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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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[–] 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/