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Now that we’ve clarified the difference between the various types of malware and vulnerabilities, we’re going to talk about some other types of files that we detect which fall slightly outside those definitions. As we said in our previous blog post, the definition of malware is really one of intent. That’s why software that is intended as tools and products, which have potentially damaging effects (either purposefully or accidentally), are not considered malware. But there are times when intent of the author is less relevant in the decision whether to add detection.

The Blurred Lines of Greyware

A tricky thing about being a malware researcher is that the definition of what should and should not be detected is occasionally pretty blurry. One product or researcher may find a file or product to be malicious or a “potentially unwanted program,” and another may find it to be far enough on the side of “innocent” that they will not add detection. Historically the lines have shifted, and customers have really had a lot to do with what’s been considered acceptable to detect. If enough people find a type of tool to be more problematic than helpful, it becomes very hard for a researcher to argue that it should not be detected. There are a few types of tools, generally known as “hack tools” that have consistently fallen on the side of being worth detecting, regardless of the author’s intent.

Not Every Hack Tool is Worth Detecting

Hack tools are, as you might guess, tools that are useful to hackers (both “whitehat” and “blackhat”) and to some system administrators. There are a lot of tools that are part of operating systems that are useful to hackers – naturally, we can’t include these in detection, as it would cause a tremendous problem for a lot of people. Some tools are more clearly applicable to naughty actions (such as the popular password-cracker Jack the Ripper) which are detected by most (but not by all) anti-malware products.

Remote access programs are a great example of the sort of tool that falls into a grey area, as are rootkits. Certainly these programs can be useful tools. But in the case of a remote access tool, if the file itself is too easy to hide on someone’s machine or if there’s evidence that the tools is trying to gather specific information that is beyond the scope of trying to perform normal remote maintenance, these are things that would weight a researcher’s decision towards detecting it. With rootkits, it often boils down to the company they keep. Are the files the rootkit is hiding intending to do evil? Or, as in the case of the “Sony Rootkit,” is there the potential for the rootkit to be easily misused by bad actors?

Another example of hack tools that are generally worth detecting are those that enable someone to create viruses or Trojan files. Someone using these hack tools is not going to be harmed by running them, but their purpose is clearly to create files that could harm others. And by adding these files (and their creations) to detection, we can potentially improve our proactive detection for malware created by the toolkit, as in the case of OSX/SET. Likewise, adding detection for proof-of-concept code for things like new rootkit techniques and exploits can help protect against future, clearly malicious creations that are based on that code.

This sort of detection is certainly controversial, as the files themselves are not malicious in intent, but educational. However, the downside of this controversy is outweighed by the potential protection that adding detection can offer. Most people who use the files for educational purposes know what they’re for, and how to use them safely. And these people will know how to set up a system that is limited so that they will not harm others by using the tools. Plus, they will also know how to exclude those files from anti-virus scanning, should they wish to use them. But those people who stumble upon these tools inadvertently will be made aware of their potential for causing harm when they’re added to detection.

“VAC was unable to verify your game session” is one of the most common and annoying error that a CS:GO player comes across quite frequently. Most of the CS:GO players go into a state of panic when they come across this particular error due to the presence of VAC (Valve Anti Cheat). But in reality, there is nothing to worry about unless you are running any sort of a script or cheat to give yourself an unfair advantage. “VAC unable to verify” is an error that mostly occurs after a patch update or if you have been tinkering around with the game files, having said that it is also quite easy to fix it and in most cases, the game will be up and running properly within minutes.

Here are some simple ways through which you can fix the “VAC unable to verify your game session” error, as we also try to explain what this error actually means, and the reason behind why do they randomly occur out of the blue. So follow the solutions given below to get rid of the error and resume playing CS:GO.

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What is “VAC unable to verify” CS:GO error?

Despite being one of the most common CS:GO errors, the reason why it occurs is still shrouded in a veil of mystery. Valve has never given a reason as to why it happens and honestly, users do not even know how it occurs, it just randomly strikes a system and locks down matchmaking for that particular user. The fact that there is no proper solution to this problem makes it a very annoying error, that has been impacting players globally for many years.

The only understanding of the error is that it is related to the Valve Anti Cheat (VAC) system, which has been developed by Valve to protect its userbase from cheaters. There seems to be some sort of an unexplained bug due to which this very system at times, locks out legit users and restricts them from CS:GO matchmaking unless the “VAC unable to verify your game session” error is rectified.

Different ways to fix “VAC unable to verify” CS:GO error

As the error in itself is not completely known, there is no proper solution to the problem. So users can follow the steps listed below, in this very order, and it is bound to fix the problem sooner or later.

1. Restart Steam Client

The very first thing that you should do after facing this error is, simply quit CS:GO, log out of your Steam account, close the application, and then open it again. In most cases, this step is enough to fix the error as sometimes there may be some changes in the ‘operating system framework’ which may lead to the “VAC was unable to verify your game session” error.

1. Open 'Steam'.
2. Click your profile name at the top right corner of Steam. Then click on log out from the drop-down list of options.
3. Click ‘Logout’ when the pop-up window asks for permission.
4. Quit ‘Steam’ and close the application from the ‘Taskbar’.
5. Double click on ‘Steam’ to restart the application, ‘Login’ to your account, Open ‘CS:GO’.

If the error is gone then this method was a success, otherwise, you can move on to the next solution.

2. Restart The PC

Well, if you have restarted CS:GO and Steam, but the error has still not fixed itself, then the only logical step is to restart the system once. While this may not seem like the ideal solution, simply restarting the PC fixes a lot of issues as all the active and passive programs are closed down during this process, and it may automatically fix the problem.

Launch Steam once again and open CS:GO, if the problem still persists then try out our next solution.

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3. Verify Game Files

This is the step that almost always solves the “VAC was unable to verify your game session” error, as this method helps retrieve lost game files and replaces any that may have been corrupted. Here is how you can verify your game files via Steam.