RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is our proprietary anti-cheat initiative, a multi-layered system designed to help protect the integrity of play across the Call of Duty franchise. Through server-side tools that detect and disrupt cheating behavior and a kernel-level driver on PC, RICOCHET Anti-Cheat is built to maintain fair play for all players.
New RICOCHET Anti-Cheat security features launched on Day One of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.
CÓMO FUNCIONA
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat utiliza sistemas basados tanto en el cliente como en el servidor para identificar y hacer frente al juego desleal en tiempo real. El controlador a nivel del núcleo de PC, desarrollado internamente para Call of Duty, ayuda a detectar programas no autorizados que interactúan con juegos protegidos. Estas detecciones, junto con las actualizaciones y análisis continuos, permiten al equipo investigar y responder a las actividades fraudulentas de forma rápida y eficaz.
Los sistemas de RICOCHET Anti-Cheat se actualizan continuamente para mejorar la precisión de la detección y mantener la competencia justa en todos los títulos compatibles.
BEST-IN-CLASS SECURITY
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat expanded its security capabilities with the launch of Modern Warfare 4, with new technology, including DMA detections and Server Culling, which combats wallhacks.
We also updated our anti-cheat systems with stronger hardware banning technology that builds on our hardware-based protections like Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) and Secure Boot integration. Those features, which are also required to play Call of Duty: Warzone, help verify the integrity of player hardware before a game session begins. Together with existing protections and mitigations, these updates further strengthen the foundation of fair play within Call of Duty.
Learn more about enabling TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in our support article. If you need help with these settings, our Secure Attestation Wizard can help guide you through the process.
PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY
The RICOCHET Anti-Cheat kernel-level driver operates only when a protected Call of Duty title is running. It turns on when you launch MW4, Black Ops 7, or Call of Duty: Warzone and turns off when you close the game. The driver only monitors software that interacts with Call of Duty titles. Console players also benefit from these efforts through cross-play protections and shared backend systems.
COMBATING UNFAIR PLAY
#TeamRICOCHET's mission is to support fair play for every player. The team investigates, detects, and removes confirmed cheaters on a regular basis. RICOCHET Anti-Cheat continues to evolve as new methods of cheating emerge to ensure that competitive integrity remains a core part of the Call of Duty experience.
NEW PROTECTIONS AND DEFENSES
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat continues to evolve as cheat developers develop new ways to gain an unfair advantage. New protections in MW4 address these technologies and limit the information available to cheaters.
DMA DETECTION
DMA, or Direct Memory Access, allows external hardware to read a computer’s memory. Cheaters can use this technology to access game information they should never have, including information about opponents and their locations.
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat uses new detections to identify DMA cheats and take action against accounts using them. These systems continue to evolve as cheat developers change their methods.
SERVER CULLING
Server Culling helps protect against wallhacks by limiting the game information sent to a player’s device. The server determines what information is relevant to each player and withholds information that should remain hidden.
A wallhack cannot reveal information the game never sends. Server Culling works alongside other RICOCHET Anti-Cheat protections to help create a fairer experience for all players, and like all of our systems, it’s continuously updated over time.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿QUÉ ES RICOCHET ANTI-CHEAT?
RICOCHET Anti-Cheat es un sistema de herramientas y procesos creados para detectar, impedir y eliminar a las personas que hacen trampa en el ecosistema de Call of Duty. Incluye análisis, detección desde el cliente y supervisión a nivel del núcleo para identificar programas no autorizados en Black Ops 7, Black Ops 6, Call of Duty: Warzone y los demás juegos de la franquicia.
¿CÓMO FUNCIONA EL CONTROLADOR A NIVEL DEL NÚCLEO PARA PC?
El controlador a nivel del núcleo para PC de RICOCHET Anti-Cheat supervisa los programas e interactúa con los títulos protegidos de Call of Duty. Identifica actividades sospechosas y las informa al equipo de RICOCHET Anti-Cheat para su revisión y posible implementación de medidas.