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Riot responds, and denies it's bricking machines.
A spokesperson from Riot got in touch with TheGamer to clarify how Vanguard works.
"There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard 'bricking' their PCs, but to be clear Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable devices," they said. "Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games."
In other words, they're maintaining that Vanguard is not damaging their PCs. Our original report follows.
Riot Games' anti-cheat software, Vanguard, has proven incredibly effective at stopping cheaters in games like League of Legends and Valorant, but it does so by rooting into your operating system.
A major anxiety raised by players over kernel-level anti-cheat such as this is how it could potentially leave them exposed to security breaches from hackers. Riot, however, has maintained a blasé attitude to these worries, and the newest update appears to have gone a step further...
