VAC Banned?

[ZerG]

VAC won't ban for Non steam/Cracked servers because those servers do not have to announce they are illegal/cracked and it would cause a frenzy of unfair bans
Won't ban for skins/textures/models either

Also Counter Strike 1.3 and CSS are totally different engines and VAC's

1.3-1.6 uses VAC 1, the first VAC, and the engine is HL1.
Source/HL2 engine/Havok uses VAC2, and the engine is HL2/Havok/Source and w/e engine MW2 uses.

VAC used to use always delayed bans til recently. It used to be 2-8 weeks after flagged for cheating for ban to take effect. With all the problems and controversy surrounding MW2 and all the hacks for it VAC has now taken actions of immediate ban once flagged.

There is a post on the web about this showing a steam account created jan 27th 10, played 6 hours of MW2 with no other game on the account and Jan 28th 10 was VAC'd.

Note Steam/Valve do not announce updates or give changes out about VAC or VAC2

I assume your account was stolen around the same time Nitehawk's was, if so this is probably what got you VAC banned as it would be about the time considering the delayed ban.

Anyone else whos account was stolen at this time should consider the possibility of becoming VAC banned in the next few days. Confirmation of this would be helpful.

Luckily at the moment you can buy like 8 games including CSS for $25ish dollars off steam store, some package thing.

Sorry for your Loss as I am sure you already know even if the account was hijacked when it was flagged Steam will not reverse your ban.

If Nitehawk can remember his old account name or someone still has his old account added can look and see if it has also been VAC'd then that would solve the problem of what got you VAC'd