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Per Riot Vanguard / BattlEye / Easy Anti-Cheat public posts, KERNEL-LEVEL anti-cheat is used despite controversy because it can do which?
AEliminate the need for any client patches
BInspect kernel hooks and bypass-attempting drivers
CReduce game CPU usage to under 10% always
DEncrypt the player's hard drive at rest always
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Inspect kernel hooks and bypass-attempting drivers
Riot blog + EAC docs: cheats increasingly run in kernel space (driver, DKOM). User-mode anti-cheat cannot see them. Kernel modules can.
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