ARC Raiders error ARAV8007: disallowed file detected (fix)
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September 23, 2026
The game refuses to launch and shows a "System Integrity Violation" dialog with the code ARAV8007, usually right after installing a game update.
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ARAV8007 is one of Embark's installation-integrity codes, officially documented in its System Integrity Violation and Error Codes Help Center article (now offline; the source link above is an archived copy): it means Embark "couldn't verify the integrity of your installation of the game." Embark's own guidance names the general causes — programs that alter or interfere with the game's files, memory, or behavior — and a Steam Discussions thread with 36 replies from affected players narrows that down for this specific code: the recurring culprit reported after a January 2026 update was MSI Afterburner (an overclocking overlay tool), with a smaller number of players tracing it to leftover ReShade files or a duplicate Easy Anti-Cheat install instead.
Fix it, step by step
Close or uninstall MSI Afterburner and other overlay software
Close (or fully uninstall) MSI Afterburner and any other overclocking, macro, or overlay software before launching — this was the fix that resolved ARAV8007 for the largest cluster of affected players on Steam Discussions after the January 2026 update.
Enable Core Isolation, Memory Integrity and Secure Boot, and update Windows
Follow Embark's own fix list for System Integrity Violations: enable Core Isolation, Memory Integrity, and Secure Boot in Windows Security > Device Security, and make sure Windows is fully updated.
Uninstall with Revo Uninstaller and reinstall fresh
If it persists, uninstall the game with Revo Uninstaller (or manually clear the install folder and registry entries) and reinstall fresh — several players on the same thread report this cleared the violation when closing overlay software alone didn't.
Remove a leftover ReShade DLL or a duplicate Easy Anti-Cheat install
Check for a leftover ReShade DLL or a second/duplicate Easy Anti-Cheat installation and remove it — a smaller group of reporters traced their ARAV8007 to one of these instead of an overlay tool.
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