Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
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Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
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Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#2Huh...that seems a bit excessive.
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#3> 3. Protecting Your Privacy. In its initial rollout on Call of Duty: Warzone, the kernel-level driver will only operate when you play on PC. The driver is not always-on. The software turns on when you start Call of Duty: Warzone and shuts down when you close the game. Plus, the kernel-level driver only monitors and reports activity related to Call of Duty.
The whole thing is that, if you don't want other kernel drivers touching Windows before yours loads, you have to load yours first (at least, I believe that was a point of contention last time). It'll probably be in the same light as how Riot Vanguard works in that it loads pretty early at boot, but only sends data to the server when you open the game.
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#4Huh...that seems a bit excessive.
If I write a cheat for your game that operates on the kernel level, how would you detect it from the game that runs in user space?
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#5Not to say this isn't a worrying practice, but it's unfortunately industry standard. Almost every mainstream fps game has intrusive software, to the point where you're expected to be thankful that it's not a rootkit (which is not unheard of).
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#6Probably going to make it proton-incompatible, I'm guessing.
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#7Huh...that seems a bit excessive.
If I write a cheat for your game that operates on the kernel level, how would you detect it from the game that runs in user space?
Next will be cheats that run in hardware themselves ... I wonder if it's possible to flash a video card to force wire framing ...
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#8Microsoft should implement an Xbox mode for Windows that has these protection features for all games. It will probably require some virtualization and performance degradation but it's better than each game rolling out their own half assed drivers.
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#9Huh...that seems a bit excessive.
If I write a cheat for your game that operates on the kernel level, how would you detect it from the game that runs in user space?
Yes, it's an impossible fight. Give up early and just detect the supernatural aim server-side or have a working report system.
Re: Call of Duty Adds Kernel Level Driver for Anti-Cheat
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
If I write a cheat for your game that operates on the kernel level, how would you detect it from the game that runs in user space?
Next will be cheats that run in hardware themselves ... I wonder if it's possible to flash a video card to force wire framing ...
This is already a thing and somewhat-common, everything from PCIE devices to aimbotters purchasing EV codesigning certs in their own name.