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Witcher 3 Won’t Launch – Antivirus Detects GFSDK_SSAO.win64.dll As a Virus (Possible Fix)
By Retroburn
"Witcher 3 Won’t Launch – antivirus detects GFSDK_SSAO.win64.dll as a virus" is not an uncommon problem judging from the search results I got. Here's a possible fix that might work for you.

WARNING: This video guide only addresses the GFSDK_SSAO.win64.dll file being tagged as malware-infected by antivirus solutions, no more, no less. If your Witcher 3 won't launch because of other reasons, this how-to is NOT for you.
   
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23 Aug, 2020 @ 4:48am
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"Witcher 3 Won’t Launch – antivirus detects GFSDK_SSAO.win64.dll as a virus" is not an uncommon problem judging from the search results I got. Here's a possible fix that might work for you. Good luck!

WARNING: This video guide only addresses the GFSDK_SSAO.win64.dll file being tagged as malware-infected by antivirus solutions, no more, no less. If your Witcher 3 won't launch because of other reasons, this how-to is NOT for you.

Timestamps:

0:00 intro
0:12 Disclaimer
1:06 The fix
1:21 The fix explained
1:42 Explanation why I'm not doing the fix yet
2:07 Why it's a false positive
4:19 What to do if you don't have Avast Antivirus
5:00 Outro


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Retroburn  [author] 28 Aug, 2020 @ 6:33pm 
Glad that your method worked for you. However, don't forget to reactivate your antivirus. Leaving your PC unprotected is, needless to say, dangerous. :2016whoadude:
Child Soldier #191292 28 Aug, 2020 @ 6:21pm 
yes this way does work disabling anti virus ty :steamhappy:
Retroburn  [author] 28 Aug, 2020 @ 4:52am 
Hmm it's kinda weird Avast didn't reinstate the file for you. :squirtooh:
Child Soldier #191292 27 Aug, 2020 @ 11:00pm 
the first time I uninstalled the game reinstalled verified files did this that but the ONLY thing that worked was disabling the anti virus during witcher 3 download ((i had avast))
Retroburn  [author] 23 Aug, 2020 @ 11:53pm 
If you mean to say this solved your problem, glad to help you out! :squirtyay:
ssage2182 23 Aug, 2020 @ 11:48pm 
this was great let me know my pc is okay lmao