Valve begins reversing CS2 bans caused by AMD’s “Anti-Lag+” driver
Enlarge / The red eyes represent the mark of VAC for Anti-Lag+ players. (credit: Valve)
Valve has announced that it will begin reversing bans incurred by Counter-Strike 2 players that used an AMD "Anti-Lag+" driver, which started setting off the Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) system earlier this month.
AMD took down version 23.10.1 of its AMD Adrenalin Edition graphics driver shortly after its October 11 launch, following reports that Valve was banning Counter-Strike 2 players that used the driver's Anti-Lag+ Technology.
"AMD's latest driver has made their 'Anti-Lag/+' feature available for CS2, which is implemented by detouring engine dll functions," Valve wrote on social media on October 13. "If you are an AMD customer and play CS2, DO NOT ENABLE ANTI-LAG/+; any tampering with CS code will result in a VAC ban."