Soon Riot will force LoL users to install "anti-cheat" software at the kernel level. Do I have options? https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/19fkcc1/soon_riot_will_force_lol_users_to_install/ Do not install it. It is not worth it. #Linux #infosec #security
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nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 20:14:26 JST nixCraft 🐧 -
hdante (hdante@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 20:40:53 JST hdante @nixCraft 1) Windows can be installed in a paravirtualized virtual machine inside linux. It won't be able to see your real disk.
2) Dual booting Windows with an NTFS+ext4 partition would be enough, but not necessarily in the case of a compromised kernel driver.
3) Encrypting the linux partition is possible. It's a matter of using a layered LUKS+ext4 partition (or LUKS+LVM+ext4)
4) A better choice is to have a separate LoL computer.
5) Don't do it, the tainted kernel is just beyond acceptable. -
MegatronicThronBanks (megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 28-Jan-2024 22:14:29 JST MegatronicThronBanks @nixCraft
Wth is the point? There are AI cheats now that just watch the screen and drive the inputs like a human player - and they work.
The era of 'anti-cheats' is drawing to a close.
Thwarting artificial software based edges in game play NEEDS THE GAME TO INCORPORATE IT INTO ITS LOGIC. -
Nazo (nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Jan-2024 09:53:42 JST Nazo @nixCraft It's amazing how much these companies keep coming back to this sort of thing. It often even results in class action lawsuits against them and it does very little to *actually* curtail cheating (in fact, some hackers have modified the rootkits themselves to do the cheating -- among other things) but opens up a whole can of worms in security, performance, and etc issues for users.
At this point it should really be straight up illegal.
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marcthenarc (marcthenarc@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Jan-2024 03:11:30 JST marcthenarc @nixCraft Or dedicate a single anonymous machine without personal data if your such a fan.
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