[Wired1]

Didn't work either, but it's a but more concise:

<!-- START - TEST FOR AVATAR HACK -->

<if condition="$show['avatar']">
   <if condition="is_member_of({$vbulletin->userinfo[usergroupid]}, 79)">
      <td class="alt2">
         <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">
         <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="200" height="200">
            <tr>
              <td width="200" background="badge.png" height="200">
                 <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="125">
                   <tr>
                     <td width="25%">&nbsp;</td>
                     <td width="50%"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" width="125" height="125" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
                     <td width="25%">&nbsp;</td>
                   </tr>
                 </table>
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
          $vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
      </td>
   <else />
      <td class="alt2">
         <a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 

1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
       </td>
   </if>
</if>

<!-- END - TEST FOR AVATAR HACK -->