EA's anti-cheat (EA AntiCheat, formerly FairFight) doesn't run in kernel mode but compensates with a heavy server-side fingerprint. It collects 50+ parameters at login and stores them on EA servers for years.
What's collected: SMBIOS UUID, motherboard serial, MAC addresses (every interface), Windows install date, registry hash, Steam ID, Origin ID. Once an EA account is banned, all 50 parameters land on a global block list.
If you build a new PC and create a fresh EA account, but the SMBIOS UUID matches a previously banned PC — you're banned again before the first match. We see 5–10 cases like this every week.
Bypassing EA FC requires changing not just HWID but the cluster of associated identifiers: Steam ID (separate account), MAC across all NICs, Windows install date (we have a guide). Half-measures don't work.
An important caveat: changing HWID for game ban evasion is a service Terms of Use violation. We recommend HWIDChanger only for legitimate use cases — testing, privacy, license recovery. Players need to make their own informed decisions.