Steam users on Linux are getting VAC banned for “catbot” usernames

Developers, particularly on PC, are locked in a never-battle to keep cheaters and hackers from abusing multiplayer games. Sometimes, those methods seem a little strange and arbitrary, but rarely more so than a recently-discovered VAC offense aimed at curbing Team Fortress 2 cheaters.

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As discovered on GitHub, Linux users who have “catbot” as part of a system username will receive a VAC ban shortly after installing Steam, regardless of whether they’ve launched or played any games. A Valve moderator closed the discussion by saying that this is an intentional feature of the VAC system.

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