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IzumoKousaka
Rising Novice
3 months ago
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"Apex Badware Detected" Popup message on game launch

As shown in the attached image, every time I launch Apex Legends, I get this popup message and am unable to play. I've recently changed the hardware configuration of my PC. I added a new storage dev...
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  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    3 months ago

    Hey IzumoKousaka,

    This particular error means there is some other program or process still running in the background that's interfering with Apex.

    It may help to try some of the programs mentioned in these threads as those were affecting quite a few others as well. 

    If you're not using anything there, I would try a clean boot of your system next to help figure out which program is interfering.

Dwaas100_Gaming's avatar
Dwaas100_Gaming
Seasoned Newcomer
23 days ago

Hi guys i just installed Apex Legends via the EA Launcher and wanted to play Apex but got a message stating Apex Badware Detected. i've been through every step what i could find on the internet but nothing helped. i've NEVER cheated in my life so i have no cheat software on my pc. **bleep** man just wanted to play some Apex like in the older days. does anyone have a fix for me?

Samuel

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Midnight9746
Hero+
22 days ago

Dwaas100_Gaming​ Do you use any 3rd party programs, (such as DS4Windows and/or reWASD)?

If you do, those programs would need to be closed out of, (or uninstalled), in order to play the game.

  • Dwaas100_Gaming's avatar
    Dwaas100_Gaming
    Seasoned Newcomer
    22 days ago

    No don’t have any of these programs. 

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