RICOCHET HWID Bans Across Call of Duty and CoD HQ
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What Is RICOCHET?
RICOCHET is Activision's proprietary Call of Duty security stack. It combines server-side analytics, client detections, and an internally developed PC kernel driver across protected Call of Duty titles and the CoD HQ environment. Its scope is the franchise, not a third-party roster of unrelated publishers.
The driver is kernel-level, but Activision states that it runs only while a protected Call of Duty title is running. Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 provide earlier boot-integrity evidence before a session begins; they should not be confused with a RICOCHET driver that stays active from Windows startup.
A CoD account change does not by itself replace the PC profile presented to the same Activision stack. TraceX Spoofer rewrites supported machine identifiers once and can then be deleted. TraceX does not disable the security features the game requires.
How RICOCHET Detects and Tracks Hardware
RICOCHET's driver can inspect the protected game and system state while Call of Duty is running. For hardware identity, Windows exposes the SMBIOS Type 2 baseboard serial through `Win32_BaseBoard`, disk data through `Win32_DiskDrive` and `IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY`, and memory-module data through `Win32_PhysicalMemory`. Activision does not publish which of those fields are uploaded or how they are weighted, so the defensible claim is the surface and the composite mechanism, not a secret fixed list.
The software layer includes `MachineGuid` at `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography`, volume and installation identifiers, plus MAC enumeration. CoD HQ gives those signals a shared franchise context. Warzone, Modern Warfare, and Black Ops can therefore encounter the same device values without implying that RICOCHET sends them to EAC, BattlEye, or another vendor.
TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot have a precise role in current Call of Duty security: Windows reports whether the system passed integrity checks. The TBS API is the Windows interface to the TPM 2.0 endorsement key and related operations, but Activision publicly describes TPM and Secure Boot as trust checks, not proof that every session stores that key as an HWID serial.
RICOCHET can combine machine identity with server-side behavior and account history. Fuzzy matching means one replaced SSD or regenerated MAC need not erase a relationship when SMBIOS, Windows, and other values remain. Enforcement stays inside Activision's Call of Duty ecosystem; no claim is made that a RICOCHET record automatically affects unrelated anti-cheat networks.
All RICOCHET Games TraceX HWID Spoofer Supports
How TraceX HWID Spoofer Bypasses RICOCHET
TraceX rewrites its supported SMBIOS, disk, memory, network, and Windows identifiers so the related WMI and lower-level values remain internally consistent. It targets the machine profile rather than CoD HQ, the RICOCHET process, or the game's memory.
Complete the one-time setup, run TraceX once, and delete it. The supported rewrites persist without a resident tool. Keep TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot configured as Call of Duty requires; rewriting identifiers is separate from satisfying the game's boot-integrity checks.
RICOCHET changes with CoD HQ and individual game releases. Confirm the timestamped Working result after a Call of Duty update rather than relying on a permanent statement about the next driver or security requirement.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Activision states that the PC kernel driver operates only while a protected Call of Duty title is running. Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 work earlier by helping Windows establish boot integrity. Those pre-session trust checks complement the runtime driver, but they are not the same component.
RICOCHET and CoD HQ are shared within the Call of Duty franchise. The same board, storage, Windows, MAC, and security-state values can reappear under another CoD title or account. That creates franchise-level exposure, while saying anything about unrelated EAC or BattlEye games would go beyond the evidence.
Activision publicly describes TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot as hardware-backed integrity checks. Windows can access TPM services through TBS, including endorsement-related operations, but the published RICOCHET material does not confirm that every session stores the endorsement key as an HWID. The trust state and a device identifier should not be treated as interchangeable.
The disk is one collection surface beside SMBIOS Type 2 board data, `MachineGuid`, MAC addresses, memory data, and security state. A composite or fuzzy match can tolerate a normal component swap. TraceX rewrites the supported identifier set together instead of treating one storage serial as the whole profile.
RICOCHET compatibility moves with Call of Duty, CoD HQ, and driver updates rather than a fixed calendar. Check the detection-status page after major game updates; the Working label reflects the site display policy without guaranteeing the next RICOCHET release.
No. TraceX rewrites its supported hardware and Windows identifiers; it does not turn off Secure Boot or TPM 2.0. Run TraceX once after the one-time setup, delete the tool, and keep the platform-security settings required by the current Call of Duty release.
Further Reading
Background on how RICOCHET builds a hardware profile, what enforcement looks like afterwards, and how TraceX rewrites the identifiers behind it.
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