Steam Support :: I've been VAC banned (2024)

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Steam Support :: I've been VAC banned? ›

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. I was not using my account when it was VAC banned. Can the ban be removed?

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.

How do I contact Steam Support? Visit https://help.steampowered.com for help with your issue.

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

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.

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.

99% of the time, you got VAC banned for cheating. If you have ever cheated on a VAC-secured server, that is why you have been banned. If you have never cheated in a VAC-secured server, then it is possible that you received a false ban.

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.

Regardless of who was using the account at the time the ban was issued, game bans are permanent and are not removed.

RAM/hardware errors detected by VAC may kick the player from the server, but not ban them.

Is having a VAC ban bad? ›

VAC bans prevent you from playing on secured servers across all of Steam. Server administrators may issue a Server ban, but these are not as severe as a VAC ban.

VAC is a ban only given by Valve games, DbD and other games give game bans and when they appear on your profile they are normally permanent as far as I know. I don't think DbD uses VAC. But, to answer your question anyway - no, VAC bans are permanent.

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.

Steam Support :: Banned by Game Developer (Game Ban) Playing games should be fun. In order to ensure the best possible online multiplayer experience, Valve allows developers to implement their own systems that detect and permanently ban any disruptive players, such as those using cheats.

Trade Bans are issued to accounts that are determined to be involved in scamming activity. Most trade bans are permanent.

So, a game, that you did not buy from Steam and you are simply linking to your client. You'll be fine, at least from Valve's side. There may of course be ingame anticheat mechanics, but those won't harm your Steam account. If it is a VAC-protected game, and you play on a VAC-protected server, then you can get banned.

Of course you can. It's against Steam's TOS to use pirated content on their service.