BSOD while playing Plague Inc: Evolved = Ban?

[Perennial_Noobus]

I was playing Plague Inc: Evolved on my computer. During one game, I randomly encountered a BSOD, with the following error code:

"Bug Check 0x58: FTDISK_INTERNAL_ERROR"

I looked this up in the support forums of Microsoft & found this:

Originally posted by Microsoft:

The FTDISK_INTERNAL_ERROR bug check has a value of 0x00000058. This is issued if the system is booted from the wrong copy of a mirrored partition.

Important: This topic is for programmers. If you are a customer who has received a blue screen error code while using your computer, see Troubleshoot blue screen errors.

FTDISK_INTERNAL_ERROR Parameters:

1. None
   
2. Cause
   
   The hives are indicating that the mirror is valid, but it is not. The hives should actually be pointing to the shadow partition.
   
   This is almost always caused by the primary partition being revived.
   

   Resolution

   Reboot the system from the shadow partition.

   
   That was the first time I got a BSOD for a disk error. I restarted my computer to see if my disk is working fine. I also changed the partition settings to fix the error. For now, the BSOD hasn't popped up since the reboot, but I had to reinstall Plague Inc: Evolved due to corrupted files.
   
   Then I remembered something about modifications to Steam Games from this topic:https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7849-RADZ-6869

   Originally posted by Steam Support:

   Any third-party modifications to a game designed to give one player an advantage over another is classified as a cheat or hack and will trigger a VAC ban. This includes modifications to a game's core executable files and dynamic link libraries.

   
   Corupted files CAN'T be considered an advantage. I assume "third party modifications" would include data corruption.
   
   Since VAC scans for file changes in the game's core executable files & DLL's (Both file types were corrupted in Plague Inc: Evolved), would this data corruption result in a VAC ban? I'm worried about my account now.
   
   I will edit this thread over time when I find more information.

[Black_Mamba 涼しさ IT/DE [NP]]

What advantage would give you on the other players????

The answer is NO!!!!

[Perennial_Noobus]

Originally posted by Black_Mamba 涼しさ IT/DE NP:

What advantage would give you on the other players????

The answer is NO!!!!

Thanks for the reply.
If I do get a VAC for this, it will be a false positive.

[Black_Mamba 涼しさ IT/DE [NP]]

Plague Inc: Evolved don't have Vac enabled!!!!

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by 4th Echelon Neophyte:

If I do get a VAC for this, it will be a false positive.

You have probably installed or upgraded the OS (Windows 10 ?) and on unsupported hardware or your drivers are not configured properly otherwise. BSOD errors are not going to cause a VAC ban. Please, read and understand how VAC actually works.

Please read the pinned thread. Be sure to also read pages linked from within that pinned thread.

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

VAC is an automated system that either detects cheats in direct use with your account, in association with family sharing a VAC protected game and cheating from either account, or on an account linked with the same phone number at the time of the infraction that was also VAC banned.

All this and more is covered in the pinned thread linked above, including pages linked within it. Thanks.

[Perennial_Noobus]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by 4th Echelon Neophyte:

If I do get a VAC for this, it will be a false positive.

You have probably installed or upgraded the OS (Windows 10 ?) and on unsupported hardware or your drivers are not configured properly otherwise. BSOD errors are not going to cause a VAC ban. Please, read and understand how VAC actually works.

Please read the pinned thread. Be sure to also read pages linked from within that pinned thread.

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

VAC is an automated system that either detects cheats in direct use with your account, in association with family sharing a VAC protected game and cheating from either account, or on an account linked with the same phone number at the time of the infraction that was also VAC banned.

All this and more is covered in the pinned thread linked above, including pages linked within it. Thanks.

Thank you for the thread. I re-read it, & I feel much better now, that I no longer have to worry about this.

The BSOD was caused by a random disk failure though. I was worried the data corruption on the game may result in a VAC ban. Even if the game didn't have VAC enabled, other games are subject to this as well.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by 4th Echelon Neophyte:

The BSOD was caused by a random disk failure though. I was worried the data corruption on the game may result in a VAC ban. Even if the game didn't have VAC enabled, other games are subject to this as well.

If it was a hardware failure as you said, then please excuse me for my reply, as that which I said would not be accurate as what caused your BSOD error. But I am thankful of your reply and the time you took to read the official info. If you need help with the hardware issue, we in the community will assist you if you wish. Thanks again.

If by some incredibly rare circumstance your account was ever to get a VAC ban and it was indeed found to be false, it would be removed automatically as you probably saw in the info linked.