Last week, Valve removed a game from its online store Steam because the product was laced with malware.
After the removal of the game, which was called PirateFi, security researchers analyzed the malware and found that whoever planted it modified an existing video game in an attempt to trick gamers into installing an info-stealer called Vidar.
Marius Genheimer, a researcher who analyzed the malware and works at SECUINFRA Falcon Team, told TechCrunch that judging by the command and control servers associated with the malware and its configuration, “we suspect that PirateFi was just one of multiple tactics used to distribute Vidar payloads en masse.”
“It is highly likely that it never was a legitimate, running game that was altered after first publication,” said Genheimer.
In other words, PirateFi was designed to spread malware.
Be careful out there folks - watch where you go, what you install. There are some bad people on the InterWebs. If you have installed this game please take expert advice ASAP.
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