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Free FragPunk HWID Spoofer - Fix Hardware Bans
FragPunk labels its NetEase NEAC driver as Phanuel. TraceX Spoofer is a free permanent HWID spoofer that rewrites the driver-read profile once, then deletes.
Free diagnostic
Is It Really a FragPunk HWID Ban?
Bad Guitar Studio's documented launch failures are the "Phanuel Anti-Cheat" bar reaching 100% before Steam returns to "Launch" and the "Please enable Secure Boot before playing" pop-up; neither proves an HWID ban without a separate enforcement notice or repeated device-linked penalty.
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Hardware Coverage
What FragPunk Tracks — and What TraceX Rewrites
FragPunk's anti-cheat silently reads dozens of hardware identifiers from your PC while it's running — long before you reach a match. Learn how Phanuel works in FragPunk and why it's difficult to bypass without a spoofer. Below is a sample of the identifiers being tracked.
| Hardware Identifier | FragPunk Tracks | TraceX Rewrites |
|---|---|---|
| CPU / Platform Identifier | Yes | Yes |
| SMBIOS Baseboard / System UUID | Yes | Yes |
| GPU Adapter Identifier | Yes | Yes |
| Physical Disk / Volume Serial | Yes | Yes |
| NIC MAC Address | Yes | Yes |
| Windows MachineGuid | Yes | Yes |
Reality Check
FragPunk Appeals Almost Never Work
And when they're denied — which is almost always for HWID bans — your hardware stays permanently blacklisted. No second chances.
“All bans are backed by conclusive evidence and strictly enforced under the User Agreement.”
Bad Guitar Studio, FragPunk Banned Players List (March 10, 2026)
Filing a support ticket or ban appeal
Creating a new FragPunk account via Steam or Epic Games Store on the same machine
Using a VPN or proxy
Reinstalling FragPunk
Reinstalling Windows
Waiting — HWID bans do not expire
Run TraceX once to rewrite your hardware identifiers — FragPunk's anti-cheat scans your machine and sees a completely new PC
Why You Need This
Do You Really Need an HWID Spoofer for FragPunk?
You queue Ranked Shard Clash through Steam, but FragPunk never reaches Lancer select: the "Phanuel Anti-Cheat" bar hits 100%, the client closes, and Steam flips back to "Launch." Or the launcher stops on "Please enable Secure Boot before playing." Bad Guitar Studio documents both as startup checks, so neither message alone proves your PC is banned. The stronger HWID pattern is a separate enforcement notice that follows another FragPunk account on the same machine after a reinstall. At that point, the surviving device profile matters more than the game files.
Phanuel is the name players see in the FragPunk launcher. Installed components are associated with NEAC naming, but Bad Guitar Studio does not publish a complete component map or an HWID field list. Its official launch FAQ confirms the Phanuel progress bar and Secure Boot requirement; its Banned Players Lists confirm permanent account enforcement after system monitoring and manual review. Those facts do not make every failed launch a hardware ban. First separate a Secure Boot or service error from a separate ban notice, then look for the same enforcement state returning on the same PC. A Steam-to-Epic switch or client reinstall still presents the same Windows machine, so it is weak evidence of a clean device.
At the hardware layer, the useful identifiers are concrete even though Phanuel's weighting remains private: the SMBIOS Type 2 baseboard serial, the motherboard/system UUID, physical disk serials exposed through storage IOCTLs such as `IOCTL_STORAGE_QUERY_PROPERTY`, OS volume serials, physical NIC MAC addresses, and `MachineGuid` under `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography`. Windows also exposes a TPM 2.0 endorsement key, while Secure Boot reports whether the trusted startup chain is enabled. FragPunk confirms the Secure Boot check; it does not confirm that Phanuel stores the raw TPM endorsement key. These values do not share one lifetime. A Windows reinstall can replace `MachineGuid` and volume data, but it does not rewrite a retained board serial, motherboard UUID, disk firmware serial, or MAC address. Replacing only an SSD leaves the rest of a composite profile available for correlation.
Phanuel is a FragPunk-specific consumer label, and there is no public evidence that a FragPunk penalty automatically bans every NetEase title that uses NEAC-labelled components. The practical blast radius is accounts returning to FragPunk from the same actioned PC; do not turn shared vendor naming into a cross-game ban guarantee. A temporary session spoofer changes selected reports only while its driver or process is active, so rebooting can expose the old profile again. TraceX Spoofer uses a permanent rewrite for supported board, storage, Windows, and network identifiers. Complete the one-time setup, run it once, then delete the tool. TraceX does not disable Secure Boot, patch Phanuel, or load alongside Shard Clash. It changes the supported device-side values before the game starts; it cannot restore the FragPunk account that received the original penalty.
