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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Lmao I still cant believe the suckers who play this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Use Linux and say no if a package requires su.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Also any time you open a webpage in Windows, a nude photo is taken of you (whether you're currently clothed or not) and posted on your mom's Facebook.

My source for this is the same as OP's.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Its like, State Law, or sumthin...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

A cheating website doesn't like Vanguard. Big shocker.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How would that invalidate their findings?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Kinda weird that the top of the league subreddit isn't filled with people complaining about their bricked PCs, isn't it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or MAYBE, people who enjoy "hacking" (the actual programmers, not "cheaters") and go decompile/learn the inner workings of programs might have a better idea of what's going on? Just a wild guess.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm a professional software developer. The people hacking league of legends are doing it for money. Guess what kind of activities make money.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As a fellow professional software developer, you are being silly if you don't think people do this kind of shit for fun.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Okay, do YOU honestly think Riot is taking screenshots from regular players and sending them to their servers?

Or is it more likely that this is propaganda stemming from people who make money selling cheats (and those who are convinced by those rumors)?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

Points at everything riot has ever done

Yes yes I think they do

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Time to switch to Fidelity

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

This was my first thought. Why is Vangaurd interested in what games I play and how are they doing this when I don't think they have anything to install on my PC?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I thought it was weird when my investment portfolio started investing heavily into Bad Dragon. I'm remember to close those tabs next time I log in.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago
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