Gray Zone Warfare "Game Security Violation Detected (#00000022)"
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October 1, 2026
At launch the game shows "Game Security Violation Detected (#00000022)" and doesn't start.
Also appears as: game security violation detected, game security violation detected #00000022, #00000022, 00000022, gray zone warfare game security violation, grey zone warfare security violation, gray zone warfare avast, gray zone warfare norton
This isn't a ban. MADFINGER's help centre says third-party antivirus is blocking Easy Anti-Cheat from starting, mainly Avast and Norton, though other antivirus programs can do it too.
Adding the game and Easy Anti-Cheat as exceptions fixes it. Norton users may also need to turn off Behavioral Protection.
Fix it, step by step
Add the game and Easy Anti-Cheat as antivirus exceptions
In your antivirus, add exceptions for
GZW\Binaries\Win64\GZWClientSteam-Win64-ShippingandGZWClientEAC(both in the Gray Zone Warfare install folder) and forC:\Program Files (x86)\EasyAntiCheat_EOS\EasyAntiCheat_EOS.exe. For Avast, MADFINGER says these exceptions should be enough.On Norton 360, exclude the game folder and turn off Behavioral Protection
In Norton 360, go to Security > Advanced > Antivirus > Exclusions and add
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Gray Zone Warfare\*(adjust the path if your library is elsewhere). If it still won't start, MADFINGER says to disable Security > Advanced > Behavioral Protection.
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