Try disabling the Medal Overlay in the app settings or changing the Capture Mode to "Advanced" or "Basic" within the Medal.tv Support guidelines.
Typically found in %LocalAppData%\Medal\app-[version]\ . medal-hook64.dll
: While rare, some aggressive anti-cheat systems might flag hooking DLLs. Medal intentionally signs their own DLLs to minimize these false positives. Try disabling the Medal Overlay in the app
Next time you clip a sick headshot in your favorite shooter, take a moment to appreciate the background actor—the silent DLL intercepting your GPU calls Medal intentionally signs their own DLLs to minimize
This specific file is used by the Medal application to "hook" into your video games to capture footage. "Hooking" is the process where the software intercepts the game's rendering engine (like DirectX or Vulkan) to record what is happening on your screen without needing to record your entire desktop.
If you want, I can: compute likely hashes if you provide the file, guide you through checking digital signatures on Windows, or generate exact commands for process/ network inspection.