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	In 2022, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was used in a {{Wplink\|ransomware}} attack vector. This was originally reported on by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Soliven \|first=Ryan \|date=24 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus \|url=https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918100139/https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|archive-date=18 Sep 2025 \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=TrendMicro}}</ref> During this period of vulnerability, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was utilized to bypass anti-virus software, allowing attackers to remotely deploy ransomware payloads to an affected user's computer.		In 2022, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was used in a {{Wplink\|ransomware}} attack vector. This was originally reported on by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Soliven \|first=Ryan \|date=24 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus \|url=https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918100139/https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|archive-date=18 Sep 2025 \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=TrendMicro}}</ref> During this period of vulnerability, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was utilized to bypass anti-virus software, allowing attackers to remotely deploy ransomware payloads to an affected user's computer.

	Genshin Impact's public relations team, Hoyoverse PR, responded to multiple news outlets with a generic answer that seemed to confirm the validity of the claims by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bolding \|first=Jonathan \|date=28 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware abuses Genshin Impact's kernel mode anti-cheat to bypass antivirus protection \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-abuses-genshin-impacts-kernel-mode-anti-cheat-to-bypass-antivirus-protection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|work=PCGamer \|pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Toulas \|first=Bill \|date=25 Aug 2022 \|title=Hackers abuse Genshin Impact anti-cheat system to disable antivirus \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=Bleeping Computer}}</ref>		Genshin Impact's public relations team, Hoyoverse PR, responded to multiple news outlets with a generic answer that seemed to confirm the validity of the claims by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bolding \|first=Jonathan \|date=28 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware abuses Genshin Impact's kernel mode anti-cheat to bypass antivirus protection \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-abuses-genshin-impacts-kernel-mode-anti-cheat-to-bypass-antivirus-protection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|work=PCGamer \|pages=1 \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251207123959/https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-abuses-genshin-impacts-kernel-mode-anti-cheat-to-bypass-antivirus-protection/ \|archive-date=7 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Toulas \|first=Bill \|date=25 Aug 2022 \|title=Hackers abuse Genshin Impact anti-cheat system to disable antivirus \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=Bleeping Computer \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251012172846/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/ \|archive-date=12 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	\| ~~Title~~ = ~~Genshin Impact~~		\|ArticleType=Product
	\| ~~Release Year~~ = ~~2020~~		\|Category=Video Games
	\| ~~Product Type~~ = ~~Free-to-play always online action role-playing video game~~		\|Company=MiHoYo
	\| ~~In Production~~ = Yes		\|Description=
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/		\|InProduction=Yes
	~~\| Logo = Genshin Impact.png~~		\|Logo=Genshin Impact.png
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			\|ReleaseYear=2020
			\|Website=https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/
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	'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''[[Digital_rights_management#Always-online_DRM\|always online]]'' open world free-to-play action role-playing {{wplink\|Gacha game\|gacha}} video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.		'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''[[Digital_rights_management#Always-online_DRM\|always online]]'' open world free-to-play action role-playing {{wplink\|Gacha game\|gacha}} video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.

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gotcha macha how tf to spell?

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	'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''~~{{wplink\|~~Always-~~on_DRM~~\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing gacha video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.		'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''[[Digital_rights_management#Always-online_DRM\|always online]]'' open world free-to-play action role-playing {{wplink\|Gacha game\|gacha}} video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

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	'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''{{wplink\|Always-on_DRM\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.		'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''{{wplink\|Always-on_DRM\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing gacha video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.

			==Consumer impact summary==

			*'''Privacy:''' Genshin Impact despite primarily being a single player title with some co-op elements utilises [[Kernel level anti-cheats\|kernel level anti-cheat]].
			*'''Control:''' Users must have the anti-cheat running while playing the game. Prior to a September 2020 update, it also remained running after the game was closed or uninstalled.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=28 Sep 2020 \|title=About Our Anti-Cheat System (Updated) \|url=https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/news/detail/103720 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201114443/https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/en/news/detail/103720 \|archive-date=1 Feb 2023 \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=Genshin Impact}}</ref>
			*'''Security:''' Kernel level anti-cheats, have the highest amount of privilege on the running machine — and the greatest vulnerability should it be hacked.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	~~{{Main\|~~Genshin Impact anti-cheat}}
	~~Genshin Impact uses kernel~~-~~level~~ (~~Ring 0~~) ~~anticheat, which provides full access to system resources.~~ In 2022, ~~the~~ anti-cheat ~~driver mhyprot2.sys~~ was used ~~by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver~~ {{Wplink\|ransomware}}.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>		===Genshin Impact anti-cheat used to bypass anti-virus in ransomware attack (''August 2022'')===
			In 2022, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was used in a {{Wplink\|ransomware}} attack vector. This was originally reported on by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Soliven \|first=Ryan \|date=24 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus \|url=https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918100139/https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html \|archive-date=18 Sep 2025 \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=TrendMicro}}</ref> During this period of vulnerability, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was utilized to bypass anti-virus software, allowing attackers to remotely deploy ransomware payloads to an affected user's computer.

			Genshin Impact's public relations team, Hoyoverse PR, responded to multiple news outlets with a generic answer that seemed to confirm the validity of the claims by TrendMicro.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Bolding \|first=Jonathan \|date=28 Aug 2022 \|title=Ransomware abuses Genshin Impact's kernel mode anti-cheat to bypass antivirus protection \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-abuses-genshin-impacts-kernel-mode-anti-cheat-to-bypass-antivirus-protection/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|work=PCGamer \|pages=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Toulas \|first=Bill \|date=25 Aug 2022 \|title=Hackers abuse Genshin Impact anti-cheat system to disable antivirus \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-system-to-disable-antivirus/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 Sep 2025 \|website=Bleeping Computer}}</ref>

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

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	'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''{{wplink\|Always-on_DRM\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo.		'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''{{wplink\|Always-on_DRM\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo}}.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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	Genshin Impact is an ''~~[[wikipedia:~~Always-on_DRM\|always online]]'' open world free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by ~~[[wikipedia:~~MiHoYo\|MiHoYo]].		'''{{wplink\|Genshin Impact\|Genshin Impact}}''' is an ''{{wplink\|Always-on_DRM\|always online}}'' open world free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by {{wplink\|MiHoYo\|MiHoYo.

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	{{Main\|Genshin Impact anti-cheat}}		{{Main\|Genshin Impact anti-cheat}}
	Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the ~~anticheat~~ driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>		Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anti-cheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver {{Wplink\|ransomware}}.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>

	==Further ~~Reading~~==		==Further reading==
	[[Kernel ~~Level Anti~~-~~Cheats~~]]		*[[Kernel level anti-cheats]]

	==References==		==References==
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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	{{Main\|Genshin Impact ~~Anticheat~~}}		{{Main\|Genshin Impact anti-cheat}}
	Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>		Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>

	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==
	[[Kernel Level Anti-Cheats]]		[[Kernel Level Anti-Cheats]]

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
			{{Main\|Genshin Impact Anticheat}}
	Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>		Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>
	==Further Reading==		==Further Reading==

Atsumari at 02:28, 12 June 2025

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	==Incidents==		==Incidents==
	Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>		Genshin Impact uses kernel-level (Ring 0) anticheat, which provides full access to system resources. In 2022, the anticheat driver mhyprot2.sys was used by hackers to bypass all privileges and deliver ransomware.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/h/ransomware-actor-abuses-genshin-impact-anti-cheat-driver-to-kill-antivirus.html</ref>
	==Further Reading==[[Kernel Level Anti-Cheats]]		==Further Reading==
			[[Kernel Level Anti-Cheats]]

	==References==		==References==
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