Fans were happy to receive their Street Fighter V update but it is good to hold off for a while until Capcom rolls out the solution for this. It turns out that the update has some security problems.
After receiving the Street Fighter V vs PC update, there have been reports from those who already downloaded the update that the game is requesting kernel access, which means it can take over your PC and have full control of your system.
Once the update is downloaded, Windows User Account Control system will have a pop-up asking if the user will allow the software to make changes to their computer. This does not necessarily mean that Capcom wants to mess with its users' systems. The threat comes when a third-party sees an entry point and exploit the weakness and mess with the user's computer.
According to Steam, it might be what Capcom has mentioned earlier about a "client-side security update" which they said is a solution that prevents cheating and mining in-game currency, and other features that haven't been bought by the user yet.
"As a part of the new content and system update releasing later today, we're also rolling out an updated anti-crack solution (note: not DRM) that prevents certain users from hacking the executable," Capcom said in a statement posted on Steam.
The statement also said that the solution does not require players to hook up into the Internet. However, they need to confirm every time they boot to prevent what they call a handshake between the "executable and the dependent driver" before the game is launched.
Capcom issued a statement on their Twitter page that the issue is under investigation. The latest is that they are planning to remove the anti-crack solution from the update.
"We are in the process of rolling back the security measures added to the PC version of Street Fighter V," one of the tweets said.
