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Hypervisor-based bypasses can 'crack' Denuvo-protected games on the day of release, marking a fundamental shift in the piracy landscape.

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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its still the wild west of this invention. Theres a possibility that trying this will brick your PC.

[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Would it actually brick it? It seems like at worst it would be an os reinstall

I feel like denuvo is gonna start trying to release CPU microcode some day. Then we can get true bricking.

[–] who@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It seems like at worst it would be an os reinstall

It depends. Some malware would not be removed by an OS reinstall.

A few examples are mentioned here:

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/03/unkillable-uefi-malware-bypassing-secure-boot-enabled-by-unpatchable-windows-flaw/

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

As I understand it, it also leaves your system wide open to malware to just come right in. I've seen statements that it should only be used during a game session to minimize risk, but that's still a risk, and you know some people won't do that.