League of Legends INFECTING Windows Users with Rootkit

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Michael Tunnell

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Published on May 4, 2024 12:00:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROoJjXY_Ktw

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League of Legends (2009)

Duration: 19:41

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Riot Games just dropped a new crate for League of Legends but instead of loot, this crate has a rootkit inside. Riot Games' anti-cheat tool, Vanguard, has entered the game to fight those pesky cheaters. But here's the thing: to use it on Windows, you basically have to let Riot install a rootkit on your computer, which gives them some seriously deep access. Yikes! On the bright side, at least Linux gamers don't have to deal with that... oh wait, they just broke the game entirely. Talk about a lose-lose situation!

My article: https://frontpagelinux.com/news/riot-...

Chapters
00:00 Broken for Linux but worse on Windows
00:19 Solution . . . Dota 2
00:29 Vanguard anti-cheat rootkit added to League of Legends
00:42 Rootkit term explained
01:30 Reports of Vanguard bricking gamers' PCs
01:43 What is Vanguard?
02:11 Kernel term explained
02:24 Anti-cheats do not need kernel level access
02:45 Answers to Vanguard FAQs are lame
03:02 Q: "Isn't Vanguard Spyware?"
04:46 Is it a Rootkit?
05:27 Other anti-cheat rootkits
05:40 Differences between BatttlEye and EAC vs Vanguard
05:57 BattlEye and EAC work on Linux
06:15 Proton on Linux and why it's AWESOME
06:30 How Proton works
07:11 Microsoft, why are these even possible in Windows?
07:26 Q: "What if I am personally incompatible with Vanguard?"
09:42 "Q: What about Linux?"
11:40 Linux is MUCH bigger than you think
12:42 Lutris is dope!
13:45 Linux is not "dangerous" for companies
13:57 Linux is better protection for these games
15:03 Vanguard can already be bypassed
15:30 Monitors made to help gamers cheat
16:12 MSI makes AI-powered monitor that cheats at League of Legends
17:22 Other ways to fight cheating
18:29 Q: "What about OSX?"
19:06 Linux without cheats is "dangerous" & Mac is okay without Vanguard?
19:26 Just play Dota 2

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Links:
https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us...
https://dotesports.com/league-of-lege...
https://levvvel.com/what-is-kernel-le...
https://www.battleye.com/
https://www.easy.ac/en-US
https://lutris.net/games/league-of-le...
https://lutris.net/
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors...
https://dotesports.com/league-of-lege...
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit
   • This gaming monitor helps you CHEAT   [bitwit]

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