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- @T0TALfps Can you guys make something to catch people who use Cronus on console, please?
A new anti-cheat that runs in kernel mode?
What could possibly go wrong?
i can not wait for the inevitable data leak with millions of user data!
@VOLBANKER_PC wrote:
@T0TALfpsCan you guys make something to catch people who use Cronus on console, please?I really hope it blocks Cronus, but my assumption is it won't because most of the devs play on console, and they don't want to nerf themselves.
- @Adamonic I'm not sure Sony or Microsoft would be happy to allow kernel level code to run on their 'closed system' consoles - but I could be wrong.
from a post of mine on the BFV forums...
"A quick scan of EA patents (source: https://companyprofiles.justia.com/company/electronic-arts) reveal the following:
Secure anti-cheat system
Granted Oct 1, 2019
An anti-cheat system may be accessed over a network and stored directly into volatile memory of a user computing system. In some embodiments, this anti-cheat system may scan, or access portions of, the volatile memory of the user computing system to detect whether cheat software or other unauthorized software that may interact with a game application is detected on the user computing system. The accessed portions of the volatile memory may be compared with one or more signatures that are associated with the execution of cheat software on a computing system. The anti-cheat system may be prevented from being stored within non-volatile memory, thereby preventing malicious users from modifying the anti-cheat system.
I’m hoping that the lack of feedback from EA is that they plan to release a new AC soon-ish.
Other patents of interest:
-Game Quality-centric matchmaking for online gaming (self explanatory)
-Incentivizing users to alter virtual item balances in an online game (dynamic assignments?)
-Machine-learning based anomaly detection for heterogenous data sources (self-healing games?)
-Systems and methods for generating a compilation reel in game video (like memories on Facebook)
-Multiplayer video game matchmaking system and methods (self explanatory)"Seems like EA have been actively developing this patent. Interested to see have they are going on the other patents mentioned!
@Lancelot_du_Lac wrote:
@AdamonicI'm not sure Sony or Microsoft would be happy to allow kernel level code to run on their 'closed system' consoles - but I could be wrong."RICOCHET anti-cheat now detects Cronus software in Modern Warfare 2 & Warzone 2"
If they can do it why not EA?
- @Adamonic Excuse my ignorance, but is Cronus different from Xim or Titan? If a programme detects one, it should detect the others (or am I missing something?).
- Seems like EA did not want to pay license fees for EAC. In theory, this is a good move to have some solution that can -- via Ring0 -- also access (and check) for cheat software where normal user mode programs cannot.
And I trust EA to not themselves access anything else that is not really necessary to check for this purpose.
The problem arises that if this driver is installed and is configured in a way that it can be started by any program and not only with admin permissions, then also any malicious program can do that and use the functions present (whatever this might be).
So either uninstall the kernel mode driver after every gaming session or at least set it to 'Disabled' (can be done with 'sc' from a command line with admin permissions). Then you should be safe (of course you will have to remember to always re-enable this driver before being able to play the game again).
@VOLBANKER_PC wrote:
@T0TALfpsCan you guys make something to catch people who use Cronus on console, please?Not a single word on Console cheating (input devices) in the entire article ☹️
