On: How kernel anti-cheats work

[bigstrat2003]

It may be effective, but it's an unacceptable security risk imo. No amount of effectiveness can justify installing a literal rootkit to play the game.

[charcircuit → bigstrat2003]

Valorant only uses kernel mode anticheat on Windows. Apple has taken security seriously enough that the anticheat is user mode only on MacOS.

[tonyhart7 → bigstrat2003]

its called anti cheat for a reason (not anti spyware)

nothing perfect in software world and this is the best tool for its job