If an anti-cheat detects the use of a "spoofer," it often results in an irreversible ban on any new accounts created on that machine.
Anti-cheat systems in popular games like Valorant , Call of Duty , and Apex Legends , as well as software licensing platforms, use this fingerprint to identify a specific machine. When a user is caught cheating or violating terms of service, the game publisher doesn't just ban their account; they issue an HWID ban. This blacklists the computer's unique fingerprint, making it impossible to play on that machine again, even with a brand new account. For a banned user, their PC itself is the offender.