I would say yes. In a technical sense. Here's the thing though. Who is gonna know you did it. It's untrackable as to what type of equipment you have destroyed to get the pro version. I think the honest people will stay honest and the non-honest....well....you get the idea.

Yes i would say it counts because why not just play legit else its just boring boosting, but when you prestige (legit) then you have the challenge of getting the gun you want by leveling up and getting the gun attachments so yes i would count it as boosting and it should be patched and tactical insertions should be removed to stop boosting else where