I never used cheats but I'm banned

[chevin]

This is my account: http://steamcommunity.com/id/chevinzomg/
Today for the first time i noticed "VAC status:
ban(s) on record"
I tried to log to a CS:S server but i can't do this.
I played last time on the 20th of March, then i didn't used Steam till yesterday but i used only the community.

I NEVER used cheats or something.

I found myself on http://www.vacbanned.com

Details of STEAM_0:1:21744531
Steam Community ID 76561198003754791
Status BANNED
Country Italy
First seen as banned (CET) 2011-03-27 16:45:42
Last time checked (CET) 2011-03-27 16:46:22
Times checked 2

I want to know why am I banned, on wich game and when.
What did I do for deserve it?

[beegoody]

All source games. Either you or someone else cheated on your account.

If you have been banned, read this. (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138233)

Info on VAC. (https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7849-RADZ-6869)

[LesMoore]

Gonna have to send in ticket to support. Who else has been on your account?
Take time and read the above post link to VAC. Best of luck to you

[cylon]

You can contact support to check the ban, but they generally won't tell you why or when.

Telling people why just lets people know that certain cheats have been detected so others can work on getting them undetected. So as a rule it doesn't happen.

If you want to know what game, you can click on the vac ban message and it will bring up a box telling you which games are affected.

-- And no beegoody. A VAC ban does not automatically ban you from "all source games" (unless a VAC disabler is used in which case it is all games (not just source)).

[beegoody]

You can contact support to check the ban, but they generally won't tell you why or when.

Telling people why just lets people know that certain cheats have been detected so others can work on getting them undetected. So as a rule it doesn't happen.

If you want to know what game, you can click on the vac ban message and it will bring up a box telling you which games are affected.

-- And no beegoody. A VAC ban does not automatically ban you from "all source games" (unless a VAC disabler is used in which case it is all games (not just source)).

Hmm maybe it has changed, but if you're banned from CSS, aren't you banned from all games using the same engine (OB)?

[~SW]

Hmm maybe it has changed, but if you're banned from CSS, aren't you banned from all games using the same engine (OB)?

Yep, a ban from CSS will ban you from DoDS, TF2, & the other MP games that use the source engine

[TirpitzITA]

Italian
Mi dispiace, ma non ti sbanneranno. Secondo VALVe il VAC non commette errori, quindi ogni ban eseguito dal VAC è "privo di errori" e quindi lecito. Gli errori capitano, ma per quanto ho capito raramente quindi... Sicuro di non aver usato cheat in tempo fa ? Il VAC utilizza il sistema dei "ban ritardati", ovvero usi cheat, e banna dopo giorni/settimane. Comunque mi dispiace, il supporto Steam non può fare nulla.

English (google translate; I get bored translate manually. LoL)
I'm sorry, but you do not unban. According to the VAC VALVe does not make mistakes, so any ban implemented by the VAC is "error free" and therefore safe. Errors captain, but as I rarely got so ... Sure you have not used cheat time ago? The VAC uses the system of "ban delayed", or use cheats, and bans after days / weeks. However, I'm sorry, the Steam Support can not do anything.

[chevin]

Italian
Mi dispiace, ma non ti sbanneranno. Secondo VALVe il VAC non commette errori, quindi ogni ban eseguito dal VAC è "privo di errori" e quindi lecito. Gli errori capitano, ma per quanto ho capito raramente quindi... Sicuro di non aver usato cheat in tempo fa ? Il VAC utilizza il sistema dei "ban ritardati", ovvero usi cheat, e banna dopo giorni/settimane. Comunque mi dispiace, il supporto Steam non può fare nulla.

English (google translate; I get bored translate manually. LoL)
I'm sorry, but you do not unban. According to the VAC VALVe does not make mistakes, so any ban implemented by the VAC is "error free" and therefore safe. Errors captain, but as I rarely got so ... Sure you have not used cheat time ago? The VAC uses the system of "ban delayed", or use cheats, and bans after days / weeks. However, I'm sorry, the Steam Support can not do anything.
L'unca volta che ho hackato era in un gioco non protetto e sprovvisto di modalità multigiocatore. Non ha nulla a che fare con i giochi source.
Grazie dell'informazione.

I sent a message to Steam support, thanks you all.

[madmarten]

Google search result for your Steam id.
http://xxlgamers.com/sourcebans/index.php?p=banlist&searchText=STEAM_0%3A1%3A21744531

[Ettanin]

good catch

[Ganger]

It always upsets me to see a account with over 100 games (in your case 109 games) on it getting VAC banned.

[Teh_Guy]

Google search result for your Steam id.
http://xxlgamers.com/sourcebans/index.php?p=banlist&searchText=STEAM_0%3A1%3A21744531

Soo.. what does being SourceBanned have to do with him being VACed?

You can be SBed without being VACed, but you can't be VACed without being SB (last time I checked..which was too long ago :|)

[madmarten]

For a supposed multi-hack, with a demo reviewed, just 10 days ago. Not that it proves anything. Maybe they were mistaken and VAC was too.

[King of Koopas]

Soo.. what does being SourceBanned have to do with him being VACed?

You can be SBed without being VACed, but you can't be VACed without being SB (last time I checked..which was too long ago :|)

Think he's pointing out that he has been recorded and banned from other servers for cheating already. Which shows that his statement on never using cheats it wrong.

[Ace42]

Soo.. what does being SourceBanned have to do with him being VACed?

It's not conclusive proof of anything; but a demo suggesting his account was seen cheating would certainly demonstrate the sort of thing VAC would detect and prosecute.

[Silicon Vampire]

The probability of two completely independant systems for detecting and banning cheaters, both operating in entirely different ways but coming to the same conclusion, is effectively zero.

Considering one of them only bans on known cheats and DOES NOT ban on demos... well, you do the math.