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well the game installs a kernel module without my consent. Isn't that the definition of a rootkit?
Did you install a game with anticheat? Did that anticheat require kernel level access? Can you read?
I'm just curious what part is them sneaking something onto your machine that you're unaware of?
I have no idea if the gamers installing it are "unaware" (I never played such a game), however it's still a shitty practice. The average Joe has no idea what the hell a rootkit is and it's predatory to exploit this. Also, no game should install rootkits. For the love of god, it's a videogame.
No game is installing rootkits, you guys just keep misusing the term, as I've attempted to explain like five fucking times in this thread.
The average joe clearly doesn't understand what a rootkit is, as you've well established.
most anticheats run in the kernel, even the most popular ones like battleye and vanguard.
also they are often installed automatically while launching games for the first time, without any prompts