Can you refund VAC banned games?

VAC Bans. If you have been banned by VAC (the Valve Anti-Cheat system) on a game, you lose the right to refund that game.
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Can a VAC ban be reversed?

VAC bans cannot be appealed. If a VAC ban is issued incorrectly it will be automatically removed after investigation, but Steam Support does not manually remove VAC bans applied to accounts for any reason.
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Can you get unbanned from VAC?

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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Can you sell items on Steam if you are VAC banned?

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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Is a VAC ban worse than a game ban?

VAC bans are permanent and cannot be removed from an account. If a VAC ban has been issued incorrectly it will automatically be rolled back by the VAC team. You can learn more about Valve Anti-Cheat here. Game Bans are used by game developers to address malicious behavior that falls outside of VAC detection.
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET VAC BANNED IN CSGO!!

Are game bans permanent?

The duration of the game ban is determined by the developer. Only permanent game bans are displayed on the user's profile. Temporary game bans, or suspensions, are not displayed.
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Can Steam ban you for pirated games?

This message indicates that you have been blocked from using the Steam Community due to breaking the Rules and Guidelines for Steam or as a result of a lock . Your Steam Deck won't care if you have pirated games. You won't get a ban, your Deck will not be bricked. The concern will come from your ISP.
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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 long do VAC bans last?

VAC bans are permanent. You're only banned from the game you cheated in, though.
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Is there a way to trade with a VAC ban?

Nope, If your account is marked with a VAC ban any items in your inventory under the category CSGO are non-tradeable. VAC itself has nothing to do with account/trading limitations, and bypassing VAC after you have got a ban in the specific game will not let you trade away any items.
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How does VAC detect cheats?

The software sends client challenges to the machine; if the appropriate response is not received, it is flagged as a possible violation. It uses Signature Scanning to detect possible cheats when scanning the computer's memory and processes.
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Does a VAC ban ban your IP?

No it does not ban by IP, it bans the account only. Banning by IP, or hardware is useless due to how easily they can be spoof from user end, which why it's pointless banning that way.
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Are VAC bans instant?

If you're found running a detected cheat, you will almost instantly be banned from playing on any VAC Secured servers, including official servers.
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How to get skins out of a VAC banned account?

There are no skins to receive back as you never lost them. If you are referring to being able to trade the skins, you cannot as they are locked to the account which is part of the vac ban punishment.
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What games use Valve Anti-Cheat?

List of Games uses VAC
  • Counter-Strike.
  • Counter-Strike: Condition Zero.
  • Day of Defeat.
  • Deathmatch Classic.
  • Half-Life.
  • Ricochet.
  • Team Fortress Classic.
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Is VAC a hardware ban?

VAC only bans accounts, not people or hardware component.
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Can you play Rust with a VAC ban?

Ban Evasion & VAC/Game Bans

If you have any accounts with a VAC or game ban in any game (including Rust) that is less than 180 days old, you will be banned from our servers. Accounts linked to more than 1 Rust game ban will be banned permanently.
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Do VAC bans expire on Reddit?

They tried 1 year bans in the early days of VAC and determined that they should be permanent. Atleast they let it go hidden after 7 years. I am also aware that removing is rare, and theres been few public cases where they have made a mistake and gave out L4D2 for some, for example.
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How bad is a VAC ban?

If you get a VAC ban, you're no longer able to play on VAC-protected servers (any official servers) in any VAC-enabled game on your account. This means no official TF2 servers, no official CSGO servers, etc. You can still play on custom servers, provided they're not VAC-protected.
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Is Valve Anti-Cheat kernel level?

Valve has been using its own Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat System, Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC), on games such as DOTA, Counter Strike and Call of Duty since 2002.
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Can you go to jail for downloading pirated games?

Like illegally downloading music and movies, pirating video games is considered a federal crime in the United States. The legal punishment may vary depending upon the state by typically ranges from paying back the copyright holder to spending some time in jail.
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Is Steamunlocked considered piracy?

Yes, it's also against various national laws and UNCLOS. Yes, you'll get banned for talking about it. ofcourse its against tos. steamunlocked is not safe either.
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Is playing cracked games illegal?

It's illegal

The biggest thing to keep in mind before you consider downloading pirated or cracked software is that it's illegal. The last thing you want is to trade off easy access to a game or program with jail time. Anti-piracy laws vary across regions and can range from fines to lengthy prison sentences.
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