Not trying to clickbait but is this the end for kernel-level anti-cheat? - eviltoast

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Microsoft has officially announced its intent to move security measures out of the kernel, following the Crowdstrike disaster a few short months ago. The removal of kernel access for security solutions would likely revolutionise running Windows games on the Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

  • Katana314@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Am I misremembering to think Genshin Impact was a cause of one of these major security disasters?

    It wasn’t even people who installed Genshin that were victims - it was like, Microsoft signed a driver made by Mihoyo to scan for cheat apps. But mihoyo, being a game company with a rapid release cycle and imperfect security, had a vulnerability in the driver. So, malware authors could include that driver in their packages to elevate access on Windows installs even when no one had any idea what a Genshin is.

    Not quite the same thing as Crowdstrike I guess though.