As previously noted, we have discovered that the ‘Capcom.sys’ file included in the title update Ver. 1.09 of the PC version of Street Fighter V contains some security risks. We are now releasing a tool to delete the files with security issues at the following time.
9/30/2016 6:00PM (PDT)
＜Which users are affected by this issue＞
Users who have downloaded the title update Ver.1.09 on 9/22, but have not applied the additional patch that became available on 9/23, as well as users who had not restarted their PC after applying the additional patch.
After restarting your PC, the Capcom.sys file becomes invalid, and will not affect your systems. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please restart your PC.
After you have restarted your PC, please run the check/deletion tool listed below. This deletion tool will allow you to easily remove the Capcom.sys file, as well as search for any registry entries that are tied to the file, and delete them if discovered.
＜How to use the deletion tool＞
- Close the Street Fighter V application.
- Please keep the Steam client open. The Street Fighter V game update will begin automatically. Once the update is complete, you will notice 2 batch files have been added to the folder path below. (Please note that the location of the batch files may vary, depending on the users settings) C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\StreetFighterV\Tools →DeleteSFVdriver_ja.bat →DeleteSFVdriver_en.bat
- Right click on DeleteSFVdriver_en.bat, and select “Run as administrator."
- If you double click on the tool to run it, the tool will not run.
- DeleteSFVdriver_ja.bat is the same tool with Japanese instructions.
- Follow the instruction prompts.
- The tool will prompt you to restart your PC. Please restart your PC.
- Once your PC has restarted, right click on the DeleteSFVdrive_en.bat and select “Run as administrator”.
- Once the message “Capcom.sys or related registry doesn’t exist. End the program.” is displayed, the files have been deleted.
■ The reason for distributing as a bat file, and executing the file
We have decided to distribute the deletion tool as a bat file, so that users can see the source code and be assured that this file does not contain any harmful data. This also means that it would be very easy to manipulate the code to be used for malicious purposes. We ask that all users obtain and execute this file that they obtained through the Steam client. Obtaining this file through other sources can put you at risk of opening up your system to additional security risks. We ask that you do not download and execute files obtained by unknown sources.
We would like to again apologize for the inconvenience, and regret such situation has happened. Thank you for your continued support of Street Fighter V.