When VAC bans you, and when not.
Since quite many guys are asking this, here is the answer once, and for all.
VAC will ban you when:
- It detects you'r memory hacking, and/or any other abnormal game memory changes caused by user/player/client (exluding bugs of course)
VAC will NOT ban when:
- Someone reports you ingame. This system is surely only fake.
- Someone reports you to "vac" or to "valve" or any other "hack-report-site". These are fake! EVEN IF THEY HAVE VIDEO/DEMO ABOUT CLEAR HACKING, nothing happens.
- Someone says that he is VAC employee, or he knows friend who is working to VAC etc. These are lie too. It's true VAC/valve has employes, but they mostly take care of VAC, and update it.
- Or any other kind of reporting!
Word of warning!
There have been reports/rumours that you can get stats reseted by treyarch via reports, so be careful.
Proofs:
"It is not necessary to report cheaters playing on VAC-Secured servers - the VAC system will detect and ban these individuals. We appreciate the intentions by reporting individual players suspected of cheating, however unsolicited reports of cheaters will be discarded."
Steam Support: Cheaters, Abusive Admins, New Cheats, and Cheat Websites
"While server admins may choose to ban specific players, server admins cannot VAC ban players. The VAC system is automated - contacting Steam Support to report cheaters is not necessary, nor will Steam Support act on any information provided."
Steam Support: Valve Anti-Cheat System (VAC)
VAC will ban you when:
- It detects you'r memory hacking, and/or any other abnormal game memory changes caused by user/player/client (exluding bugs of course)
VAC will NOT ban when:
- Someone reports you ingame. This system is surely only fake.
- Someone reports you to "vac" or to "valve" or any other "hack-report-site". These are fake! EVEN IF THEY HAVE VIDEO/DEMO ABOUT CLEAR HACKING, nothing happens.
- Someone says that he is VAC employee, or he knows friend who is working to VAC etc. These are lie too. It's true VAC/valve has employes, but they mostly take care of VAC, and update it.
- Or any other kind of reporting!
Word of warning!
There have been reports/rumours that you can get stats reseted by treyarch via reports, so be careful.
Proofs:
"It is not necessary to report cheaters playing on VAC-Secured servers - the VAC system will detect and ban these individuals. We appreciate the intentions by reporting individual players suspected of cheating, however unsolicited reports of cheaters will be discarded."
Steam Support: Cheaters, Abusive Admins, New Cheats, and Cheat Websites
"While server admins may choose to ban specific players, server admins cannot VAC ban players. The VAC system is automated - contacting Steam Support to report cheaters is not necessary, nor will Steam Support act on any information provided."
Steam Support: Valve Anti-Cheat System (VAC)


but still, it can never be said enough times
lol