Verified
Bad Guitar Studio's June 25, 2024 "Launching Issues FAQ" names the "Phanuel Anti-Cheat" progress bar and documents the prompt "Please enable Secure Boot before playing." The page treats both as launch prerequisites, not ban messages. (Source: FragPunk official website, "Launching Issues FAQ," June 25, 2024.)
Why TraceX
Built for FragPunk Players
You shouldn't need to replace your PC to play FragPunk again. That's why TraceX exists.
FragPunk One-Time Run
Run TraceX once before opening FragPunk through Steam / Epic Games Store. The rewrite persists, so you can delete the tool before Phanuel starts.
Permanent Phanuel Identity
FragPunk's hardware ban (hwid), phanuel / neac-backed pc enforcement is tied to the profile Phanuel reads. Rewritten identifiers persist across reboots without a TraceX daemon.
Phanuel Identifier Coverage
For FragPunk, the documented Phanuel coverage includes CPU / Platform Identifier, SMBIOS Baseboard / System UUID, GPU Adapter Identifier. TraceX rewrites the supported fields in one pass.
No FragPunk Runtime Load
FragPunk launches from Steam / Epic Games Store after the rewrite is complete. No TraceX process remains during Phanuel gameplay to consume resources.
FragPunk Compatibility Notes
FragPunk's hardware ban (hwid), phanuel / neac-backed pc enforcement details stay separate from the current Phanuel status, so a game update is never treated as unchanged by default.
Fresh Phanuel Hardware Profile
When you open FragPunk with FragPunk account via Steam or Epic Games Store, Phanuel reads the supported identifiers produced by the completed permanent rewrite.
Setup Guide
How to Bypass a FragPunk HWID Ban
Getting around a FragPunk HWID ban used to take hours — reinstalling Windows, flashing BIOS, wiping drivers, re-downloading everything, and praying it worked. One wrong step meant starting over and burning another account. With TraceX, a single click does more than all of that combined.
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Get TraceX for FragPunk
Submit your email through the TraceX Spoofer homepage form to receive the FragPunk setup instructions — free, no card required.
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Rewrite Your Hardware
Run TraceX once before launching FragPunk. Every hardware identifier Phanuel reads is rewritten in a single pass — then you can delete the tool.
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Log In and Play
Open FragPunk via the Steam / Epic Games Store with a new FragPunk account via Steam or Epic Games Store. Phanuel scans your hardware and sees a machine it has never seen before — no ban record.
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Play Ban Free
You're back in FragPunk. The rewrite is permanent — no daemon running, no expiry, nothing to renew.
Free download
Get the free FragPunk HWID spoofer.
Submit your email and receive your free TraceX HWID Spoofer license in a few minutes. Run it once on your PC to permanently rewrite the identifiers Phanuel fingerprints, then delete the binary and reinstall FragPunk.
Detection Analysis
How FragPunk Scans Your Hardware
Phanuel can combine identifiers from your PC into a hardware profile for FragPunk. TraceX rewrites the supported fields shown below before the game runs.
What FragPunk Reads Without TraceX
CPU / Platform IdentifierBFEB...0684
ExposedSMBIOS Baseboard / System UUIDPF0W...R3X9
ExposedGPU Adapter Identifier0x0000:0x0001D3A7
ExposedPhysical Disk / Volume SerialS75B...6859N
ExposedNIC MAC Address4A:3B:8C...5E:01
ExposedWindows MachineGuidd83fa349-...-4f3a
ExposedWhen you launch FragPunk, your real hardware IDs are scanned and matched against ban records. Every new account on a flagged PC is blocked.
What FragPunk Reads With TraceX
CPU / Platform Identifier906E...A0C2
RewrittenSMBIOS Baseboard / System UUID7KM2...JQ84
RewrittenGPU Adapter Identifier0x0000:0x00F4B810
RewrittenPhysical Disk / Volume SerialWMC4...3J2L
RewrittenNIC MAC AddressD2:7E:19...1C:A4
RewrittenWindows MachineGuid71c0e28d-...-9b7f
RewrittenFragPunk sees a completely new machine with no ban history. New account, clean hardware — access granted.
Ban Reference
FragPunk Ban Details
Anti-CheatPhanuel
Account SystemFragPunk account via Steam or Epic Games Store
Ban TypeHardware Ban (HWID), Phanuel / NEAC-backed PC enforcement
DurationIndefinite for cheating under Bad Guitar Studio's October 11, 2024 policy; no separate HWID expiry schedule is published
Common Triggers
Aimbot, wallhack, or other cheat-software detections during FragPunk matchesThird-party software used to gain an unfair advantage in Ranked Shard ClashModified FragPunk files, DLL injection, or live memory tampering detected by PhanuelExploitative partying with confirmed cheaters, which can restrict matchmaking and remove illicit ranked pointsUnluckyNo Reason At All
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FAQ
FragPunk HWID Ban — Frequently Asked Questions
Is FragPunk's anti-cheat called "Phanuel" or NEAC?
