What is the reason why popular FPS 'Doom Eternal' burns after introducing a cheat countermeasure program?
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The popular first-person shooter (FPS) `` Doom Eternal '' released in March 2020 has undergone a major update on May 14, 2020, and is a cheat countermeasure program for PC online multiplayer. ' Denuvo Anti-Cheat ' was first introduced as a PC game. However, this Denuvo Anti-Cheat is controversial among players.
Denuvo Anti-Cheat goes LIVE! A message to DOOM Eternal fans and gamers – Irdeto Perspective
https://blog.irdeto.com/2020/05/14/denuvo-anti-cheat-goes-live-a-message-to-doom-eternal-fans-and-gamers/
Denuvo says its new kernel-level anti-cheat driver is minimally invasive | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/doom-eternal-anti-cheat-kernel-driver-is-safer-than-others-denuvo-says/
Denuvo originally started with Denuvo Anti-Tamper, a digital rights management (DRM) technology developed in 2014 by Denuvo Software, a cyber security company, Irdeto . Denuvo Anti-Tamper has been called 'the strongest DRM technology' to prevent tampering of executable files by linking the game purchaser's account with the game as a PC game copy countermeasure, but on the other hand it adversely affects game performance As a result, some gamers received a backlash.
Is the strongest copy guard technology 'Denuvo' adversely affecting game performance, the result of thorough comparison verification? -GIGAZINE
And the cheat prevention program announced by Irdeto in 2019 is ' Denuvo Anti-Cheat '. According to a survey conducted by Irdeto in 2018, it was found that `` 77% of the players who felt that their opponent was playing illegally due to tampering with tools or programs would never play the game again '' .. Cheating online matches not only motivates users, but also leads to significant losses for game publishers. Especially in recent years, the popularity of esports has increased, and online competition games have become commonplace, so the existence of cheat countermeasure programs such as Denuvo Anti-Cheat is very important.
Launched in 2020, Doom Eternal has a single-player mode that advances the story, as well as a battle mode that allows multiple players to compete online. By applying the update made on May 14, 2020, Denovo Anti-Cheat was automatically installed on the PC with Doom Eternal installed, and online battle mode was monitored by Denuvo Anti-Cheat. In addition, the consumer version of Doom Eternal released for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One is not covered by Denuvo Anti-Cheat.
Irdeto announced about Denuvo Anti-Cheat as `` it works in binary instead of source code and is directly integrated into the build process of the product, '' as of 2019, and in the announcement in May 2020 `` Start the game for the first time Anti-Cheat will then install the kernel-mode driver in the Program Files folder. ' Bethesda Softworks, which sells Doom Eternal, also stated in the update release notes that 'Denuvo Anti-Cheat uses kernel-mode drivers,' and Denuvo Anti-Cheat becomes the backbone of the PC system. It was stated to work at the kernel level.
IT media Ars Technica said, 'It is common for multiplayer game cheat programs to work at the kernel level in order to reliably detect unprivileged user mode tools that are trying to change the game code.' States.
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However, running at the kernel level means having more system privileges than common software, which can lead to erratic behavior as well as security concerns. In addition, Irdeto stated that 'Denuvo Anti-Cheat does not display an icon in the task tray and does not display a splash screen ', and 'How and when Denuvo Anti-Cheat operates' It is also a factor that arouses the player's distrust.
Also, Denuvo Anti-Cheat wasn't introduced since the initial release of Doom Eternal, but was suddenly introduced with an update, which caused confusion among players. On the PC game sales platform Steam , Doom Eternal has received a lot of low ratings since May 14, 2020, and the review `` I did not buy it if I knew that Denuvo Anti-Cheat would be added ''. A comment was received, 'I wanted Doom instead of spyware.'
In addition, Reddit, an online bulletin board site, introduced 'Denuvo Anti-Cheat', 'the game stopped due to an error', 'performance was reduced', and 'Driver continues to operate even if Denuvo Anti-Cheat is uninstalled. 'There are reports that the game has stopped working under Linux.' Although each report has not been validated, some players show a strong distrust of Denuvo Anti-Cheat running at the kernel level.
Regarding security concerns, Bethesda Softworks said in a release note that 'use of kernel-mode drivers starts when the game starts and stops if the game stops for any reason,' Denuvo Anti-Cheat said. Emphasize that the game only runs when it is active. `` Denuvo Anti-Cheat complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and doesn't take screenshots, scan filesystems or stream shellcode, '' Irdeto said. 'You can manually uninstall Denuvo Anti-Cheat,' he said.
`` The Denuvo Anti-Cheat is designed to be the same as NVIDIA's graphics drivers and Steam's client services, '' said Mikhail Greszchev, the lead developer of Denuvo Anti-Cheat, 'and fear of the unknown. It's human nature, no matter how much technical claim we make, trust can build up over time When Denuvo Anti-Cheat eliminates cheat players in their favorite games Finally, we can earn the trust of the players. ”
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