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If you have DOOM Eternal, uninstall it immediately
5 years ago
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I'm writing this journal as a public service announcement
if you have DOOM Eternal installed on your PC, uninstall the game immediately
as of today, Bethesda and ID Software have released a new Update that could potentially destroy your PC.
while the Update does a few very nice things, it has one major flaw: it comes with an anti-cheat software by Denuvon that installs a Kernel Drive on your PC.
this means that the anti-cheat program is being installed into the deepest parts of your PC. it is also running with full admin rights. its essentially spyware. while Bethesda and ID have said that the program won't do things like take screenshots or make logs of your internet history and all the juicy stuff, we consumers have nothing but their word for this and as many companies have demonstrated in the past: the word of a video game developer isn't worth a whole lot.
the issues don't end with the program being spyware though
because of the nature of the anti-cheat software (running with full admin rights with access to pretty much your entire PC), in the event that you get somehow hacked, you are essentially royally fucked beyond repair
words alone cannot express how huge of a security risk to your PC this new anti-cheat software is
while Bethesda and ID have made claims that you can "easily uninstall the program and keep playing the Singleplayer", I am sad to report that these claims are false. while you can easily enough uninstall the program, DOOM Eternal simply refuses to launch until you reinstalled it by clicking "yes" on the "install anti-cheat" prompt. I tried and this is the result.
a Singleplayer focused action game cannot be started anymore until you install an extremely invasive Multiplayer anti-cheat that is a huge security risk in the event of you getting hacked.
DOOM Eternal is currently getting review bombed and justly so
please
i beg of you
if you have DOOM Eternal installed on your PC
please, for your own safety: uninstall the game until Bethesda and ID have resolved this issue
source: myself
source LegacyKillaHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwsjCKxW3-Y&t
source Modern Vintage Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYxLBhOgwYg
if you have DOOM Eternal installed on your PC, uninstall the game immediately
as of today, Bethesda and ID Software have released a new Update that could potentially destroy your PC.
while the Update does a few very nice things, it has one major flaw: it comes with an anti-cheat software by Denuvon that installs a Kernel Drive on your PC.
this means that the anti-cheat program is being installed into the deepest parts of your PC. it is also running with full admin rights. its essentially spyware. while Bethesda and ID have said that the program won't do things like take screenshots or make logs of your internet history and all the juicy stuff, we consumers have nothing but their word for this and as many companies have demonstrated in the past: the word of a video game developer isn't worth a whole lot.
the issues don't end with the program being spyware though
because of the nature of the anti-cheat software (running with full admin rights with access to pretty much your entire PC), in the event that you get somehow hacked, you are essentially royally fucked beyond repair
words alone cannot express how huge of a security risk to your PC this new anti-cheat software is
while Bethesda and ID have made claims that you can "easily uninstall the program and keep playing the Singleplayer", I am sad to report that these claims are false. while you can easily enough uninstall the program, DOOM Eternal simply refuses to launch until you reinstalled it by clicking "yes" on the "install anti-cheat" prompt. I tried and this is the result.
a Singleplayer focused action game cannot be started anymore until you install an extremely invasive Multiplayer anti-cheat that is a huge security risk in the event of you getting hacked.
DOOM Eternal is currently getting review bombed and justly so
please
i beg of you
if you have DOOM Eternal installed on your PC
please, for your own safety: uninstall the game until Bethesda and ID have resolved this issue
source: myself
source LegacyKillaHD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwsjCKxW3-Y&t
source Modern Vintage Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYxLBhOgwYg
Thanks for the info