[PC/Steam] Apex fails to launch - Javelin Security Violation
Hello,
Apex Legends fails to launch through Steam because EA Javelin AntiCheat stops the game before it starts.
Every launch attempt shows:
Security Violation
Game failed to launch. Please try launching the game again.
The Session ID changes on every launch attempt.
Latest Session ID:
h35hASG26+fx3om65M3KGrXv1Dz1yvwAU+Lnw3KH9cQGLORp
Platform:
PC / Steam
System:
Windows 11 26H2
OS Build 26300.9457
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Steam.
2. Launch Apex Legends.
3. EA Javelin AntiCheat starts.
4. “Security Violation” appears.
5. Apex Legends never reaches the game window.
Event Viewer - Application:
Source: EA Javelin Anticheat
Event ID: 1000
Message:
ExitType: 0x01D0864BBF33ACBC
Event Viewer - System:
Source: Service Control Manager
Event ID: 7023
Message:
The EAAntiCheatService service terminated with the following error:
%%4294945980
EAAntiCheatService is successfully created at:
C:\Program Files\EA\AC\eaanticheat.gameservice.exe
I also checked the EA AntiCheat executable signature:
Status: Valid
StatusMessage: Signature verified
Signer: Electronic Arts, Inc. / EA SPEAR AntiCheat Engineering
Troubleshooting already performed:
- Restarted Windows
- Verified Apex Legends files through Steam
- Steam repaired 3 files, but the issue remained
- Reinstalled EA Javelin AntiCheat
- Tried running the launcher as administrator
- Performed a Windows clean boot
- Removed Acer Product Registration after it appeared in unrelated crash logs; the issue remained
- Confirmed TESTSIGNING is not enabled
- Confirmed NOINTEGRITYCHECKS is not enabled
- Confirmed DEBUG boot mode is not enabled
- Checked Microsoft-Windows-CodeIntegrity/Operational immediately after failure; no Warning/Error events were found
- Confirmed the EAAntiCheat driver service is registered as FILE_SYSTEM_DRIVER / DEMAND_START
- Monitored the driver during launch; eaanticheat.sys was never observed being created and EAAntiCheat never reached the Running state before the Security Violation
The game appears to be rejected during Javelin’s pre-launch security check before the kernel driver starts.
Please investigate the Session ID / ExitType and advise which security check or compatibility issue is causing the launch to be rejected.
Thank you.
