Capcom's 'Street Fighter 5' Update With Anti-Cheat Code Breaks PCs

@StreetFighter See these pictures? NO. NO NO NO. DO NOT PUNISH US JUST FOR PLAYING ON PC. REMOVE THAT "DRIVER" ASAP. pic.twitter.com/LgtgnRisk1

— Will (@wmarone) September 23, 2016

— Will (@wmarone) September 23, 2016

But that didn't help to get the game started. A Reddit user was left aghast when the game threw a fatal error and wouldn't launch even in Admin mode.

Another Reddit user, who goes by the name LoGicMoTion, posted that the new security update for Street Fighter 5 installed a file that accessed kernel-level information of the Windows installation. Not only that, the game would ask for Admin access every time it is launched.

Ideally, game files have no business sneaking around the Windows kernel area and not ask for Admin access, unless the User Access Control acts up.

A Twitter user named Bill307_a investigated the nature of the "capcom.sys" file and discovered that it had a piece of code meant for making "rootkits" to compromise PCs.

On Street Fighter 5's official page on Steam, Capcom posted about the rollback patch that removes the previously installed anti-crack code. But to everyone's surprise, it turned out to be a half-baked solution. The rollback patch did not delete the "capcom.sys" file from the PC.

The rollback to the PC version of SFV prior to the security measure update is now live. The new September content is included.

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) September 24, 2016

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) September 24, 2016

On the other hand, the latest patch also broke the PlayStation 4 version of the game by corrupting the installation files and making it unplayable.

While Street Fighter is Capcom's important title, the company's intention of adding anti-cheat solution seems legitimate at face value. However, programming the solution to install a rootkit or open a backdoor and putting thousands of PCs at risk is certainly questionable.

Capcom's rollback patch for the Street Fighter 5 update is not the solution everyone wanted. It just pushes the company further in the troubled waters. As it is, the lackluster launch of the game affected the sales of Street Fighter 5, reported the Inquisitr. And this "rootkit" masked as an anti-cheat code solution only adds fuel to the fire.

[Feature Image by Capcom]