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I’m wondering if there’s a way we can even know they’re installing it. Windows just gives that generic admin prompt, I imagine? Tells you nothing of what’s happening.

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RustyNova@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Well if you get asked for sudo, then that’s a risk.

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- davidgro@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Installing almost anything* on Windows requires the equivalent of sudo, same as Linux.
  
  Determining if it’s a normal install or adding a kernel driver wouldn’t be feasible just by watching the installation. (On either OS if they are not showing terminal output)
  
  *Microsoft store apps are probably an exception, but that’s off topic.
  
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  - bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Most user software should NOT need sudo.
    
    Typically you need “sudo” to use the package installer though, if that’s where you’re getting confused. But that’s because most Linux package managers are built to install software to be available for all users. However once installed that does NOT mean the package always has sudo access. And the way Linux software is typically installed is just putting the executable in a certain folder, unlike Windows where you run a software’s custom installer which asks for admin access and then does who knows what.
    
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  - corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    Installing almost anything* on Windows requires the equivalent of sudo, same as Linux.
    
    I feel like you’re not sure how system software like ssh and a user’s personal game software can install differently in different places, and where one needs no root access to install at all. Go see how mac does it.
    
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    maccentric@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Macs still ask me for permissions and I have no idea what’s asking to do what.
    
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markr@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
You can list all the current loaded drivers. You can examine the system event log for service start operations. You can run with a kernel debugger attached and examine any loaded driver. The driver itself is likely correctly signed and will not require additional user acknowledgement beyond what was given when the game was installed.

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- xthexder@l.sw0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Unfortunately all of those just tell you it’s already installed, not that it’s about to install it. If you didn’t know, who’s going to be constantly checking for new drivers after every software install?
  
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