User blog comment:Tommygun9504/Hackshields/@comment-1456811-20120207160819/@comment-4585544-20120208055648

VAC isn't really that usefull for an Antihack. how VAC works is it does rolling bans. meaning if a hack gets detected that person won't be banned till they hit a preset intervul that they do the rolling bans on, which ranges from months to years. pretty sure you dont want someone lifetaking you to the knee for years... lol =P

I know this for a fact since I've been using Steam when Counter Strike: Continon Zero was the newest CS. some people got banned years, some months and sometimes in weeks, it really varries but in almost every case it is never instant, nor will it kick you off.