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nox101
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CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Lo...
Steam asks for admin to be installed and asks for it again to install more features related to screen sharing.
To me, any app that asks for admin is suspect.
Zr40
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Admin privileges aren't the same thing as a kernel-mode driver. Steam does require admin to be installed, but it does not install a kernel-mode driver.
fragmede
11 months ago
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are you sure about that? anti cheat stuff is pretty invasive these days
giantpotato
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per microsoft admin to kernel is not a security boundary
computerfriend
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Root and kernel are different levels.
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To me, any app that asks for admin is suspect.