Does having Cheat Engine installed get you VACed?

[BigTitties]

Hi, I play a lot of single player games and sometimes I like to use Cheat Engine to give me a boost. Does simply having it installed and running entice a VAC ban?

[harrisburgerrr]

Yes, dummy!

If you haven't read the pinned thread then do it now

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/9/882959527688934488/

[gwait]

It would cause a VAC authentication error in the first place.

[BigTitties]

@Basthemike II - I've read that pinned thread numerous amounts of times. It doesn't mention anything about Cheat Engine. The software also isn't used on VAC protected servers.

My question is, if I were to launch a VAC secured game, for example, CS:GO, would having that installed on my drive warrant a ban?

[harrisburgerrr]

Originally posted by Gaben:

@Basthemike II - I've read that pinned thread numerous amounts of times. It doesn't mention anything about Cheat Engine. The software also isn't used on VAC protected servers.

My question is, if I were to launch a VAC secured game, for example, CS:GO, would having that installed on my drive warrant a ban?

Absolutely.

It can cause a ban, if you still have any game winning advantages installed in your PC

But if you have not installed.any cheat/mod engines, you're good to go playing CS:GO as usual.

[gwait]

Originally posted by Gaben:

My question is, if I were to launch a VAC secured game, for example, CS:GO, would having that installed on my drive warrant a ban?

No.

a) it would cause the VAC authentication error (Valve is already aware of this program)
b) I tested it myself and never got banned

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

CE will only throw up the VAC ERROR.

As seen here https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2117-ILZV-2837

[Commander Makara]

To receive a VAC ban for CSGO with CE, you would need to actively hook the CE into the CSGO, Steam or related process whilst the CSGO game is running.

[Krispy Kreme]

I forgot once to exit from Cheat Engine and it was running in background.
All I got was only VAC authentication error. I exited from Cheat Engine and I played normally after it

[BigTitties]

Thank you for clearing this issue guys! I appreciate it. I guess its safe to continue using it.

[nubi]

It's old but thanks for the thread guys.

[TARKHAL]

its totally not safe lmao, had it running in the background once while i was playing csgo (mid 2017), and my account(old account) was banned..... totally worth it, plus it had 5000$ skins on it.Felt like driving a McLaren without a hope in life afterwards

[Houston Outlawed]

Originally posted by Allu:

had it running in the background once while i was playing csgo

Then it was not Cheat Engine that got your account banned.

[gwait]

Originally posted by Allu:

its totally not safe lmao, had it running in the background once while i was playing csgo (mid 2017), and my account(old account) was banned..... totally worth it, plus it had 5000$ skins on it.Felt like driving a McLaren without a hope in life afterwards

Ah, the classic $5000 account ban - no big deal, of course! Did you also bribe a Valve employee with that money to give you the program that caused the ban?

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by Allu:

its totally not safe lmao, had it running in the background once while i was playing csgo (mid 2017), and my account(old account) was banned..... totally worth it, plus it had 5000$ skins on it.Felt like driving a McLaren without a hope in life afterwards

So ? No one told you that CE was what caused it. That is just your assumption. And VAC bans are delayed also. VAC does not ban accounts instantly so people can cheat and immediately find out what caused it, which would only help cheat developers.

READ :

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

CE will only throw up the VAC ERROR.

As seen here https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2117-ILZV-2837