Denuvo says its new kernel-level anti-cheat driver is minimally invasive

guest · May 16, 2020

Denuvo says its new kernel-level anti-cheat driver is minimally invasive
“No monitoring or data collection happens outside of multiplayer matches.”
May 15, 2020
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020...rnel-driver-is-safer-than-others-denuvo-says/

Doom Eternal has become the latest game to use a kernel-level driver to aid in detecting cheaters in multiplayer matches.

The game's new driver and anti-cheat tool come courtesy of Denuvo parent Irdeto, a company once known for nearly unbeatable piracy protection and now known for somewhat effective but often cracked piracy protection.
But the new Denuvo Anti-Cheat protection is completely separate from the company's Denuvo Anti-Tamper technology, which uses code obfuscation to hinder crackers (and which was already mooted for Doom Eternal anyway shortly after launch).

The new Denuvo Anti-Cheat tool rolls out to Doom Eternal players after "countless hours and millions of gameplay sessions" during a two-year early access program, Irdeto said in a blog post announcing its introduction.

"This invisibility could raise some eyebrows," Irdeto concedes.
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And because of Denuvo Anti-Cheat's design, Greshishchev says the driver is more secure than others that might have more exposure to the Internet. "Unlike existing anti-cheats, Denuvo Anti-Cheat does not stream shell code from the Web," Greshishchev told Ars. "This means that, if compromised, attackers can't send down arbitrary malware to gamers' machines.

If a driver exploit is discovered in the wild, Greshishchev told Ars that revocable certificates and self-expiring network keys can be used as "kill switches" to cut them off.

"No security expert can claim their solution is infallible, but our penetration testing, certification, and security auditing is significantly higher than any reasonable standard," he said.
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Irdeto: Denuvo Anti-Cheat goes LIVE! A message to DOOM Eternal fans and gamers

Although Anti-Cheat starts with the game, actual monitoring only happens during multiplayer matches.

Denuvo by Irdeto is a GDPR-compliant third-party data processor and it’s in our best interest to avoid collection of any personally identifiable information. Unlike other anti-cheat solutions, our Anti-Cheat solution does not take screenshots, scan your file system or stream shellcode from the internet. We collect information on how the OS interacts with the game and send the information to Amazon-hosted servers for cheat detection.
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guest · May 21, 2020

id Software will remove Denuvo anti-cheat from PC version of Doom Eternal
May 20, 2020
https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/20/21265562/doom-eternal-denuvo-anti-cheat-pc-removed

Doom Eternal developer id Software will remove the game’s PC anti-cheat program, Denuvo, in its next patch.

The anti-cheat technology was added with Doom Eternal’s first update on May 14 — less than a week ago — to an overwhelmingly negative response from players. The game ended up getting review-bombed on Steam after the patch dropped.

“Despite our best intentions, feedback from players has made it clear that we must re-evaluate our approach to anti-cheat integration,” executive producer Marty Stratton announced on the Doom subreddit.
Similarly to Valorant’s anti-cheat, Doom Eternal’s was required to run on start-up and has a deep level of access to information on the PC. No time frame was given for the next PC update, but players on social media and Reddit are already celebrating the death of Denuvo — at least in Doom Eternal.
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