{"id":25946,"date":"2021-12-15T07:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T07:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/warzone-pc-kernel-level-driver-now-live-as-part-of-the-ricochet-anti-cheat-system"},"modified":"2024-07-19T10:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T10:18:04","slug":"warzone-pc-kernel-level-driver-now-live-as-part-of-the-ricochet-anti-cheat-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/warzone-pc-kernel-level-driver-now-live-as-part-of-the-ricochet-anti-cheat-system","title":{"rendered":"Warzone PC kernel-level driver live as part of the Ricochet anti-cheat system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in October 2021, Activision fully unveiled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/activision-announces-ricochet-kernel-level-anti-cheat-for-warzone-and-vanguard\">Ricochet anti-cheat system<\/a> for Call of Duty: Warzone. We all that the popular battle royale has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/jgod-claims-warzone-is-basically-unplayable-due-to-cheaters\">plagued by cheaters<\/a>, and this continued with the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/warzone-pacific-weapon-balance-changes-all-buffs-and-nerfs-at-launch\">Warzone Pacific Season 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While there are already server-side anti-cheat aspects of Ricochet active since the release of COD Vanguard, the full anti-cheat package <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/warzone-s-anti-cheat-won-t-be-ready-for-caldera-launch\">didn&#8217;t even make the launch of Warzone Pacific Season 1<\/a>, which means cheaters are running around in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/warzone-caldera-pois-all-pacific-map-points-of-interest\">Caldera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The kernel-level driver, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ModernWarzone\/status\/1470993019323179012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to reports<\/a>, is now active on PCs for those in North America following a small update for PC on Battle.net. The news broke at roughly 07:00 GMT on 15th December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1471022325227298822&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F16623&amp;sessionId=9bcc1860a90b7feb4f9f0b817dbf5d33a93086d8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i163955662610614556=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1639556851147452056=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;Reports are coming in that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Warzone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Warzone<\/a> RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is fully active in North America with the Kernel Level Driver! &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CoD: Warzone &amp; Vanguard Source (@BlackOpsLeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlackOpsLeaks\/status\/1471022325227298822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ricochet is a &#8220;multi-faceted approach to combat cheating&#8221; which is supported &#8220;by a team of dedicated professionals focused on fighting unfair play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the first layer of protection. The second one is the&nbsp;kernel-level driver for this anti-cheat system, running on your PC and is required to play Warzone.<\/p>\n<h2>How to check for Warzone kernel-level driver?<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to find out if the Warzone kernel-level driver (also possibly on Vanguard right now) is on your PC, running in the background, then you can do so with a few quick steps.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/x6N66UmB14t48vSRTyOn7nZ5_4xqGs4_2Ql_sbFOd7Y\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9XYXJ6b25lLzFhYWFhYV9XYXJ6b25lX1BhY2lmaWMvQW50aWNoZWF0L1JpY2hvY2hldC5qcGc_X3Q9MTYzOTU1NjY3OQ\" alt=\"Warzone anti-cheat ricochet kernel-level driver how to check active PC\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Ricochet is an anti-cheat system for Call of Duty. (Picture: Activision)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The steps on how to check for the kernel-level anti-cheat driver for Warzone comes from New York Subliners content creator Mavriq.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1470997696492277763&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fadmin.www.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F16623&amp;sessionId=9bcc1860a90b7feb4f9f0b817dbf5d33a93086d8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9fd78d5%3A1638479056965&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i163955662610614556=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1639556851147452056=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&#8217;s proof that the Kernel Level Driver is now active on our PC&#8217;s in North America after tonight&#8217;s update.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MavriqGG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MavriqGG<\/a> can confirm that the atvi-brymhil kernel level driver was NOT there before tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Warzone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Warzone<\/a> update. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tSHzzD09SH\">pic.twitter.com\/tSHzzD09SH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ModernWarzone (@ModernWarzone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ModernWarzone\/status\/1470997696492277763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>Check for the Ricochet anti-cheat kernel-level driver by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening Battle.net and updating Warzone.<\/li>\n<li>Open your PCs Command Prompt (press Windows Key then type &#8220;command prompt&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Type in &#8220;driverquery&#8221; and press the Enter key.<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to see if there is a driver called &#8220;atvi-brynhildr&#8221; active.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/4Vaw5gvfJH9rpUpRyotVmRuha__bYCQmr10e2adxIJM\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9XYXJ6b25lLzFhYWFhYV9XYXJ6b25lX1BhY2lmaWMvQW50aWNoZWF0L1JpY2hvY2hldDIuanBnP190PTE2Mzk1NTY4ODQ\" alt=\"Warzone anti-cheat ricochet kernel-level driver how to check active PC\" width=\"616\" height=\"269\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Checking for the kernel-level anti-cheat driver. (Picture: Mavriq)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It remains to be seen when the kernel-level driver for Warzone will become available in other regions but it is expected to roll out very soon. This is a developing story&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, this will help make Caldera a cheater-free, sunny island, or at least mitigate the flood of cheaters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\/best-vanguard-guns-for-warzone-pacific\">Best Vanguard guns for Warzone Pacific<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/call-of-duty\">dedicated Call of Duty section<\/a>&nbsp;for news, loadouts, tier lists, leaks and much more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image courtesy of Activision.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in October 2021, Activision fully unveiled the Ricochet anti-cheat system for Call of Duty: Warzone. 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