Spoofer: what it is, Temp vs Perm, and which one you need
A spoofer masks your hardware serials after a hardware ban. How Temp differs from Perm, which one Rust, Arena Breakout and Valorant need, and what it can’t do.
- A spoofer replaces the hardware serial numbers the anti-cheat reads. After a hardware ban, the game sees a “different” computer.
- Temp works until a reboot and runs before every session. Perm changes the serials for good, but some games need a Windows reinstall for it.
- Pick it by the game’s anti-cheat: EAC, BattlEye, ACE, Vanguard. Valorant also needs a TPM spoof.
- A spoofer won’t bring back a banned account or make a cheat undetectable. It only hides the old hardware.
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A spoofer is for one situation: your computer got a hardware ban, and every new account on it gets banned right after. A spoofer replaces the serial numbers the anti-cheat uses to recognise your PC, and the game sees a different computer.
What a spoofer does
The anti-cheat remembers the numbers of your parts: drive, motherboard, network card, graphics card, monitor. A spoofer sits between the hardware and the anti-cheat and hands over generated numbers instead of the real ones.
- Real hardware SSD S/N 2K19…A7MAC 9C:6B…:F2already banned
- Spoofer replaces the numbersand clears traces
- What the anti-cheat sees SSD S/N 7QF0…3EMAC 02:1A…:C4a different PC
What usually gets replaced:
- Drives: SSD, HDD and NVMe serials, S.M.A.R.T. data.
- Motherboard and BIOS: SMBIOS serials, system UUID.
- Network: adapter MAC addresses.
- Graphics card: the UUID on NVIDIA cards.
- Monitors: the serial from EDID.
- RAM: module serials.
The other half of the job is the cleaner. Anti-cheats leave files and registry entries behind that identify the computer even with new serials. A good spoofer clears them itself before spoofing.
Temp vs Perm: the difference
The main thing to understand before buying.
| Temp (temporary) | Perm (permanent) | |
|---|---|---|
| How long the spoof lasts | Until a reboot | Until you revert it |
| When to run it | Before every session | Once, then per the instructions |
| Preparation | Usually none | A USB stick, sometimes a Windows reinstall |
| How it’s sold | Day, week or month subscription | One-time or lifetime key |
| If something goes wrong | Reboot and everything’s back | A rollback procedure |
Temp is simpler and safer for the system: a reboot brings the real numbers back. The one inconvenience is running it before every gaming session.
Perm changes the identifiers more deeply, often by booting from a USB stick or flashing firmware. No subscription to renew, but the setup is harder, and some games can’t do without a Windows reinstall.
How to choose for your game
You pick a spoofer by the game’s anti-cheat, not by its name. The same PC can be banned by ACE and clean for BattlEye.
| Game | Anti-cheat | What fits |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Breakout: Infinite | ACE | Xernel, SMG Shield, Mason ABI, permanent ABI spoof |
| Rust | EAC | VEX, Xernel, UDP |
| Escape from Tarkov, DayZ, PUBG | BattlEye | SMG Spoofer BE, Medusa |
| Call of Duty | RICOCHET | SMG Shield, UDP |
| Valorant | Vanguard + TPM | TPM Perm together with UBGG Perm |
The full list with prices and statuses is in the spoofers section. Every product page has a requirements line: which anti-cheats it supports, whether it needs a USB stick, whether it works with your Windows build.
How to use it without getting banned again
The order people most often get wrong:
- Prepare the system. Turn off Defender, Core Isolation and, if the instructions ask, Secure Boot. Turn off your VPN: virtual network adapters interfere with MAC spoofing.
- Launch the cheat. If you play with a cheat, it goes first. Change the serials earlier and the cheat key can bind to the spoofed hardware and stop working.
- Launch the spoofer. Wait for the success message. Many spoofers show the new numbers — compare them with the old ones.
- Log in with a new account. Never log into the old, banned one from this computer.
With a Temp spoofer, steps 2–3 repeat after every reboot. Perm spoofers that boot from a USB stick have their own order — it’s in the product’s instructions.
What a spoofer doesn’t do
- It doesn’t lift the account ban. The banned account stays banned.
- It doesn’t hide the cheat. A spoofer hides hardware, not programs. If the anti-cheat sees the cheat itself, the new account gets banned as usual.
- It doesn’t work with RAID and Intel RST. Most spoofers can’t replace drive serials in a RAID array. Check the storage controller mode in the BIOS before buying.
- It doesn’t work on every Windows. Custom builds and the very latest updates sometimes break spoofing. The supported versions are listed on the product page.
FAQ
Not necessarily. People get one when the hardware is already banned, or when they don’t want an account ban to drag the PC down with it.
The cheat first, then the spoofer. If you change the serials earlier, the cheat key can bind to the spoofed hardware and stop working. Permanent spoofers that boot from a USB stick are the exception — follow their instructions.
Not if that account is banned. A spoofer exists so a new account doesn’t get banned because of the old hardware.
Permanent spoofers change identifiers outside the running system: by booting from a USB stick or by flashing firmware. Some anti-cheats, like ACE in Arena Breakout, leave traces in Windows that are easiest to clear with a clean install.
Usually not: most spoofers can’t replace drive serials in a RAID array or in Intel RST mode. Check the requirements on the product page before buying.
