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lockemx commented on Remote Code Execution in Marvel Rivals Game   shalzuth.com/Blog/IFoundA... · Posted by u/eugenekolo
lockemx · 7 months ago
Interestingly, the game doesn't run as admin for any good reason. The first thing I did was only let the launcher and game run as the user with RunAsInvoker. The anticheat alone is allowed RunAsAdmin. At the same time, I don't trust any anticheat. It's probably worse than useless, but it is what it is. I thought Microsoft would clean this up after the Crowdstrike incident for all kernel-level code, but I guess there's no incentive for them to only let game companies request runtime analysis / reports rather than run code. As for the anti-cheat industry, they should focus on patterns of user behavior to help game companies moderate the players as much as neccesary.
lockemx commented on A Taping of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Saved an Innocent Man from Death Row (2017)   innocenceproject.org/how-... · Posted by u/nadermx
1659447091 · 8 months ago
The title is a bit dramatic. It never got to a trial, because his alibi checked out.

One of the factors was him walking into frame of a taping of Curb your Enthusiasm. The main factor was his cellphone placing him at that location after answering a call that pinged off a tower near the stadium 20mins before the murder which was 20 miles away. There was also footage from the stadium that showed a person in his seat, but resolution was not good enough to be dismissed from that alone. Even the shows footage did not clear him from charges, it was the cellphone location data.

The real tragedy was the clerical error:

"Due to a clerical error, he had to report back to county jail two days later."

On the positive: "In 2007, Juan received $320,000 in a settlement of his civil lawsuit against the LAPD and the city of Los Angeles for false imprisonment, misconduct and defamation."

lockemx · 8 months ago
It was actually a very disturbing case because of police misconduct. Watch the documentary. They built a strong case out of nothing, and they were never punished. So, it's really a story about technology advancing and professionals going above and beyond to help this guy escape what had become a guilty until proven innocent case.

u/lockemx

KarmaCake day10December 25, 2024View Original