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zigabratun/umbrella-hwid-tool

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★ 426TypeScriptAudience · generalComplexity · 3/5Setup · moderate

TLDR

A Windows tool that changes hardware identifiers to bypass game anti-cheat bans, running with deep system privileges.

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  root((Umbrella Spoofer))
    What it does
      Changes disk serials
      Spoofs MAC address
      Spoofs SMBIOS UUID
    Target systems
      EAC anti-cheat
      BattlEye anti-cheat
    Access level
      Kernel level
      Admin required
    Risk signals
      AV exclusion requested
      ToS violation
      Ban evasion tool
    Extras
      Registry cleanup

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Exercise caution: this tool is built to evade anti-cheat bans, which violates most games' terms of service.

USE CASE 2

Understand what kernel-level hardware ID spoofing involves before running any tool that requests this level of access.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptWindows

How does it compare?

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Setup difficultymoderateeasymoderate
Complexity3/51/53/5
Audiencegeneraldeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires administrator or system-level access and asks users to exclude it from antivirus scanning, which is a serious red flag.

No license information is stated in the readme.

In plain English

Umbrella Spoofer is a Windows tool designed to change hardware identifiers on a computer, such as disk serial numbers, MAC addresses, SMBIOS UUIDs, and motherboard serials. The stated purpose is to bypass hardware bans in online games by making the computer appear to be a different machine to anti-cheat systems like EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) and BattlEye. It operates at the kernel level, meaning it runs with deep system privileges, and also includes registry cleanup features. The tool requires administrator or system-level access to run, and the readme notes that antivirus software may flag it and recommends adding it to exclusions. It is distributed as a downloadable zip file and is intended for Windows PC users.

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Prompt 1
What are the risks of running a kernel-level tool that requires administrator access and antivirus exclusions?
Prompt 2
Explain how anti-cheat systems like EAC and BattlEye detect hardware bans, and why spoofing tools try to bypass them.
Prompt 3
What are the terms-of-service and security consequences of using a hardware ID spoofer for online games?

Frequently asked questions

What is umbrella-hwid-tool?

A Windows tool that changes hardware identifiers to bypass game anti-cheat bans, running with deep system privileges.

What language is umbrella-hwid-tool written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, Windows.

What license does umbrella-hwid-tool use?

No license information is stated in the readme.

How hard is umbrella-hwid-tool to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is umbrella-hwid-tool for?

Mainly general.

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