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Vanguard takes screenshots of your PC every time you play a game (twitter.com)

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Vanguard takes screenshots of your PC every time you play a game. Every time you play a game a function is called to screenshot your PC's screen, in case Vanguard thinks you might have something suspicious, it screenshots your ENTIRE PC screen (all monitors).

Edit: Not trying to spread false info this was shared to me via a friend and there is other data to back up that this is real https://www.unknowncheats.me/forum/anti-cheat-bypass/634974-vanguard-taking-screenshot-pc.html

https://www.unknowncheats.me/forum/valorant/484475-vanguard-screenshots.html

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[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

Every time you play a game that uses vanguard or every time you play any game?

Both are bad, but one is way worse

[-] TheUncannyObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago

I don’t play Valorant, so I can’t say. I do know, however, that it runs as a Windows service, so it’s always on and always keeping an eye on your system.

[-] applepie@kbin.social 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah BC why shouldn't they know you enjoy Asian ladies with big titties!

You aint got nothing to hide, or do you?!

[-] bountygiver@lemmy.ml -1 points 4 months ago

the code posted in the forum is only pointing out the capture and send to server function exists, but not what calls those functions, so still don't know if it affects other games until they posted the full article as promised. Btw, taking screenshots as anticheat is not new, they use this to catch overlays/cheat application UIs

this post was submitted on 01 May 2024

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