nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoVanguard just went live and LoL players are already claiming it's bricking their PCsdotesports.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down14
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkVanguard just went live and LoL players are already claiming it's bricking their PCsdotesports.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareAido@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·7 months agoI installed Fortnite to check out the LEGO mode without realizing EAC was a rootkit and the next Windows update bricked my PC.
minus-squarevoxellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·7 months agoI’ve never had any issues with EAC, it’s probably one of the least invasive kernel-level anticheats out there (with vanguard being the most invasive)
minus-squareAProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoHave you actually audited its behavior? Both are proprietary and any kernel module is inherently dangerous.
I installed Fortnite to check out the LEGO mode without realizing EAC was a rootkit and the next Windows update bricked my PC.
I’ve never had any issues with EAC, it’s probably one of the least invasive kernel-level anticheats out there (with vanguard being the most invasive)
Have you actually audited its behavior? Both are proprietary and any kernel module is inherently dangerous.