AION 2 ntdll.dll crash (Event Viewer P7: 80000003)
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September 21, 2026
AION 2 fails to launch and crashes pointing at ntdll.dll. Checking Windows Event Viewer for the crash shows exception parameter P7: 80000003.
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This crash tracks back to Bitdefender, specifically its Advanced Threat Defense module flagging AION 2's own executable. Two separate players independently fixed it by adding a Bitdefender exclusion specifically for Aion2.exe under Advanced Threat Defense — that's a real, corroborated fix, not a single guess.
One caveat worth being upfront about: the original poster in that thread also recovered after changing their exclusions, but did a full reinstall of the game at roughly the same time, so it's genuinely unclear whether the exclusion or the reinstall (or both) fixed it for them specifically. The two other players who added the same exclusion without reinstalling are the cleaner evidence here.
What to try
- 01Reported
Exclude Aion2.exe in Bitdefender's Advanced Threat Defense
If you run Bitdefender, add an exclusion for Aion2.exe specifically under Advanced Threat Defense (not just a general antivirus exclusion). Two independent players confirmed this fixed the ntdll.dll crash on launch for them.
- 02Unconfirmed
Reinstalling alone is unconfirmed as a fix
Reinstalling the game alone, without the Bitdefender exclusion, is unconfirmed as a fix on its own — the one player who reinstalled did so at the same time as changing exclusions, so it's unclear which change actually resolved it for them.
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