Hackers somehow downloaded a game full of malware in steam

On Thursday, February 6, hackers somehow a pirate-themed survival game called PirateFi, Deaneworth Name Seaworth, a pirate themed game called a pirate themed survival game. The game is a malicious application designed to steal user’s browser cookies. Piratefi, the valve took him at least a week from taking it down the store and Reported users Their computers can be at risk.

The steam page was received for Pirate, but you can still find online screenshots. According to MaterialUp to 800-1,500 people can download the free game before wipe free play. One user noted that even the screen images and videos used to promote the game are easily taken from the existing survival RPG.

PCMAGIn the game, first informed the antivirus program, before working as a “Trojan.Win32.lazzzy.gen” before working as Trojan.Win32.lazzzy.gen, he said that the game is a harmful program trying to steal browser cookies. With this information, hackers were able to access various online accounts of users.

PCMAG, one that represents Piratefi, said that work offers for the game Chat Moderator for $ 17 wandering in the telegram. A reader told PCMAG that with the speed and the help of the answers and the harmful program said they said they had to download the infected game.

After receiving the game, Valve sent a message playing PirateFi, “This game builds a steam that leaves the steamed program for this game for this game.”

The fully system of users who download PirateFe recommend the scanning with the anti-virus program and check the newly installed program on PPCs. As a recent vehicle, the valve recommends that users think that any potential malicious software systems are completely rebuilding Windows.

The only game in this “developer” Seaworth interactive; In addition to the steam page, the developer did not have any website or social media presence, so that it should set the alarm calls for everyone who draws attention.

We contacted the valve for a comment, but we did not hear back. It remains a great question: How was a game loaded with a malicious program that steamer? More importantly, what is the valve plan to prevent something like this?