MTA:SA anti-cheat code
MTA:SA anti-cheat code SD#36
The server does not allow AutoHotkey or a similar automation binary to be running.
- Code
SD#36- Where you see it
- A kick or restriction message
- MTA's own wording
- AutoHotkey/binary restriction
- Family
- SD codes
What it means
SD codes are special detections a server can switch on. Most of them are about the environment MTA is running in: a virtual machine, a blocked component, or a program that can change how the game runs. MTA's own documentation gives this code as AutoHotkey/binary restriction.
How to fix it
Work down the list and stop when it is solved.
Close automation software
Close AutoHotkey or the named program, including anything it left running in the background, then start MTA again.
Read the whole message, then the official page
The number names a detection category, not a program on your computer. MTA's anti-cheat guide lists what each category covers, and the full message is what tells you which case you are in.
MTA's anti-cheat guide publishes the category, not the detector. The guide itself says the list is incomplete and that a detection does not prove intent. Keep the whole message: the part after the code is what tells you which case you are in.
Still stuck? The Fix tool reads MTA's own log on your computer and points at the matching steps. Nothing is uploaded.
Open the Fix toolOther SD codes
- SD#12The server does not allow a custom d3d9.dll in the game folder.
- SD#13A special detection listed under data integrity.
- SD#14The server does not allow playing from a virtual machine.
- SD#15The server does not allow the driver signing state your Windows is in.
- SD#16MTA's anti-cheat could not start.
- SD#20The server does not allow an altered gta3.img or gta_int.img.
- SD#22A script the server sent you arrived damaged.
- SD#23A file the server sent you arrived damaged.
- SD#26Something is blocking a part of MTA's anti-cheat.
- SD#28The server does not allow playing through Wine.
- SD#31MTA ignored keyboard input that was sent by software rather than typed.
- SD#32MTA ignored mouse input that was sent by software rather than moved.
- SD#33The server does not allow a network limiter to be running.
- SD#34The server has an internet café restriction, and your connection was classified that way.
- SD#35The server does not allow a program that can lock the frame rate, such as certain screen recorders.
Every MTA:SA error code · Crash codes and offsets
Where this comes from
Public category; a restriction or input policy does not itself establish a ban.
Meanings read from these sources on 5 September 2026 and written in our own words here.