Unable to start game - Steam error (Solved)

[Phearon]

Hello,

I could start the game fine yesterday but today I receive a steam bx on the screen with the following information.

Steam error
Failed to start process for boundless
“Access denied” (0x5)

with a link to support pages which doesn’t help.

Boundless updated earlier so maybe the problem. I have validated files, restarted steam and PC but still the same message. I am able to open other games no problem.

Thanks for your help.

[vdragon]

Do you have any antivirus notifications displayed on screen as this was happening? A few players have posted here with issues regarding AVG and Avast:

AVG Antivirus now detects boundless.exe as dangerous file

since the last patch/update i had AVG antivirus tell me that the boundless.exe file is dangerous. [boundlessexe] i have sended file reports to AVG to add to their database so it should be fine within the next couple of days. just posting this here so that anyone that has the same issue knows that this is being solved. the workaround for now is adding the exe to the safe list on your AVG antivirus by going to Menu–>settings–>General–>exceptions–>add exception [boundlessexeption]

[Phearon]

You Sir are a genius, it looks like Avast started blocking it following the update, normally I would have calmly worked through different options till solved but went into a panic! I may have an addiction

Many thanks.