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Does VAC ban affect all games?

A: No. VAC and Game bans should only prevent the user from playing on VAC secured servers in the game they received a ban in. A permanent ban should only be issued for your game if the user was caught cheating in your game.
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What games do VAC bans effect?

Over 100 games support VAC; players that are banned from the following games face additional restrictions:
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2#
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3#
  • Counter-Strike (video game)
  • Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.
  • Counter-Strike: Source.
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive§
  • Day of Defeat.
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Is a game ban different to a VAC ban?

Game bans differ from another bot-banning system called Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) in that game bans let developers call the shots on who to ban. VAC, as Valve explains(Opens in a new window), is an “automated system” made to catch out cheats.
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Does a VAC ban affect all accounts?

the ban wont transfer. But if the cheat was not completely removed, any account using that computer can get a ban. Uninstall and delete do not always remove the cheat properly. Double check the computer to make sure you didnt download anything else that VAC defines as a cheat.
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Whats worse a game ban or VAC 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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Will Steam ever remove VAC bans?

VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account. If a VAC ban has been issued incorrectly it will automatically be rolled back by the VAC team. You can learn more about Valve Anti-Cheat here.
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Is a VAC ban forever?

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. What is VAC?
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Does VAC ban IP or account?

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.
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How long does a VAC ban last?

According to Valve's support page, VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support.
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Are Steam game bans permanent?

Regardless of who was using the account at the time the ban was issued, game bans are permanent and are not removed.
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How do you bypass a VAC?

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  1. Close Steam client if open.
  2. Disconnect from the internet.
  3. Run Steam as Administrator.
  4. Inject VAC-Bypass. dll into Steam.exe process.
  5. After successful injection messagebox saying Initialization was successful! ...
  6. Reconnect to the internet.
  7. Press Retry in steam window saying 'Could not connect to Steam servers'.
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Does VAC ban mean hardware ban?

no hardware ban. just buy a lot of accounts on next sale on april and you will be okay. vac bans are only for known cheats, steam has a library. make your own cheats and pwn!
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How many games are VAC protected?

~100-110 games on Steam have VAC. a VAC enabled game is an absolute exception on Steam.
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How good is VAC anticheat?

It really depends the way you look at it. VAC is probably one of the most reliable anti-cheats there is. It is insanely insanely insanely rare for it to be wrong. You'd probably have a better chance of unboxing 3 knives in a row (in CS:GO) than get wrongfully VACed (and only VACed, not overwatched or something).
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Does GTA VAC ban?

No. The cheat must be injected to the game's files to trigger a Vac ban. game A's cheats do not get you banned from game B unless those cheats has some sort of malware that auto executed a cheat for csgo.
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Are VAC bans only for cheating?

VAC will only ban players who use third party cheats. VAC is not shared between GoldSrc and Source engines. For example, if a player is banned from GoldSrc servers, he or she can still play in Source servers.
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How do I get unbanned from VAC?

More so, when banned from CSGO, you'll also receive a VAC ban.
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However, once you submit your CSGO VAC ban appeal, keep in mind to:
  1. be polite;
  2. explain your situation to the best of your ability;
  3. provide any potentially exonerating evidence (if you have any);
  4. be patient and allow them to review your case thoroughly.
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Are VAC bans tied to email?

IP and email have nothing to do with VAC or VAC bans. Same ones can be used on any account, regardless of bans or no bans. You can use your phone number after XY days after you got banned. It won't cause you another ban on your account if you link it with it.
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Can you play Elden ring with a VAC ban?

No, the "vac" ban you see on steam profiel is because Valve Anti Cheat (VAC) belongs to valve, steam belongs to valve, so they like to showcase that their vac is working. EAC will not display on steam it's just a game ban for elden ring and that's it. EAC ban doesn't translate to any other game that uses EAC.
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What can Steam ban you for?

owned by an individual may be restricted for any violation of the Steam Subscriber Agreement or Steam Community Guidelines including but not limited to:
  • Piracy or Hacking. ...
  • Payment Fraud. ...
  • Redeeming Fraudulent Gifts. ...
  • Hijacking or Sharing Accounts. ...
  • Account Theft and other Deliberately Deceptive Activity.
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How do I hide a game ban on Steam?

The only way to hide it is to wait 7 years, and don't get banned again in the meantime. You will still see it even then; just the rest of us won't. It will not show up on your profile after 7 years.
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What games use VAC servers?

Games with VAC
  • Left 4 Dead 2.
  • Left 4 Dead.
  • Insurgency.
  • 100% Orange Juice.
  • Depth.
  • Nether.
  • Red Orchestra 2.
  • Awesomenauts.
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How long does a hardware ban last?

A hardware ban in Valorant lasts for 120 days, from the moment it was issued. Thus, after 120 full days pass, the HWID ban expires and you will be able to play on a brand new account, on the same computer. That said, for repeat offenders, the HWID ban will be permanent. 4.
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