Cheat Glossary: Aimbot, ESP, Spoofer and More
This cheat glossary explains the terms players meet when they compare game cheats, from aimbot and ESP to HWID spoofer and ban wave. Each entry gives a short definition first, then one line of context and a link to the page that covers the topic in full.
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Account ban
An account ban blocks one game account, not the PC it was played on. Cfx.re's ban FAQ says a global ban is applied to the associated account and blocks it across FiveM servers, and the ban message states how long it lasts. A spoofer does not lift an account ban; a banned account stays banned.
Aimbot
An aimbot is a cheat that aims for you: it snaps or smooths your crosshair onto an opponent so your shots connect, usually with the strength set per weapon. It is most common in first-person shooters and is often paired with ESP. Common settings are field of view, smoothing and bone selection.
Anti-cheat
An anti-cheat is the software a game or platform runs to find cheats and ban the accounts or devices behind them. Examples named on our pages are Cfx.re's Adhesive for FiveM, Ricochet for Call of Duty, BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat and Riot Vanguard. Each publisher sets its own ban rules and appeal route.
Ban wave
A ban wave is a batch of bans issued at the same time instead of one by one as cheats are found. Wikipedia's article on cheating in online games names publishers known for banning cheaters in batches. The ban message, not its timing, tells you which kind of ban you have.
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Chams
Chams is a visual cheat that changes how player models are drawn in the game. Wikipedia describes chams as shader modification. Product pages list it as part of the ESP set, for example player chams or chams ESP next to boxes and skeletons.
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DMA cheat
A DMA cheat uses a separate direct memory access card to read a game's memory, and the card sends that data to a second computer over a cable. The cheat then runs on hardware outside the gaming PC. We do not sell DMA hardware; our cheats are software for specific games.
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ESP
ESP, short for extrasensory perception, is a cheat that shows what you could not normally see: player positions, loot or objectives through walls and smoke. It draws boxes, skeletons, names and distance over the game. World ESP extends the same overlay to items such as loot crates or resources.
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Executor
In cheating, an executor is a tool that runs your own scripts inside a game client instead of shipping fixed features. On FiveM the scripts are Lua, so the tool is called a Lua executor. The word has nothing to do with the legal executor of a will; only the game sense is meant here.
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External cheat
An external cheat runs as its own program next to the game and does not put code into it. It reads the game from outside its process, for example through Windows calls such as ReadProcessMemory. Some external loaders must start before the game; the product page says which.
HWID
HWID is short for hardware ID: the identifiers a game or anti-cheat reads from your PC's hardware. Because they belong to the machine and not to the login, a ban tied to them follows the PC to every new account. A spoofer changes the identifiers the game reads.
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HWID ban
A HWID ban, or hardware ban, locks out your PC rather than your account, so it keeps following you even on a fresh account. Activision says its hardware bans apply to the device, and Riot's error VAN 152 means a hardware ID ban. A new account refused the same way points to one.
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HWID spoofer
A HWID spoofer changes the hardware identifiers a game reads from your PC, so a hardware ban does not follow you to a new account. It is run with the game closed, followed by a restart before the game starts. It does not lift an account ban; a spoofed PC still needs a fresh game account.
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Internal cheat
An internal cheat, also called injected, loads its code into the running game process. The game therefore has to be running first; a loader then puts the cheat into it and the menu opens inside the game, usually with Insert. Black Ops 7 and Warzone, for example, have one internal and one external build.
Kernel anti-cheat
A kernel anti-cheat is anti-cheat software that runs as a driver at the Windows kernel level, below the game. Riot Vanguard is the example our guides deal with: it loads before Windows does and blocks cheat loaders. Easy Anti-Cheat from other games has to be uninstalled for some of our loaders, not only turned off.
License key
A license key is the code that unlocks the plan you bought. After payment it is listed in your account, you download the loader there, start it as administrator and paste the key. If a key is revoked, the order shows the reason and how to get a replacement.
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Lifetime plan
A lifetime plan is a one-time purchase that, unless the listing says otherwise, covers the lifetime of the named product, not your lifetime and not future products. A monthly plan costs less up front. Lifetime pays off once you would have bought more monthly plans than its price.
Loader
A loader is the program that starts a cheat; for an internal cheat it also works as the injector that puts the code into the game process. Our loaders are downloaded from your account and run as administrator. Some must start before the game, others inject once you are in a session.
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Lua executor
A Lua executor runs client-side scripts inside the running FiveM client. A Lua menu, by contrast, is the in-game panel where you switch features such as aimbot, ESP or chams on and off; some products are one, some both. To run scripts on a server you need an internal build with a Lua executor.
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No recoil
No recoil is a cheat feature that cancels the kick of a weapon so your aim stays where you put it while firing. Wikipedia mentions console peripherals that can eliminate recoil completely. Some products call it recoil control and let you set how much of the recoil is removed.
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Radar
A radar in a cheat is a map overlay that shows enemies around you at an adjustable distance, so you see a fight coming before it starts. A 360-degree radar covers the full circle around you, not only the direction you face. Some products also show it in a browser window, as a web radar.
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Ready account
A ready account is a game account prepared so you can start playing without setting one up yourself. A FiveM Ready Account, for example, is a Rockstar login already linked for FiveM. It is what you need after an account ban, because a spoofer only handles the hardware side.
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Silent aim
Silent aim is an aimbot variant that makes your shots count without visibly moving your crosshair onto the target. Dexerto contrasted it with a regular aimbot in 2021: with an aimbot the crosshair snaps onto heads, with silent aim crosshair placement does not seem to matter. Menus often add hit chance and prediction settings.
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Status
A product's status is the state we publish for it: Working, Updating or Down. Updating means the build is being adjusted, which often happens after a game update. Check the status page before you buy and again after a game update; a status is a published state, not a promise about detection.
Stream proof
Stream proof means a cheat is designed to keep its menus and overlays out of supported recordings and streams while you play. Whether an overlay shows up depends on the capture path, such as OBS Game Capture or Windows capture. Preview your recording before going live.
Triggerbot
A triggerbot is a cheat that fires as soon as your crosshair lands on a target, without you pulling the trigger yourself. Unlike an aimbot, it does not move your aim; you still aim, it only shoots. Wikipedia notes that triggerbots are sometimes used together with an aimbot and can be toggled by key.
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Unlock all
An unlock all tool unlocks a game's progression items at once, without playing the hours it normally takes. In Black Ops 6 and Warzone 4, Unlock All V2 unlocks camos, operators, blueprints, sprays, emotes and the full DLC shop. It does not cover Black Ops 7; it is a separate tool from aim cheats.
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Wallhack
A wallhack is a cheat that lets you see enemies through walls; on most product pages it is listed as ESP. The overlay marks players behind cover with boxes, skeletons or names. Wikipedia describes the wallhack as the ESP variant that shows enemies through walls.
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Sources
Definitions come from our own guides and product pages. Where a term is only named there, the definition follows a public source, checked on : Wikipedia's Cheating in online games(opens in a new tab) article, including its section on aimbots and triggerbots(opens in a new tab), and Dexerto on aimbot and silent aim(opens in a new tab) (16 August 2021).