Someone please explain to me about this whole "Catbot" thing?

[Fwostylicious]

I've heard scary stuff that people with steam user names getting VAC banned for using "catbot" in there usernames?! Someone please explain me the whole situation thanks :)

[Big Sloppie]

That is true. Putting “Catbot” in your username is a risk since there’s a lot of Catbots nowadays.

[Fwostylicious]

Originally posted by Egyptian Bagel:

That is true. Putting “Catbot” in your username is a risk since there’s a lot of Catbots nowadays.

So if i put a "catbot" in my username i get VAC'd? xd

[Big Sloppie]

Originally posted by Fwostylicious:

Originally posted by Egyptian Bagel:

That is true. Putting “Catbot” in your username is a risk since there’s a lot of Catbots nowadays.

So if i put a "catbot" in my username i get VAC'd? xd

See for yourself. Try it.

[Fwostylicious]

Originally posted by Egyptian Bagel:

Originally posted by Fwostylicious:

So if i put a "catbot" in my username i get VAC'd? xd

See for yourself. Try it.

:lilacstare:

[OLDMAN]

[TF2] Username triggers VAC ban

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/2475
https://steamcommunity.com/app/440/discussions/0/1621724915816386883/

[trash]

person creates open source linux cheat
develops a walkbot named catbot that runs around aimbotting people, mostly just on harvest
cheaters run a bunch of bots, flooding some servers
whiny harvest players go into hysterics for a week
bots get detected and banned, valve manually bans some people's accounts

some time passes

bots crop back up
whiny harvest players go into hysterics for a week
valve starts autobanning banning linux users with the name 'catbot' as a quick bandaid solution
new years happens <- we are here

[OLDMAN]

Catbot Running Linux = VAC ban

[Fwostylicious]

Originally posted by slop:

person creates open source linux cheat
develops a walkbot named catbot that runs around aimbotting people, mostly just on harvest
cheaters run a bunch of bots, flooding some servers
whiny harvest players go into hysterics for a week
bots get detected and banned, valve manually bans some people's accounts

some time passes

bots crop back up
whiny harvest players go into hysterics for a week
valve starts autobanning banning linux users with the name 'catbot' as a quick bandaid solution
new years happens <- we are here

Okay thats scary. Thanks for telling :)

[URLOCALENEMY]

Just saying there back again and guess what Tring to give out the source code lmao

[Loland]

what about mg(t

[Poorly Manufactured Spy]

bro the bots are back now, they havent got catbot in they're name, rather a link to a youtube video. Genuinly dont know why there cant be a option to vote ban bots from casual

[Poorly Manufactured Spy]

and theyre on hightower now