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Steam game found to contain info-stealing malware, Valve removes it from store | Users who downloaded PirateFi should check their systems and change passwords
Users who installed the free-to-play game PirateFi from Steam should change their passwords and seriously consider reinstalling their operating systems. Valve removed the game after discovering it...
Accounts that downloaded and ran the game while malicious builds were active should receive an alert from the company recommending that they perform a virus scan and reformat their devices. One user reported that their antivirus prevented the game from booting after flagging a trojan called "Win32.Lazzzy.gen," and Steam presented a hardware failure warning. A SECUINFRA Falcon Team researcher told TechCrunch that PirateFi was likely designed to spread the Vidar info-stealer malware, suggesting that the hackers hadn't commandeered an initially legitimate game.
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