Bypass Record
Rootkit × Faceit Anti-Cheat
A publicly-reported instance of Rootkit bypassing Faceit Anti-Cheat, recorded with its original source. Factual record; no assessment of any specific deployment.
Mechanism
Uses layered virtualization and process masking to cloak external overlays and input macros, preventing Faceit AC from detecting them. Includes delay-based timing patches and automatic injection prevention to avoid detection.
Detection & mitigation
Monitor for unexpected virtualization layer indicators (e.g., hypervisor presence, VM artifacts) on gaming endpoints and use integrity checks on anti-cheat components to detect tampering. Enforce kernel-level anti-cheat hardening and behavioral analysis to identify cloaked processes or input anomalies.
This is a record of a publicly-reported event, not an assessment of any specific organization's deployment. Detection and mitigation notes are drawn from the cited source. Where the source is silent, fields are omitted.