External cheats
Programs reading or writing the game's memory, invisible ESP overlays drawn over the screen, and fake DLLs or .asi plugins in CS 1.6, CS:GO and CS2 folders.
Live · 13,898 scans completed
Catch real cheats.
Catch real cheats.
Not your legit players.
AACGUARD is a lightweight client-side anti-cheat scanner for CS2, CS:GO and CS 1.6 community servers. It finds loaders, injected modules and tampering without kernel drivers, and without flagging harmless apps.
By downloading AACGUARD you agree that scans may be logged and associated with your Steam account on our servers, allowing server admins to review your scan history.
13,898
Total scans
4,469
Players flagged
43
Detections, last 24h
[INIT] AACGUARD starting...
[OK] Players scanned: 4,833
[OK] Total scans: 13,898
[OK] Total flagged: 4,469
[INFO] Last 24h detections: 43
[LAST] Last scan at 2026-10-19 19:22:46
[DONE] Waiting for next client check_
Kernel driversNone required
Detection focusLoaders, injectors
Steam linkedPer scan session
Supported games
Counter-Strike, Source and GoldSrc games, Minecraft, Roblox, FiveM and RedM
Game names and logos are trademarks of their owners. AACGuard is not affiliated with or endorsed by Valve, Facepunch Studios, Mojang, Roblox Corporation, Rockstar Games or Cfx.re.
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Features
What a scan actually checks
Built for Counter-Strike communities, from CS 1.6 to CS2. Each finding in the report says where it was found and when.
What Windows remembers
Prefetch, BAM, AmCache, ShimCache, MUICache, recently deleted files and USB history: cheats leave traces even after they are removed.
AACGuard Live
Keeps checking while you play: every minute for what is running, every 30 seconds for the game. Everyone's status is public on the Live page.
Fair verdicts
Old traces count less, cheats for another game are shown but not counted, legit tools are whitelisted, and name guesses alone never give CHEAT DETECTED.
Ban evasion
A one-way hardware fingerprint (hashes, never serial numbers) recognises banned players on new accounts, and non-Steam CS 1.6 installs are found too.
Public and appealable
Every uploaded scan has its own page for server admins, with the game each cheat is for. Players who think a verdict is wrong can appeal it.
Updates
What's new in v0.0.14
2026-10-19 · Server owner PIN, share buttons after every scan, faster AppData check and Steam vs non-Steam CS 1.6
Current release
Version 0.0.14 makes it much easier to show your scan to a server admin. Every uploaded scan now gets a 6-digit Server owner PIN, and the end of the scan has buttons to copy your scan link or open your scan page. Admins type the PIN in the new Server owner window and see the whole scan right in the app.
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Server owner PIN Every uploaded scan gets a random 6-digit PIN, shown at the end of the scan with a copy button.
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Server owner window A new entry in the left menu. Type a player's PIN and see their whole scan in the app: verdict, score, game and server, the games the cheat traces are for, every finding…
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Copy link & Open scan page The report at the end of an uploaded scan now shows your scan page with Copy link and Open scan page buttons, so sending your result to an admin takes one click.
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Much faster AppData check On PCs with hundreds of thousands of files in AppData, the check used to compare every file with the whole whitelist.
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Steam or non-Steam CS 1.6 When CS 1.6 is running, the scan now records which copy it is: Steam's own or a non-Steam (cracked / custom) build, also when a cracked build was copied into the Steam…
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Website 25 new guides (several with animated how-tos) and a FAQ, link previews for scans, profiles, servers and guides on Discord and other apps, profile badges, more…
How it works
From download to verdict
One app, no kernel driver. Everything below happens on your PC until you choose to upload the report.
Live · anti-cheat for CS 1.6, CS:GO and CS2
Catch real cheats.
Not your legit players.
Download AACGUARD
Not your legit players.
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AACGUARD-v0.0.14.exe
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Close cheats? Too late, we read what Windows remembers.
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SteamID 76561198000000000 · just now · AACGUARD v0.0.14
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Shared with server admins · AACGuard Live keeps checking while you play
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Install and run
Download AACGUARD and run it on Windows. It needs administrator rights to read Windows activity records, and installs no driver.
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Scan
Running programs and the game, cheat files in common folders, Windows activity records (Prefetch, BAM, AmCache...), cheat sites in browser history and game folders.
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Verdict on your PC
Each finding is weighed: old traces count less and cheats for another game are not counted. You get a report that explains every finding, and you can export it.
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Report and Live
The report goes to aacguard.com for server admins, and AACGuard Live keeps checking while you play. Think a verdict is wrong? Appeal it from the scan page.
Privacy
What leaves your PC, and what never does
The short version. The full details are in the Privacy Notice and the Trust Center.
Sent with a scan report
- Your Steam ID and name, the verdict, score and game
- The scan log: every finding with its file path or site, and when it was used
- The server you play on and a partly masked IP address
- A one-way hardware fingerprint (hashes, never serial numbers) against ban evasion
- AACGuard Live status every minute while the app runs
Never sent
- File contents, except game cfg files identified as cheat configs
- Documents, photos, passwords or saved logins
- Browser history beyond pages that match cheat sites and searches
- Executables, browser databases or registry files
You stay in control
- Choose not to upload a report; the scan still runs on your PC
- Turn AACGuard Live and Start with Windows off from the tray menu
- Public pages hide your Windows account name and mask device serials
- Ask for your data to be deleted at support@aacguard.com
When does AACGUARD run?
A full scan runs when you press Start. AACGuard Live runs while the app is open (it starts with Windows by default) and checks what is running every minute, and the game every 30 seconds while one is open. You can turn Live and Start with Windows off in the tray menu.
Does it use a kernel driver or touch my game?
No. AACGUARD runs in user mode and installs no driver. It reads what is running and what Windows recorded; it does not inject into, modify or write to any game.
What is uploaded to aacguard.com?
The scan report: your Steam ID and name, the verdict and score, the scan log with every finding, the server, a partly masked IP and a hashed hardware fingerprint. Never your documents, passwords or file contents (except cfg files identified as cheat configs).
I was flagged by mistake. What now?
Open your scan page, press "Appeal this verdict", sign in with the same Steam account and explain what happened, with screenshots if you have them. Every appeal is reviewed and you see the answer on the appeal page.
Which games are supported?
Full scans and AACGuard Live for CS2, CS:GO and CS 1.6 (Steam and non-Steam builds), Live for other Valve games such as TF2, Left 4 Dead and Half-Life, and cheat detection for FiveM, RedM, Minecraft, Roblox and Garry's Mod.
Is it free?
Yes. Scanning, AACGuard Live, reports and appeals are free. AACGUARD PRO is optional (a badge, an animated name and Fresh Start) and never changes scan results.