How to remove hacks? :: VAC Discussion

budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:12pm

The recommendation is, reformat. Why? Because then you are sure its all gone.

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Zulwarn Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:12pm

Find the hacks that you had installed and manually remove them. Your best bet would be just doing a clean restore that way theres a 100% chance that the hack is removed. Try doing a clean installation of Steam. It's better to be safe then sorry.

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chickenbeast Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:15pm

Originally posted by Havoc:
Find the hacks that you had installed and manually remove them. Your best bet would be just doing a clean restore that way theres a 100% chance that the hack is removed. Try doing a clean installation of Steam. It's better to be safe then sorry.

Originally posted by budozero:
The recommendation is, reformat. Why? Because then you are sure its all gone.

well i only had these files in a folder on my usb drive they weren't scattered around. i am very organized with my PC's files.

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Zulwarn Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:16pm

Originally posted by kennyS:
Originally posted by Havoc:
Find the hacks that you had installed and manually remove them. Your best bet would be just doing a clean restore that way theres a 100% chance that the hack is removed. Try doing a clean installation of Steam. It's better to be safe then sorry.

Originally posted by budozero:
The recommendation is, reformat. Why? Because then you are sure its all gone.
well i only had these files in a folder on my usb drive they weren't scattered around. i am very organized with my PC's files.

It's your call. If you feel 100% comfortable that all traces of cheats are gone, then manually remove them all. If you don't feel comfortable, your best bet is a format which would be certain in removing all traces of your previous cheats. I wish you the best of luck.

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chickenbeast Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:19pm

Originally posted by Havoc:
Originally posted by kennyS:

well i only had these files in a folder on my usb drive they weren't scattered around. i am very organized with my PC's files.

It's your call. If you feel 100% comfortable that all traces of cheats are gone, then manually remove them all. If you don't feel comfortable, your best bet is a format which would be certain in removing all traces of your previous cheats. I wish you the best of luck.

i think i will just delete the cheats and re-install csgo unless someone can recommend something better but thanks for the help!

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budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:20pm

Originally posted by kennyS:
well i only had these files in a folder on my usb drive they weren't scattered around. i am very organized with my PC's files.

This is my point, those programs most likely have left overs in the prefetch folder. And thats just one example I can think of how you can "remove" cheats and still have traces. But this example is for community made anticheats for UT2004, I can only imagine VAC is more indepth.

With an unknown entity, be safe or accept the risk.

Last edited by budozero; Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:21pm

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chickenbeast Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:21pm

Originally posted by budozero:
Originally posted by budozero:
The recommendation is, reformat. Why? Because then you are sure its all gone.
well i only had these files in a folder on my usb drive they weren't scattered around. i am very organized with my PC's files.

This is my point, those programs most likely have left overs in the prefetch folder. And thats just one example I can think of how you can "remove" cheats and still have traces. But this example is for community made anticheats for UT2004, I can only imagine VAC is more indepth.

With an unknown entity, be safe or accept the risk. [/quote]

well i am not willing to reformat my computer over a game so i will have to take the risk but i will probably end up re-installing csgo and steam after i delete my cheats.

Last edited by chickenbeast; Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:22pm

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budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:25pm

Good luck with it, and I hope it works out for you.

I would still suggest reading the pinned thread and links within it. And again, if your banned account was linked to the other account, that could be an issue too. You can get bans accorss linked accounts even if the other accounts dont have the game.

Last edited by budozero; Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:25pm

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budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:27pm

Oh and check your prefetch folder:
C:\Windows\Prefetch

You will see the names of most programs you run, ending in .pf. likely also those you ran from the USB. If you see anything there cheat related, I would suggest reconsidering a reformat.

Last edited by budozero; Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:27pm

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Profile Sep 10, 2016 @ 2:33pm

Originally posted by kennyS:
i think i will just delete the cheats and re-install csgo unless someone can recommend something better but thanks for the help!

The "something better" is to reformat the harddrive. It's the onlöy way to be absolutely 100% certain,

Nobody here knows what cheats you used or what other ♥♥♥♥ they distributed within your computer files/registry etc. nor what malware payload wasa also included turning your machine into a conventient bot for some more useful purpose.
As such, nobody can give you reliable advice (without intensive back abnd forth over your entire system and installations) on what to remove or look for.

Therefore, reformatting is advised.

It's completely up to you, though. However, should you wish to risk NOT reformatting and register a new account and conncet to secured servers AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVE A VAC BAN on that account too because the cheats were not effectively remvoed, then that's your responsibility.

You have the necessary information. Best wishes.

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meow kitten ;3 Sep 10, 2016 @ 3:10pm

VAC doesn't check the file system so unless you run the cheat you'll be fine?

It only checks for injection and compares hashes lol so I wouldn't be too scared if cheat.exe is on your desktop

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budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 3:19pm

Originally posted by why do I have vac bans?:
VAC doesn't check the file system so unless you run the cheat you'll be fine?

It only checks for injection and compares hashes lol so I wouldn't be too scared if cheat.exe is on your desktop

Perhaps, but we see so many sob stories here with just that, gone wrong. While you may be correct, formatting surely removes everything. As well as what ever is possibly installed when you run whatever cheat.

I would feel bad to say its OK only to have the OP return with another ban.

I wouldnt trust a cheat program, and I most certainly wouldnt trust someone with a VAC ban for advice on removing it :P

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meow kitten ;3 Sep 10, 2016 @ 3:23pm

Originally posted by budozero:
Originally posted by why do I have vac bans?:
VAC doesn't check the file system so unless you run the cheat you'll be fine?

It only checks for injection and compares hashes lol so I wouldn't be too scared if cheat.exe is on your desktop

Perhaps, but we see so many sob stories here with just that, gone wrong. While you may be correct, formatting surely removes everything. As well as what ever is possibly installed when you run whatever cheat.

I would feel bad to say its OK only to have the OP return with another ban.

I wouldnt trust a cheat program, and I most certainly wouldnt trust someone with a VAC ban for advice on removing it :P

If I was feeling particularly argumentative I would get in a big debate with you right now but the mods would probably ban me and tbh I can't be bothered ;p

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budozero Sep 10, 2016 @ 3:25pm

There is nothing to debate. You cant claim a reformat is not going to solve the issue, and you cant claim to know what cheat was used, how it was used, where it was from etc. This is something you cant know and claiming you do would be bad advice.

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meow kitten ;3 Sep 10, 2016 @ 3:27pm

Originally posted by budozero:
There is nothing to debate. You cant claim a reformat is not going to solve the issue, and you cant claim to know what cheat was used, how it was used, where it was from etc. This is something you cant know and claiming you do would be bad advice.

Not that lol
Just a reformat is wayyyy too far

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