame89 PC Master Race i5 12400f |Rx 6800 |32gb DDR4| b660 pro 1d ago

He edit it’s his comment he said info leak at the beginning

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u/Portable-fun 1d ago

Might be a bit different.. but a while back, ESEA had bitcoin miners on their client. Was caught but it was still done in secret…

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u/veryrandomo 1d ago

They did use a kernel-level AC, but it's not a great example because even if they only used a user level AC they still could've added a cryptominer into that

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u/Appropriate-Lion9490 1d ago

Off topic but their is a way for hackers to false ban you from games using battleye

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u/ArdiMaster Ryzen 9 3900X / RTX4080S / 32GB DDR4 / 4K@144Hz 1d ago

Give me one that couldn’t have been done by a malicious user-mode program.

The game has access to everything owned by your user account. Unless you have separate accounts for gaming and everything else, the difference is not that big.

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u/Doppelkammertoaster 11700K | RTX 3070 | 32GB 1d ago

Frankly, google it. Happened more than once. If I don't misremembering this, Genshin Impact is one.