Gow.exe - [upd]

Typically found inside your main platform installation path: ...\Steam\steamapps\common\God of War\ or ...\Epic Games\GodOfWar\ .

: If you downloaded the game from an official source like Steam or GOG , this is likely a false positive . You can safely unquarantine the file or add an exception for it in your antivirus settings. Application Crashes (Error 0xc0000005)

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Many players have reported that their antivirus software—such as Avast , AVG , or Norton —flags the legitimate God of War or Gems of War executable as a virus (often labeled as "IDP.Generic"). Typically found inside your main platform installation path:

You can tweak how Windows interacts with the executable to gain extra frames per second (FPS).

"GoW.exe" is the primary executable file for the PC version of the God of War Application Crashes (Error 0xc0000005) This public link is

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Last updated: October 2025. This article is for informational purposes. Always back up your save data ( C:\Users\[User]\Saved Games\God of War\ ) before modifying system files.

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Before you can fix or modify GoW.exe , you need to know where it lives. The exact path can vary based on where you installed the game, but the default location for the Steam version on a Windows PC is usually: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\GodOfWar\