Phanuel is the anti-cheat name shown in FragPunk's launcher and official troubleshooting. NEAC naming is associated with installed components, but Bad Guitar Studio does not publish a full architecture or ownership map. Treat it as FragPunk's Phanuel stack with NEAC-labelled components. Calling the two names perfectly interchangeable, or importing claims from another NEAC-protected title, goes beyond the public evidence.
Does FragPunk actually device-ban, or only ban FragPunk accounts?
Bad Guitar Studio publicly confirms permanent account bans, but it does not publish an HWID schema or label every penalty as a device ban. A hardware action becomes plausible when a separate enforcement notice repeats on another FragPunk account used on the same PC after a client reinstall. That pattern is stronger than one failed launch, but only the publisher can confirm what signal decided an individual case.
Does the "Phanuel Anti-Cheat" launch failure mean I am HWID-banned?
No. Bad Guitar Studio's official FAQ documents a case where the "Phanuel Anti-Cheat" bar reaches 100%, FragPunk does not open, and Steam returns to "Launch." It also documents the "Please enable Secure Boot before playing" pop-up. Those are startup or platform-check failures. An HWID-ban diagnosis needs a separate enforcement notice and evidence that the penalty follows the device rather than the launcher error alone.
How long does a FragPunk HWID ban last?
Bad Guitar Studio's October 11, 2024 policy says cheating can receive an indefinite ban, and its later Banned Players Lists describe severe-violation account bans as permanent. The publisher does not provide a separate public expiry table for hardware actions. Treat claims of an automatic reset after a fixed number of days as unverified, and do not confuse a community-reported multi-year account timer with a documented HWID duration.
Will reinstalling FragPunk or Windows lift the ban?
A FragPunk reinstall changes game files, not the physical device. Reinstalling Windows can regenerate `MachineGuid` and an OS volume serial, but it does not replace the SMBIOS Type 2 baseboard serial, motherboard UUID, retained drive firmware serial, physical NIC MAC address, or TPM hardware. Because Phanuel's matching weights are private, neither a format nor one new SSD can be promised as a complete reset.
Will switching from Steam to Epic or making a new account fix the ban?
Changing storefronts changes the launcher and account linkage, not the Windows device beneath them. Steam and Epic still present the same baseboard, disks, network adapters, Windows identifiers, and boot state to FragPunk's PC stack. If the penalty is account-only, the proper route is a publisher review. If the PC is actioned, using another valuable account as a test can expose that account to the same device association.
Which hardware identifiers can Phanuel use?
Bad Guitar Studio does not publish a field list. Real Windows collection surfaces include the SMBIOS Type 2 baseboard serial and system UUID, physical disk serials through storage IOCTLs, volume serials, NIC MAC addresses, and `MachineGuid` under `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography`. TPM 2.0 also exposes an endorsement key. These are possible fingerprint inputs, not a leaked Phanuel schema or proof that every field is weighted equally.
Will disabling TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot clear a FragPunk hardware ban?
No. FragPunk's official FAQ tells affected players to enable Secure Boot, and the literal "Please enable Secure Boot before playing" prompt is a prerequisite failure rather than a ban notice. Secure Boot state can be checked without proving that Phanuel stores the TPM 2.0 endorsement key. Disabling either security feature can stop the game from launching; it does not erase a publisher-side enforcement record.
Can I appeal a FragPunk hardware ban?
Use FragPunk's official support channel and provide a short timeline, the exact notice, launcher, account identifier, and any legitimate used-hardware or account-compromise evidence. Bad Guitar Studio publishes reporting instructions for cheats, but it does not publish a dedicated HWID appeal form or response-time promise. A review may correct a false action; it does not guarantee restoration, and the public policy describes confirmed severe bans as permanent.
What is the difference between a temporary FragPunk spoofer and a permanent rewrite?
A temporary session spoofer changes selected reports only while its driver or process is active. After reboot, the original profile can return and the tool must run again. TraceX uses a permanent rewrite for supported identifiers: complete the one-time setup, run it once, then delete the tool. No TraceX daemon stays open with Phanuel or Shard Clash. The rewrite changes supported device-side values; it does not reinstate the account that received the original ban.
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Next Steps
Not sure the FragPunk ban is hardware-based?
Work out which ban you are actually dealing with before you change anything. The ban-type checker walks the symptoms, and how long a Phanuel ban lasts covers whether waiting it out is realistic for FragPunk.
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