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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.
To see which games your VAC ban affects, please launch Steam and go to Steam > Settings > Account tab > select "Click here for details" under VAC Status.
VAC banned accounts can still play single-player games, local LAN games, and multiplayer on non VAC-secured game servers. To find non VAC-secured servers, from the Steam main menu click on View, select Servers, then select Not secure in the Anti-cheat dropdown.
Cheating in one of the following Source games or a Source mod will result in a VAC ban for all games in the list below:
Similarly, cheating in one of the following Gold Source games will result in a VAC ban for all games in the list below:
VAC bans will be applied to all accounts sharing a phone number at the time of the infraction. Accounts that do not own the game the VAC ban is for will still receive a VAC ban and won't be able to purchase the game moving forward.
Note: This feature is not enabled for all games and is used at the discretion of the developer.
We do not disclose the cheats that were detected while connected to a VAC secured server that resulted in a VAC ban.
We have detailed records for each VAC ban, however, releasing this information would only benefit cheat developers. The VAC team regularly investigates claims of false VAC bans to increase the effectiveness of Valve Anti-Cheat.
No. Regardless of who was using the account at the time, VAC bans are permanent and will not be removed.
While we understand this can be frustrating, we must maintain a zero tolerance policy for cheating to foster a fair game that all players will enjoy.
No. Items and games cannot be moved from a VAC banned account to a different account, however, new games can still be purchased and registered on a VAC banned account.
To prevent additional bans on your account, please remove all cheats from your computer before playing on VAC secured servers. If you do not know how or where the cheats were installed, you may want to consider reformatting your hard drive(s) and starting over with a fresh installation of your operating system.
Yes. VAC banned accounts cannot send the game they've been VAC banned in as a gift to other Steam accounts in the future.
Similarly, if you gift a VAC-enabled game to an account and the giftee's account is VAC banned you will not be able to gift that game in the future.
No. You cannot upload new content, such as guides and artwork, to a game hub where you have an active VAC ban in that game.
You can't vote on Workshop content in any game that you are VAC or Game banned in. Additionally, if you have an active VAC or Game ban in any game, you will not be able to vote on Workshop content in Free to Play games.
