alt Hacker NewsThe problem with userland stuff is that it’s trivial to download and doubleclick an EXE (that acts as a fake anticheat or whatever).
Anyone can do that, but not anyone can simply “patch the kernel” and such.
The problem with userland stuff is that it’s trivial to download and doubleclick an EXE (that acts as a fake anticheat or whatever).
Anyone can do that, but not anyone can simply “patch the kernel” and such.
> Anyone can do that, but not anyone can simply “patch the kernel” and such.
Sure they can - download this pre-patched ISO and boot it in QEMU. Now you have a modified kernel, _and_ you’re not running dodgy spyware on your PC.