How do I avoid being VAC - Banned?

You should be fine using public cheats for about 2-3 days. Don't use multihacks that've been updated a lot like ezfrags, if you don't want overwatch, play casual, or if you get reported in a comp, join another one and try to get reported many times for griefing, then you'll only get overwatched for a week instead of the permanent cheating ban. Never cheat on your main. Get an alt. Have fun!

when you hack you cant avoid vac its the risk we take for hacking.

Don't use public hacks and get private ones. Enigma can only protect you for so long.

generally using a program such as enigma will delay the rate at which you are detected but just make sure the hack isnt older than a day or 2 and dont make it look obvious that you use one

Use most other peoples suggestions, but always remember there is no way to gaurantee safe hacking...
that said

whenever there is a csgo update, delete ALL hacks and injectors, and any remnents of them being used before the update finishes...

This is simple logic but just in case

public cheat is easy to be detected, have your own cheat or buy private will be safer

2 easy steps

- Step 1
- Use a program called Engima
1) Search on google "engima 32bit"
2) Download it make sure to un-tick any toolbars which the program wants to download ect.
3) run it, at the top of input > browse > Location of hack.exe or whatever
4) then proceed to the bottom > protect > let it do its thing
5) when ready, select run then after a few seconds after a white and blue display comes up press the black text,
6) this will mask the proccess running as hack.exe_protected and vac won't detect it.

Step 2
- Use The USB Method
-> Not sure how it works i recommend looking on a thread or by googling it, but the enigma method should work (even on detected hacks) it will automatically close your game before you get vac banned, as it seems with me.

Hope it helped

Nope, this won't do anything whatsoever.

If a hack is detected, it's detected. No "protector" can save you.