@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 11 months agoVanguard just went live and LoL players are already claiming it's bricking their PCsdotesports.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down14
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkVanguard just went live and LoL players are already claiming it's bricking their PCsdotesports.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareAidolinkfedilinkEnglish22•11 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-squarevoxellinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 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-square@AProfessional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 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.