Does this violate the terms of service

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Not quite sure about if it goes against the terms of service is the most of my worries, anyways the point of the website is to distribute a free cheat called WutStorm for the game Team Fortress 2, even though others consider it 'game hacking' it's not essentially hacking because it's not illegal nor threating. It's not a script in any way shape or form it's going to be a exe that checks if out of date (It will not autoupdate you have to manually visit the website) injects a DLL into hl2.exe which is Team Fortress 2 since it is a internal cheat and thats just how it works. It's not malicious however antivirus think it is since it injects its self into the game which pretty much manipulates the process by putting in code that doesn't need to be there and that is why.
You can analyze the executable if you want however it is packed just to make reversing harder for people who have a malicious attitude towards it and there will also be the actual DLL with no protection.
http://wutstorm.x10host.com/
 

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This would go against the Terms of Service; this would go under Warez for hacking given that the EULA's for the game would forbid the injection of code/modifying the game (it'd count as a how-to since you're distributing the software that actually does the injecting).

Edit: Also removed the download link.
 

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Is there any way it could be allowed or do I have to use a different hosting company that allows it?
Let me just explain a few things.
I've went with this host since the hosting was free of charge since the cheat would have been free of charge and made for the public with no donations or anything asked in return.
I also don't see how it's warez given the cheating scene is actual business and the fact that it's for a game called Team Fortress 2 made by Valve and they state nowhere that's its illegal to hack/cheat in a game
(You may not use Cheats, automation software (bots), mods, hacks, or any other unauthorized third-party software, to modify or automate any Subscription Marketplace process.)
http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/
in their games however theres a anti-cheat system called VAC which could make users of a cheat provider lose money if the cheat were to get detected but that was at their own risk and they chose to use it regardless.
Injecting is essential for any cheat in order for most things to function properly, all of them do it.
Sites such as unknowncheats, or providers such as LMAOBOX and Aimware indicate this is a actual on-going business.
Not a good video for demonstrating what it actually does but it's something even though it's not even my own channel/vid.

Something I forgot to mention further backing up why it's not warez, the game is free and the cheat is free and how I mention hacking it isn't true at all it's infact something called cheating they are two very different things but people get them mixed up all the time. Hacking is doing something illegal, cheating is not illegal.
 
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Cheating in a multiplayer game is commonly referred to as hacking however. No matter how we slice this, the site you are intending to run would not be in line with our Terms of Service; using an external service to host the file would also not work, as it would be considered Links-To or How-To, and would still be a violation.

I also want to add this from their EULA:

Steam and the Content and Services may include functionality designed to identify software or hardware processes or functionality that may give a player an unfair competitive advantage when playing multiplayer versions of any Content and Services or modifications of Content and Services (“Cheats”). You agree that you will not create Cheats or assist third parties in any way to create or use Cheats. You agree that you will not directly or indirectly disable, circumvent, or otherwise interfere with the operation of software designed to prevent or report the use of Cheats. You acknowledge and agree that either Valve or any online multiplayer host may refuse to allow you to participate in certain online multiplayer games if you use Cheats in connection with Steam or the Content and Services. Further, you acknowledge and agree that an online multiplayer host may report your use of Cheats to Valve, and Valve may communicate your history of use of Cheats to other online multiplayer hosts. Valve may terminate your Account or a particular Subscription for any conduct or activity that Valve believes is illegal, constitutes a Cheat, or otherwise negatively affects the enjoyment of Steam by other Subscribers. You acknowledge that Valve is not required to provide you notice before terminating your Subscriptions(s) and/or Account, but it may choose to do so.

Content and Services is defined as:

The Steam client software and any other software, content, and updates you download or access via Steam, including but not limited to Valve or third-party video games and in-game content, and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as “Content and Services”; the rights to access and/or use any Contents and Services accessible through Steam are referred to in this Agreement as "Subscriptions."

Effectively, cheating or creating or assisting third parties in any way to create or use cheats is against Valve's EULA which covers Steam and the games upon it.

If other webhosts are okay with hosting this type of material, that is their decision. As far as we go however, this would not be allowed.
 
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