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What Is Riot Vanguard? Is It Safe and Always Running?
Riot Vanguard is Riot's kernel-level anti-cheat for VALORANT and League: what it is, why it loads at boot, the 2026 on-demand mode and whether it's safe.
AdminNovember 11, 2026
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League of Legends Scripts: How Vanguard Catches Them
League of Legends scripts explained: orbwalkers, evade scripts and bots, how Riot Vanguard catches them, and what a scripting ban takes, PC included.
AdminNovember 9, 2026
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Valorant Cheats and Hacks: Aimbot, ESP and Bans
Valorant cheat settings explained: aimbot FOV, smoothing, triggerbot delay, ESP and radar, what Vanguard catches, and why a ban reaches your PC.
AdminOctober 10, 2026
Guides
League of Legends Ban Appeal: Steps and Template
How to appeal a League of Legends ban through Riot Player Support, what to write, which bans Riot reviews, and what to do when the appeal is denied.
AdminOctober 9, 2026
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League of Legends Banned? How to Check Your Account
League of Legends bans explained: how to check your account status, every ban type and length, hacked-account bans, and which bans Riot will lift.
AdminOctober 9, 2026
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Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat: How It Works, Who Uses It
Kernel-level anti-cheat runs a ring 0 driver inside Windows. How it works, which games use Vanguard, EAC, BattlEye, ACE or Javelin, and is it safe?
AdminOctober 7, 2026
Guides
DMA Cheats: What They Are and How They Get Caught
A DMA cheat uses a PCIe card to copy game memory to a second PC. How it works, how anti-cheats catch it, and what a DMA ban hits.
AdminOctober 6, 2026
Guides
TPM Ban: Endorsement Keys and TPM 2.0 Hardware Bans
A TPM ban ties a hardware ban to the TPM's endorsement key, which can't be changed. Which games require TPM 2.0, and what a TPM spoofer changes.
AdminSeptember 29, 2026
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Valorant HWID Ban: How Long It Lasts, Signs & Fixes
Valorant HWID bans usually last four months and hit every account on the PC with VAN 152. How to confirm one, what won't lift it, and how to play again.
AdminSeptember 25, 2026