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by realusername 2026 days ago
Because anti-cheat software is buggy, triggering a kernel crash which makes the whole machine unusable is a real possibility, additionally by running in kernel mode, the software bypasses all the OS protections, this can end up terribly if there's an exploit.
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Most drivers suffer from this. There's nothing special about anti cheat drivers. It's probably much better tested than the random driver that a hardware manufacture might provide to control some random fan LEDs.
The difference being that a graphic driver is essential to make the hardware work whereas anti-cheat software isn't.
Anti cheat is essential to keep multiplayer games fun