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{{Stub}}Kernel Level Anti-Cheats are anti-cheat software that boot and run at the kernel level instead of the typical user level. These methods of anti-cheats have recently become more popular among big online service games. They are controversial because of privacy and security concerns.
{{Stub}}Kernel Level Anti-Cheats is anti-cheat software that runs at the kernel level instead of the typical user level. These methods of anti-cheat have recently become more popular among big online service games. They are controversial because of privacy and security concerns.


==How it works==
==How it works==
Kernel level anti-cheats run at the kernel level, the deepest and most authoritative level of the computer. They are software that have access to everything the computer is doing. This is in contrast to traditional, user level anti-cheats, which only had access to user-level permissions and therefore could not detect certain cheat engines which were cleverly hidden.
Kernel level anti-cheats run at the kernel level, the deepest and most authoritative level of the computer. This software has access to everything the computer is doing. This is in contrast to traditional, user level anti-cheats, which only had access to user-level permissions and therefore could not detect certain cheat engines which were cleverly hidden.


==Why it is a problem==
==Why it is a problem==