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Anti-cheat

PC optimization does not get you banned. Here is why.

Anti-cheats watch the game: its process, memory, files and the drivers loaded. UPBOOST works in Windows, outside the game, with tools from Microsoft and the hardware makers. Nothing we do is on the list of what an anti-cheat looks for.

What anti-cheats look for

Four things that get you banned

Injection into the game process

A DLL, an unsigned overlay or an "FPS unlocker" loaded inside the game.

Reading and writing game memory

That is how aimbots and wallhacks work. Any program doing it is a target.

Modified game files

Swapped textures, a patched executable, config files outside what the game accepts.

Suspicious kernel drivers

Unsigned drivers, known vulnerable drivers or Windows in test mode. On Windows 11, Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 turned off also block some of them.

The session

What UPBOOST does and does not do

We do (each with a rollback file)

  • Power plan and CPU states
  • Windows services and scheduled tasks
  • Official graphics driver, clean install
  • Network stack: DNS, TCP, adapter interrupts
  • Timer resolution and MSI mode
  • NVIDIA/AMD panel and graphics through the game’s own menu
  • Startup and background programs

We do not

  • Inject a DLL or change any game file
  • Install unsigned drivers or turn on test mode
  • Turn off Secure Boot or TPM
  • Turn off Memory Integrity by script. If the client asks, it is done by hand, with the risk explained. With Vanguard on the machine, no: Valorant will not launch without it.
  • Leave any UPBOOST program running afterwards
  • Apply a generic .reg bundle
By anti-cheat

Game by game, what stays as it is

  • Riot Vanguard

    Kernel

    Valorant, League of Legends

    Requires Secure Boot, TPM 2.0 and the vulnerable driver blocklist on Windows 11. They stay as they are.

  • Easy Anti-Cheat

    Kernel

    Fortnite, Rust, Dead by Daylight, Elden Ring

    Blocks unsigned drivers and test mode. We use neither.

  • BattlEye

    Kernel

    Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG, Escape from Tarkov, GTA Online, Fortnite

    Same rule: nothing injected, nothing unsigned.

  • Ricochet

    Kernel

    Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops

    Asks for Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 on Windows 11. They stay on.

  • FACEIT AC

    Kernel

    CS2 in FACEIT leagues

    Asks for TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot on Windows 11. They stay on.

  • VAC

    User mode

    CS2, Dota 2

    Watches the game process. The session never touches it.

  • Hyperion

    User mode

    Roblox

    Blocks injection into the client. We inject nothing.

  • Cfx.re

    In-house

    FiveM, RedM

    Watches the client and the mods loaded. Windows tuning is not part of that.

Before the session, tell us what you play

If Valorant, Call of Duty or FACEIT is on the machine, the technician keeps Secure Boot, TPM and Memory Integrity on and picks only compatible tweaks. The gain comes from the rest of Windows, which is where the time is lost. The session, layer by layer, is described in how it works.

Questions about bans

Can the optimization get me banned?

There is nothing to detect. Bans come from cheats, injection into the game, memory reads and modified files, and none of that is part of the service. The session changes Windows with Microsoft and vendor tools, and every change has a rollback.

Do you turn off VBS or Memory Integrity for more FPS?

Not by default and never by script: it is a Windows protection. If the client asks, the technician does it by hand and explains the risk. With Vanguard installed we do not, because Valorant requires the vulnerable driver blocklist on Windows 11.

Can a tweak tool I downloaded get me banned?

The risk is in unsigned drivers, test mode and injection into the game. A tool that asks you to turn off Secure Boot or driver signing to work is asking for exactly what the anti-cheat blocks.

What about after an anti-cheat update?

Vanguard and Ricochet updates have started requiring Secure Boot and TPM on machines that shipped with them off. That is a BIOS setting, not the optimization, and support helps you turn it on.

Play with anti-cheat and an optimized PC

We measure before, tune live, measure again. Whatever is not compatible with your game stays out.

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