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|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}}. | |||
== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
Genshin Impact | *'''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== | |||
===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 |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== | |||
*[[Kernel level anti-cheats]] | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 23 February 2026
Genshin Impact
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Product Type | Video Games |
| In Production | Yes |
| Official Website | https://genshin.hoyoverse.com/ |
Genshin Impact is an always online open world free-to-play action role-playing gacha video game developed by MiHoYo.
Consumer impact summary
[edit | edit source]- Privacy: Genshin Impact despite primarily being a single player title with some co-op elements utilises 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.[1]
- Security: Kernel level anti-cheats, have the highest amount of privilege on the running machine — and the greatest vulnerability should it be hacked.
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Genshin Impact anti-cheat used to bypass anti-virus in ransomware attack (August 2022)
[edit | edit source]In 2022, Genshin Impact's anti-cheat was used in a ransomware attack vector. This was originally reported on by TrendMicro.[2] 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.[3][4]
Further reading
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "About Our Anti-Cheat System (Updated)". Genshin Impact. 28 Sep 2020. Archived from the original on 1 Feb 2023. Retrieved 22 Sep 2025.
- ↑ Soliven, Ryan (24 Aug 2022). "Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus". TrendMicro. Archived from the original on 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 22 Sep 2025.
- ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (28 Aug 2022). "Ransomware abuses Genshin Impact's kernel mode anti-cheat to bypass antivirus protection". PCGamer. p. 1. Archived from the original on 7 Dec 2025. Retrieved 22 Sep 2025.
- ↑ Toulas, Bill (25 Aug 2022). "Hackers abuse Genshin Impact anti-cheat system to disable antivirus". Bleeping Computer. Archived from the original on 12 Oct 2025. Retrieved 22 Sep 2025.