What vac ban means?

Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) is an automated system designed to detect cheats installed on users' computers. If a user connects to a VAC-Secured server from a computer with identifiable cheats installed, the VAC system will ban the user from playing that game on VAC-Secured servers in the future.

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2024-02-02 16:15:40

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Can a vac ban be removed?
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VAC
VAC stands for Valve Anti-Cheat, an automated system designed to detect cheats installed on users' computers. If a user connects to a VAC-Secured server from a computer with identifiable cheats installed, the VAC system will ban the user from playing that game on VAC-Secured servers in the future.
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Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) System - Steam Support
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.
2024-01-20 21:13:33

Does vac ban all accounts?
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 Steam account.
2023-09-16 00:04:48

Does vac ban ever go away?
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.
2023-07-27 07:23:11

Is a vac ban for all games?
If I am VAC banned on CS:GO, can I still play CS:S. without a problem? Any game where VAC is securing the game, you won't be able to play. Any game that is single player or played on a LAN is okay, but it must not be secured by VAC.
2023-04-21 00:01:44

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