Hey there, Steam users! It’s time to roll up your sleeves and do some digital spring cleaning. Why, you ask? Well, Steam has raised the red flag about a sneaky little game called PirateFi that’s been caught delivering malware to unsuspecting players.
Uh-oh, PirateFi Unleashed Malware!
Heads up, folks! Steam recently shot out warnings to users who might have fallen prey to malware lurking in the shadows of a newly introduced game called PirateFi.
This seemingly innocent game made its debut on Steam just a while back. It promised players a thrilling survival experience on the high seas, allowing them to carve out a life for themselves in the vast ocean. With the option to play solo or team up with pals, this simulation game quickly won hearts and rave reviews.
But alas, the fun didn’t last long. Steam had to pull the plug on PirateFi after detecting malware concerns. An alert shared on X post revealed the grim truth – the game was harboring malicious code that could potentially wreak havoc on players’ devices. Affected users were also notified via email about the security breach.
Adding fuel to the fire, players who dabbled in PirateFi took to the forums to sound the alarm. They reported receiving malware alerts from their antivirus software post-game download.
Though Steam didn’t drop names, the SECUINFRA Falcon Team spilled the beans – the malware was a sly password stealer, possibly a variant of the notorious Vidar stealer.
According to their findings shared in an X post, the SECUINFRA Falcon Team cautioned about potential data loss due to this stealthy malware.
Think about it – your credentials, session cookies, and other sensitive info could be compromised. Scary stuff, right?
The security experts urged users to roll up their sleeves and manually purge their systems of PirateFi remnants. That means bidding farewell to the game files in Steam Library and %Temp% folders, pronto.
And here’s a golden nugget of advice from Steam – run a thorough antivirus scan to root out any traces of the malware from your system, especially if you’ve been sailing the PirateFi seas.
This isn’t the first rodeo for the Vidar Stealer, folks. This pesky malware has a history of worming its way into seemingly safe platforms like AnyDesk and YouTube to nab user data.
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