Add a check box in the library to see what games use EAC

[Nerdlin Geeksly]

In light of the Apex legends/Easy Anti-Cheat hack I would like a check box in my library to show me what games use EAC so I can avoid them for the time be.
I don't want to risk my computer being compromised on a kernel level.

[Gwarsbane]

Even if they were to make such a check box, I wouldn't expect it any time soon. Also right now we have no idea if the hack was done to Apex Legends itself, or done via EAC. That could take at least a few more days before finding out.

(I'm not defending EAC, I personally can't stand it as I see it as a waste of resources and that its kernel level access, but its just a fact we have no idea what was hacked at the moment to give them the access they had. If it turns out it was EAC, and it was because of the kernel access, well thats not going to bode well for other anti-cheats that also use kernel level access)

Your best option if you want to do this right here and now is use google and search for "games on steam that use easy anti-cheat"

There should be a list there somewhere.

[Pipe]

not sure if it's comprehensive but
https://areweanticheatyet.com/?search=easy+anti-cheat&sortOrder=&sortBy=

[Nerdlin Geeksly]

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Even if they were to make such a check box, I wouldn't expect it any time soon. Also right now we have no idea if the hack was done to Apex Legends itself, or done via EAC. That could take at least a few more days before finding out.

(I'm not defending EAC, I personally can't stand it as I see it as a waste of resources and that its kernel level access, but its just a fact we have no idea what was hacked at the moment to give them the access they had. If it turns out it was EAC, and it was because of the kernel access, well thats not going to bode well for other anti-cheats that also use kernel level access)

Your best option if you want to do this right here and now is use google and search for "games on steam that use easy anti-cheat"

There should be a list there somewhere.

yeah right now I just made a list in my library to add those games to, surprisingly not as many games use it as I thought.
But regardless of whether it's apex or EAC, I'd rather be on the safe side while their figuring out who exactly got hacked.

[Gwarsbane]

Originally posted by Nerdlin Geeksly:

Originally posted by Gwarsbane:

Even if they were to make such a check box, I wouldn't expect it any time soon. Also right now we have no idea if the hack was done to Apex Legends itself, or done via EAC. That could take at least a few more days before finding out.

(I'm not defending EAC, I personally can't stand it as I see it as a waste of resources and that its kernel level access, but its just a fact we have no idea what was hacked at the moment to give them the access they had. If it turns out it was EAC, and it was because of the kernel access, well thats not going to bode well for other anti-cheats that also use kernel level access)

Your best option if you want to do this right here and now is use google and search for "games on steam that use easy anti-cheat"

There should be a list there somewhere.

yeah right now I just made a list in my library to add those games to, surprisingly not as many games use it as I thought.
But regardless of whether it's apex or EAC, I'd rather be on the safe side while their figuring out who exactly got hacked.

I fully understand. I think I only have a couple of games with EAC, so I'm not going to launch them, in fact, I'm uninstalling them till we have some answers on if it was via the game or the anti-cheat or some other method. The only reason why I have those games is because EAC was added after I had bought them.

Course for all we know, we could already be infected depending on how long these people were hacking. If they have had access for like months without anyone knowing and just waited, that means everyone who has installed an update and ran an infected game or ran an game with an infected EAC are already compromised.

I really don't want to reformat yet again, and also change all my passwords (thats a pain in the butt itself) but I will if need be.

[MERLO!]

Hi, kinda late to the party, but i would like to support OP's idea.

I am now in a situation that i cant update my Windows 11 because of this bs EAC.

From what ive found, here is a list of all games which are using EAC:

https://steamdb.info/tech/AntiCheat/EasyAntiCheat/

Because of lack of the clear recognition which games are using EAC directly in Steam, i now need to search these games one by one, then manually uninstall EAC itself.

It would be much easier if there was a filter for this!

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Being able to filter out any games in the store with third-party DRM measures, kernel-level anticheats, or third-party account systems would be a lovely thing to include.

Considering Valve won't leverage their power to ban third-party DRM/kernel-level anticheats, then this is the next best thing to ask for.