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Are VAC bans invisible after 7 years?

The user's Steam profile is also marked with "ban(s) on record", which is publicly visible and cannot be hidden, regardless of the profile visibility of the banned account. VAC bans become hidden to other users after seven years of not getting another VAC ban.
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Does a VAC ban disappear after 7 years?

VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support. If a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly it will automatically be removed. If you wish to discuss Valve Anti-Cheat with the community, you may do so here.
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Has anyone ever had a VAC ban removed?

It's incredibly rare to get a VAC ban removed, but it has happened in very specific circumstances. Your ban won't be removed. It would have been done a long time ago if it was a mistake. Yes...
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Can you see if someone has a VAC ban?

VacList allows you to view and track Steam accounts and their ban status. You can search for accounts by either their SteamID, community URL, or vanity name. Logging in through Steam allows you to track accounts and view their ban status over time.
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Is there a way to hide VAC bans?

Game ban is permanent and may follow you. You cannot hide it.
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How long until VAC ban is hidden?

The user's Steam profile is also marked with "ban(s) on record", which is publicly visible and cannot be hidden, regardless of the profile visibility of the banned account. VAC bans become hidden to other users after seven years of not getting another VAC ban.
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Can a VPN bypass VAC ban?

As for the VAC ban concerns, no, you won't get VAC banned for just being behind a VPN, although you are risking a permanent ban on your entire Steam account, so there's that.
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Is VAC ban applied due to phone sharing?

How do VAC bans relate to my phone number? VAC bans are applied to all accounts sharing a phone number at the time of the infraction. For this (and many other) reasons we do not recommend sharing your phone number or using another user's phone number on your account.
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Does VAC ban mean IP ban?

VAC is not known to IP ban. It is highly unlikely that they do IP ban. But we have one user who says he was banned on one account, when making a second account using the same IP it was banned after he was AFK racking up gameplay hours. So we still are not 100% sure if they do or not, but it seems HIGHLY unlikely.
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Can you sell with VAC ban?

Is There A Way To Trade With Vac Ban? When your account has been flagged as vac banned, you can't trade anything associated with that game. You can't buy or sell anything with the account.
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What is the longest VAC ban?

It's Sori with 4,477 days.
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How does VAC detect cheats?

The VAC system reliably detects cheats using their cheat signatures. Any third-party modifications to a game designed to give one player an advantage over another is classified as a cheat or hack and will trigger a VAC ban. This includes modifications to a game's core executable files and dynamic link libraries.
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Is VAC ban worse than game ban?

The difference is that with a game ban you can still play casual games, but with a VAC ban you can only play with bots.
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Can you get a 5 year coin with a VAC ban?

enjoy it. No, you won't receive the coin if you have an active VAC ban in any game, not just CSGO.
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Does Rust have a VAC ban?

Ban Evasion & VAC/Game Bans

If you have any accounts with a VAC or game ban in any game (including Rust) that is less than 180 days old, you will be banned from our servers. Accounts linked to more than 1 Rust game ban will be banned permanently.
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Why did I get VAC banned for no reason?

all VAC bans come from the detection of a known cheat, whether it is used on the account itself or some sort of sharing has occurred (account, library or phone number). Users are responsible for the security of the account and all that happens on it.
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Does Steam VAC ban give you a trade ban?

If a VAC Ban, cooldown or overwatch ban has been registered on your account, you will no longer have access to the CS:GO store, or be able to make trades for CS:GO items, and you will no longer receive item drops. Steam Support cannot remove a VAC ban.
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How do you work around a device ban?

Here are four ways to help you easily bypass some of the internet's most common IP bans:
  1. #1: Switch out your Media Access Control (MAC) address.
  2. #2: Change your IP address using a VPN.
  3. #3: Clear your computer's cache & 'digital residue'
  4. #4: Uninstall the program or browser.
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Can an app ban your phone?

There are many apps that use "device ban" in addition to "account ban". They usually create a device ID in their database which is based on IMEI, MAC address and IP addresses, and can deny access to their services based on one or more of these identifiers.
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What is phone sharing on steam?

Either you used someone else's number and they got banned so you got banned or the other way around you gave your number to someone and again they got banned. Pretty much this. VAC bans are issued to all accounts at time of conviction which share the same phone number.
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How does Netflix know I'm using a VPN?

How Does Netflix Know I Am Using a VPN? Netflix has a security system that detects when multiple users log on from the same IP address, which indicates that the associated traffic is coming from a VPN server.
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Can police bypass VPN?

Police can't track live, encrypted VPN traffic, but if they have a court order, they can go to your ISP (Internet Service Provider) and request connection or usage logs. Since your ISP knows you're using a VPN, they can direct the police to them.
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Does Netflix ban VPN users?

Does Netflix ban VPN users? No, Netflix does not ban users who use a VPN. However, you won't be able to watch anything if Netflix detects that you're using a VPN.
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Is Valve Anti-Cheat effective?

There is no universally correct answer. The system proves its effectiveness by looking at the number of banned accounts. On the other hand, the fact that VAC bans the cheater not immediately but after some time (this is a good solution in the long run), cheaters can come across and ruin games for regular players.
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What country bans the most video games?

A very large number of video games are banned in mainland China.
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