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Originally Posted by PabloEdvardo
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if you've ever done any programming in windows and messed with the winAPI you'd know how easy it is to read window titles from any application
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...getwindowtexta
and if you want to call that spyware, i sure hope you don't run OBS, because it also enumerates your open windows and grabs the titles (so you can use it to automatically capture a window based on title)
overall it's a simple and low effort way to prevent running the most common cheat applications (or problematic applications). I got a scary message one time when I opened p99 and then realized I had WinDBG running from analyzing a crash dump and I guess it was on their 'no no list'. I closed it and logged on no problem after.
their dll isn't stopping anyone from running cheats that they don't know about - so the main benefit is this keeps you from accidentally logging on and getting permabanned if you left something they don't like running on accident. I consider that a benefit.
if you are really that scared close your porn tabs before you run the game |
I mean this is the basic concept, cheat deterrents. There is also non-personally identifying device information which makes identifying 2boxing a little easier as well, and isn't any different from what every website on the internet gleans as you surf the web. But nobody is looking at it unless there's actual cause to investigate rule violations or account theft.
If you think anyone is actively watching you, then you really overestimate how interesting you actually are.