Can hackers spread malwares by accepting their friend request?

[✪Ajrail.exe]

Somedays ago i got a friend request from a random guy on steam and i accepted it.Then he sent some link where it was saying i won a knife and i need to redeem it from the link( like the usual stuffs all the hackers send).I knew it was a scam and did not get in the link.but also he sent a youtube link of the proof that i won that knife.Being curious what was on that video i clicked the link.The link directed me to a youtube video from chrome browser.It was video where a dude was advertising that site.But weirdly enough I was playing Counter Strike that time and got logged out of steam few moments after in the middle of a game.I thought i got hacked but it was comforting for me to find that i could log back in just fine.My account is fine but now my csgo console is messed up and shows weird warnings and messages like invalid this and that.I am really worried if my pc is infected with hacks from clicking that youtube link and if i am getting VAC bans in future.I am doing a clean reset on my C-drive now.

[✪Ajrail.exe]

Can hackers spread malwares by accepting their friend request?

Somedays ago i got a friend request from a random guy on steam and i accepted it.Then he sent some link where it was saying i won a knife and i need to redeem it from the link( like the usual stuffs all the hackers send).I knew it was a scam and did not get in the link.but also he sent a youtube link of the proof that i won that knife.Being curious what was on that video i clicked the link.The link directed me to a youtube video from chrome browser.It was video where a dude was advertising that site.But weirdly enough I was playing Counter Strike that time and got logged out of steam few moments after in the middle of a game.I thought i got hacked but it was comforting for me to find that i could log back in just fine.My account is fine but now my csgo console is messed up and shows weird warnings and messages like invalid this and that.I am really worried if my pc is infected with hacks from clicking that youtube link and if i am getting VAC bans in future.I am doing a clean reset on my C-drive now.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Friend invites do not do anything to you.

If the video takes you to YouTube itself, you should be fine, but if you go somewhere else, and if you ever login from 3rd party site with your details that will be the problem.

[Spawn of Totoro]

No, they can not send malware through a friend request.

Following links they send though, can.

Spamming isn't going to help either.

[✪Ajrail.exe]

I didnot click the scam link.the link i clicked only directed me youtube site.but why csgo console is showing weird messages now?

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by ✪Ajrail.exe:

I didnot click the scam link.the link i clicked only directed me youtube site.but why csgo console is showing weird messages now?

You clicked a link sent by the person. Even if it directed you to youtube, there may still have been something injected through the link.

[✪Ajrail.exe]

So what is the solution to this? Will resetting the drive and do a clean setup (where the game was) solve the problem?

[Truth_X_ile]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

Originally posted by ✪Ajrail.exe:

I didnot click the scam link.the link i clicked only directed me youtube site.but why csgo console is showing weird messages now?

You clicked a link sent by the person. Even if it directed you to youtube, there may still have been something injected through the link.

^

it's much better to copy a link and paste it into a browser, or if you can look at the message through a browser and hover over the link and some browsers will show you what it goes to first if clicked, like in chrome in the bottom left corner, it shows a url path when hovering over potential links to click on, people can mask links to redirect to certain sites before reaching the primary site, this can pose a risk for people unaware on such a feature, so always take precautions especially when it's a newer friend whom you don't know very well, sending you links, know this, be cautious and take care

[✪Ajrail.exe]

Originally posted by Truth_X_ile:

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

You clicked a link sent by the person. Even if it directed you to youtube, there may still have been something injected through the link.

^

it's much better to copy a link and paste it into a browser, or if you can look at the message through a browser and hover over the link and some browsers will show you what it goes to first if clicked, like in chrome in the bottom left corner, it shows a url path when hovering over potential links to click on, people can mask links to redirect to certain sites before reaching the primary site, this can pose a risk for people unaware on such a feature, so always take precautions especially when it's a newer friend whom you don't know very well, sending you links, know this, be cautious and take care

So will a clean reset on the drive solve the problem?