“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. “The VAC system reliably detects cheats using their cheat signatures,” Steam said.
“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,” according to Steam’s official description of VAC. If you’re banned by VAC, the ban is “permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support.” VAC stands for Valve Anti-Cheat, which is an automated system that’s designed to detect cheats installed on a Steam user’s computer. You’ve likely heard of the term “VAC ban” when playing games online on PC via Steam or even in Twitch chats when someone is cheating, accusing someone of cheating, or just a troll. One of the scariest terms in online gaming is “VAC ban.” No one wants to be VAC banned because it’s something that’s nearly impossible to come back from.
