With easily 1 Million installs until the end of this year, hacking RIOTs Vanguard-Control Servers would basically grant hackers full access to a 1-Million Client large bot-net.

Dormant, but still there.īut even with RIOTs most noble intentions: No system is un-hackable. I'd swallow a lot more if it was only running when I play Valorant. It could (not saying it will) just stop your anti-virus program and drop tons of malware on your system. It starts on the same permission-level as your anti-virus program, which is one of the very few applications that I'd grant this unlimited power over my computer. It starts when you boot up your computer and never stops.

And if it is not good for you to have maximum control over your computer, why should RIOT be assigned this?Īnother point in this is, that it is always running. You'd have to assign SYSTEM-permissions to your user which is something you just don't do for security-reasons. Vanguard is running on 'Ring 0' (Explanation about the 'rings' on-demand), the essential system-level ('kernel-mode driver') of your computer, which means without some serious knowledge you CAN'T even stop it from running (except uninstall), as it has more power over your computer than your admin-user. I'll gladly explain it more detailed in the comments and there are TONS of details to be given about this. If you want more info on a point, just ask. I will do my best to give enough info but without going too deep into technical terms. I'm sitting next-desk to a dozen programmers, so I do know a little about computers, software, and networks. for a company that is programming accounting-software with more than 70.000 client-installs global, including my responsibility for the total infrastructure of a 4*S hotel with almost 100 rooms. I'm managing the network, servers, software-distribution, etc.

But let's gather up a bit what Vanguard does, what it doesn't:Ī small word ahead what qualifies me to speak about stuff like this: I work in IT. I don't mind an Anti-Cheat program having elevated rights to be eligible to check whether the software I am running next to Valorant is doing some 'magic' in the background. I am posting this in here, as my attempt to post it in the r/Valorant Subreddit failed by it getting removed immediately.

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