# Block custom clients using brand name

{% hint style="warning" %}

## Warning

Keep in mind that some hacks send a fake client name "vanilla" to hide their real name.\
Some of them don't and they send "fabric" "lunarclient" for example, so we can block them.
{% endhint %}

## Brand

Some custom clients or hacked clients custonize the brand name from **vanilla** to a custom name.\
This plugin can detect them, if you want you can also add any new brand name you find.\
(Config file `clients-config.yml`).

For example to block **Forge** I created a new entry in the `block-clients` list specifying the brands.

```yaml
  block-clients:
    forge:
      enabled-check: true
      description: "Forge"
      brands:
        enabled-check: true
        list:
          forge: true
          fml: true
          # ....
```

### Blocking clients that change last part of the brand

Some clients like `lunarclient` change their last part of the name with something like `lunarclient:a54b912a`.\
To detect them you just have to add a `^` at the end of the name.

#### For example:

```yaml
    LunarClient:
      enabled-check: true
      description: "LunarClient"
      brands:
        enabled-check: true
        list:
          lunarclient^: true
          # ....
```