NExon Game security. How safe it is?

[onyxgayan]

So?

[madks13]

This game asked for admin privileges after the tutorial phase. Uninstalling and never letting Nexon near my PC again.

Edit : for those that don't have knowledge in security : there is no reason whatsoever that a game should require admin privileges. Even less asking for it while the game is running.

[Naix on a Plane]

Originally posted by madks13:

This game asked for admin privileges after the tutorial phase. Uninstalling and never letting Nexon near my PC again.

Edit : for those that don't have knowledge in security : there is no reason whatsoever that a game should require admin privileges. Even less asking for it while the game is running.

Yeah I thought this was pretty weird myself

[Jera]

theres no safe on the internet my bro sis

[ZeroTsu02]

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

[madks13]

Originally posted by ZeroTsu02:

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

I don't have those games either. Any game that tries to root itself on my machine is automatically off for me. I removed Conan Exiles for the same reason.

[Hitogoroshi]

Originally posted by madks13:

Originally posted by ZeroTsu02:

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

I don't have those games either. Any game that tries to root itself on my machine is automatically off for me. I removed Conan Exiles for the same reason.

time to visit doctor. heavy case of paranoia

[madks13]

Originally posted by Hitogoroshi:

Originally posted by madks13:

I don't have those games either. Any game that tries to root itself on my machine is automatically off for me. I removed Conan Exiles for the same reason.

time to visit doctor. heavy case of paranoia

Leave my paranoia alone. It's my best friend. Also why you come here not contributing anything and insulting people from the get go?

[Rogue]

Safer than getting crashed into by a plane I guess. Safer that having a social media account. Facebook, youtube, tik tok, apple icloud, they all have issues.

As for gaming, there's breach but only due to hackers getting their grubby hands with the source codes. Only through actual social engineering, e.g a man posing as a pizza delivery man and dropped a malware usb drive and some intern pick up drive and plug into network...

Since there's no instance of any security report on data breaches related to anti-cheat engine. You can rest easy with or without a tinfoil hat.

[CodeLuffix]

Originally posted by ZeroTsu02:

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

100% this. The anti-cheat is fine. Mabinogi from nexon has implemented it since 2008 when the game launched and no one has had a single issue as far as I am aware. I've been playing Mabinogi off and on since beta, so I'm not worried about their anti cheat at all. I'm far more concerned about kernal level ones, but even then, no one really seems to be having issues with those either. Aside from EAC when it corrupts itself and needs a reinstall lol.

People: Omg hackers! Do something about it *insert company name*!!!
Also People: How dare you use an anticheat that needs access to the computer!

What do you expect from companies trying to combat hackers? Simple solution, stop hacking and companies wouldn't need anti-cheat.

[Mikitsune]

I mean as far as i know valve does host the files and scan them for viruses. Twice as far as i remember reading. So even if there would be something, it's not something obvious on the level of "does this have a virus?" on steam forum. Because if my answer would be 100% yes you wouldn't be seeing this game in the store in the first place.

Now for my personal opinion. No. Games on steam will not have viruses. Or at least that's the logic i'm gonna stick with till something will happen or i will be proven otherwise.

[Sagara]

Originally posted by ZeroTsu02:

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

mildly ironic stupidity and total hypocrisy

Originally posted by madks13:

Originally posted by ZeroTsu02:

It's not worse than the kernel anticheats used by Valorant, COD, Naraka or Easy Anti-Cheat or Battleye (Tarkov). People just overreact about certain games but are fine when others do the same thing or worse.

I don't have those games either. Any game that tries to root itself on my machine is automatically off for me. I removed Conan Exiles for the same reason.

Thats great keep at it. Sadly alas those that prefer such are the extreme minority. Should at least "play" those so you can leave negative review to call it out

[Sera]

Originally posted by madks13:

This game asked for admin privileges after the tutorial phase. Uninstalling and never letting Nexon near my PC again.

Edit : for those that don't have knowledge in security : there is no reason whatsoever that a game should require admin privileges. Even less asking for it while the game is running.

Didnt ask admin privileges for me doe?