Can VAC ban be removed after 10 years?

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.
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Does VAC ban permanent?

In most cases, VAC bans are permanent, but if a VAC ban is determined to have been issued incorrectly, it will automatically be removed.
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What is the oldest VAC ban?

Permanent bans were first used in 2005. the oldest ban would be about 14, nearly 15 years old now... that's a LOT of days.
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When did VAC bans become permanent?

VAC's initial release was with Counter-Strike in 2002. During this initial release, the system only banned players for 24 hours. The duration of the ban was increased over time; players were banned for 1 year and 5 years, until VAC2 was released in 2005, when any new bans became permanent.
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Can VAC bans be undone?

Many games on Steam utilize the Valve Anti-Cheat System (VAC) or third party anti-cheat technology that can result in cheaters being banned from secure servers for multi-player games. VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account.
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Do VAC bans go away after 10 years?

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.
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How many VAC bans can you get?

Technically there is no limit on how much VAC bans you can have on your Steam Account however if you one of those People who likes to collect "VAC bans", they may terminate your Community Profile/Steam Account.
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How does VAC detect cheats?

VAC detects cheats in games by scanning for unauthorized modifications, checking for foreign processes, and using signature scanning to identify known cheats.
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Can you trade skins after a VAC ban?

Depending on the severity of the violation, you may receive a temporary or permanent trade ban. If a VAC Ban, cooldown or overwatch ban has been registered on your account, you will no longer have access to the CS:GO store, or be able to make trades for CS:GO items, and you will no longer receive item drops.
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How much does a VAC ban last?

VAC bans are permanent. You're only banned from the game you cheated in, though.
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Can you appeal a VAC ban?

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.
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How long does a VAC ban take?

How long does it take to get VAC ban? If you're hacking, then we'll just report you. It can take between 1 second - 1 month. seen players get overwatch ban after 6 hours.
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How to get VAC banned?

If you were on a VAC-Secured server playing a game with hacks installed and were caught then you will get vac-banned for that game for life.
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How long does a rust VAC ban last?

You will be barred from servers if you have any accounts with a VAC or a game ban in any game (including Rust) that is less than 180 days old. Accounts connected to multiple Rust game bans will have their bans permanently imposed.
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Do VAC bans carry over?

If you are wondering why it's the case, it's because a VAC ban will carry over to all games using the same engine, which in this case it's Source Engine. So it means you will not be able to play other games like TF2, Half Life and practically all other Valve games.
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Does VAC hardware ban?

VAC only bans accounts, not people or hardware component.
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How do I delete my VAC ban?

As such, VAC doesn't care who was using the account at the time of the infraction. The ban will not be removed. VAC bans are also applied to all accounts sharing a phone number at the time of the infraction.
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Can I sell items if I'm VAC banned?

In short, there is pretty much nothing you can do. If you cheated in a game and you received a VAC ban, you won't get the ban lifted, and you also won't be able to trade any items you have in your inventory.
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Can I sell my skins?

If you wish to sell CSGO skins you can do it at Steam Community Market, third-party marketplace of your choice, and at Skinwallet. Steam Community Market's biggest advantage is that it is practically impossible to get scammed. The prices are also quite high.
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Do VAC bans expire?

If you know just one thing about Valve's Anti-Cheat system (VAC), you probably know that a ban issued through it lasts forever. As Valve's support page lays out clearly, "VAC bans are permanent, non-negotiable, and cannot be removed by Steam Support."
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Is CS2 VAC ban false?

It can be a false ban becuse they had a wave of VAC bans in CS2 after an update on December 5, 2023. The update was 1 day before the wave of VAC bans and they had a update 5 days before it, so it could be a false ban.
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How to hide a ban on Steam?

Hide your profile. may work. Other than that noway to hide your bans. You don't.
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Who is the most banned account on Steam?

And with the ultimate goal of 100 game bans in sight, they both know it'll be over soon and Xeonir will be cemented as the most-banned player in all of Steam.
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Can you play CS:GO 2 if you are VAC banned?

No. Accounts with VAC or game bans in CS:GO cannot play Counter-Strike 2 on VAC-secured servers.
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Can I get banned for having multiple Steam accounts?

steam will automatically apply a game/vac ban to all accounts with the same phone number should any of them get caught cheating. some games ban YOU, not just the account. so making alt accounts is viewed as bypassing a ban and will earn a ban if they identify the account as belonging to YOU.
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