Do You Need a HWID Spoofer With Your Cheat? A Straight Answer
People often buy a spoofer they don't need, or skip one they really do. Here is how to decide.
The short answer
| Your situation | Do you need a spoofer? |
|---|---|
| This PC has been banned in the game before | Yes. New accounts will keep getting banned without one. |
| You have never been banned and want to play on a main account | Not required, but it protects your PC if that account is ever banned. |
| You are about to start cheating on a fresh account and want a safety net | Recommended. |
| You only play games without hardware bans | No. |
What a spoofer actually does
Anti-cheats such as BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat and Ricochet read identifiers from your hardware. After a ban, those IDs are blacklisted, so any new account on the same PC gets linked back to it. A spoofer changes the IDs the anti-cheat sees, so your PC looks like a different machine. A cleaner removes traces the game left on your system.
Read more in how to fix a HWID ban.
When you definitely need one
You were banned and now new accounts get banned quickly, often before you do anything. That is a HWID ban, and only a spoofer fixes it. Game-specific guides:
When it is insurance
If you have never been banned, a cheat works without a spoofer. The risk is that if an account does get banned, your PC is flagged too. Running a temp spoofer from day one means a ban only costs you the account, not the hardware.
Temp or perm?
A temp spoofer changes your IDs for the current session and resets after a restart. Nothing on your PC changes permanently, which makes it the safer, simpler choice for most players. A perm spoofer changes IDs permanently and carries more risk. Full comparison: temp vs perm HWID spoofer.
What ours covers
The Temp HWID Spoofer is one-click, includes cleaners for Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, Rust, Apex Legends and FiveM, and also supports Dead by Daylight, Escape From Tarkov, every Call of Duty title, Delta Force and more. It works with BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat and Ricochet on any motherboard (UEFI or Legacy), on Windows 10 and 11 except 11 24H2.
Frequently asked questions
Does a spoofer unban my account?
No. It lets new accounts play on your PC. Banned accounts stay banned.
Can a spoofer harm my PC?
A temp spoofer changes nothing permanently. Your real IDs come back when you restart.
Is a spoofer included with cheats?
No, it is a separate product. Some players buy it with a cheat for the reasons above.