An update of the anti-cheat system in CS:GO should make life difficult for hackers in the future. Two frequently used cheats are the focus of this update.
Is this the big hit against cheaters in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive? As the data miner “Gabe Follower” reported on Twitter , Valve has revised the anti-cheat protection VACnet. The changes had been made last Saturday with the CS:GO update to IEM Rio Major 2022. Two game mechanics popular with hackers are in focus.
The anti-cheat software is to monitor the movements of players:inside more intensively in future. Data miner “Gabe Follower” proves this with screenshots of changes in VACnet. On the one hand, these should prevent artificial bunny-hopping.
Bunny-hopping is a difficult technique to master, in which perfectly timed jumping makes you move faster than in a standard run with a knife. Hackers mainly use speed hacks or scripts in this context to time the bunny hop perfectly every time.
looks like @csgo developers started tracking player’s movements way harder than before, especially some artificial stuff like bhop and fast mouse flicks (auto aim?)
so VACnet gonna get even stronger now 😳 pic.twitter.com/3cSCt9cMzH
– Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) October 21, 2022
The second point of attack of the VACnet update is Aimbot flicks. Here, hackers use an Aimbot that aims the crosshairs at the opponent’s head in a quick movement (“flick”). After pulling the trigger and killing, the Aimbot makes the crosshairs jump back to the previous position.
The anti-cheat system VACnet is based on automated deep learning. The software analyses the behaviour of players to detect suspicious patterns. It complements the Overwatch programme, in which the community checks suspicious players.
