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Denuvo has been cracked in all single-player games it previously protected — 2K Games and Denuvo reportedly retaliate with mandatory 14-day online checks (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 47 points 4 months ago (10 children)

It has in fact not been cracked in all single player games it previously protected. The hypervisor bypass method is, crucially, not a crack.

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  • [–] 38 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    It also requires me to do things to my system that I'm not comfortable doing, so it's not an option for me.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (8 children)

    Can you explain this to me like I'm 12? Asking for a 12-yo friend.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    The hypervisor bypass requires you to give a third-party program the highest level of security access your operating system has. The kind of access you have to reboot your system to grant because it can't be done while the OS's security system is currently running. It is extremely inadvisable to do this ever, for any reason, unless you are an educated expert or the system is disposable.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    You should read the article.

    Version 3 of the bypass only requires you disable core isolation.

    Still increasing your attack surface, but dramatically less than the earlier method that you're referencing.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Remember how gamers just DO this for Vanguard

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I used to roll my eyes at the classic parental "if your friends jumped off a bridge would you jump too?" and how obviously stupid the idea was.

    Used to.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    That only works on kids who've yet to experience their first bridge jump, frankly. As soon as I found out how to do it properly, that adage was as hollow & out-of-touch as "finish your plate", "boys'll be boys", "do as I say", et al.

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