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Cyber Scarecrow

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606 points toby_tw | 4 comments | 18 Jun 24 08:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. mschuster91 ◴[18 Jun 24 09:04 UTC] No.40715516[source]▶
As much as I'd love to see something like this everywhere, the problem is it's useless for everyone who loves to play online games or watch DRM-encumbered content, so the majority of the population... because DRM, anticheat and malware all fear the same set of tools/indicators.
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2. CyberScarecrow ◴[18 Jun 24 09:12 UTC] No.40715558[source]▶
Author of scarecrow here. Very good point, i hadnt thought about that.
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3. self_awareness ◴[18 Jun 24 09:33 UTC] No.40715691[source]▶
Solution: temporary "game mode" that disables most protections that can impact DRM, or a custom rule engine that disables protections if some application is detected to be running (e.g. fortnite.exe or something), but this second method should be done manually by the user.
4. marcodiego ◴[18 Jun 24 12:43 UTC] No.40717159[source]▶
> everyone who loves to play online games or watch DRM-encumbered content, so the majority of the population...

It is sad to hear that. In my view DRM = malware.