Yes, people do get hacked, rather than phished.

[D. Flame]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/did-you-download-this-steam-game-sorry-its-windows-malware

- February 12, 2025

Did You Download This Steam Game? Sorry, It's Windows Malware

The free-to-play game, PirateFi, infects users with malware that steals browser cookies, enabling the malware’s creator to hijack access to various online accounts.

[AustrAlien2010]

Yeah, but I do not know if it's true or not. Most of the time, everything you read or hear from the internet is fake. But if true, then it's dissapointing.

I feel partly responsible, because I too sometimes post links to Steam, so that people know where they can download something in case they don't know, and I do want those people to be safe and secure when they are browsing the website, or when they try to play a game. It's partly my responsibility, if I link them to the Steam website, and I expect them to be safe.

I've seen cases of "false positives," but I've never seen this happen before. If it wasn't a false positive, it needs to be taken proper care of. And any disadvantaged customers should also be taken proper care of as well I suppose.

[D. Flame]

AustrAlien2010 původně napsal:

Yeah, but I do not know if it's true or not. Most of the time, everything you read or hear from the internet is fake. But if true, then it's dissapointing.

It is being reported by multiple organizations, and PC Mag is generally considered reputable.

[Pierce Dalton]

SpeedFreak1972 původně napsal:

Also what do you hope to accomplish? I mean this kind of things happens not only to STEAM and lets be honest it wouldn't hurt to do some research before you buy/download.

There's not much to research when it's a brand new game.

[Pierce Dalton]

AustrAlien2010 původně napsal:

Yeah, but I do not know if it's true or not. Most of the time, everything you read or hear from the internet is fake. But if true, then it's dissapointing.

I feel partly responsible, because I too sometimes post links to Steam, so that people know where they can download something in case they don't know, and I do want those people to be save and secure when they are browsing the website. It's partly my responsibility.

It's true, you can't even find the game anymore because Valve removed it.

[Boblin the Goblin]

D. Flame původně napsal:

Nx Machina původně napsal:

That article describes

The definition in the quote tells you the definition of hacking.

Correct.

Which is different than what happened. Glad that it's cleared up.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Pierce Dalton původně napsal:

SpeedFreak1972 původně napsal:

Also what do you hope to accomplish? I mean this kind of things happens not only to STEAM and lets be honest it wouldn't hurt to do some research before you buy/download.

There's not much to research when it's a brand new game.

Well do you need that game immediately on release? just wait a bit

[Pierce Dalton]

SpeedFreak1972 původně napsal:

Pierce Dalton původně napsal:

There's not much to research when it's a brand new game.

Well do you need that game immediately on release? just wait a bit

No one needs it, but the fact is a lot of people play games on day 1. Besides, it's not your responsibility to do some research before downloading anything. If it's on Steam, people assume it's safe because they trust Steam...

[Lunar Fang]

Amaterasu původně napsal:

So after your novel you just wrote. You're basically saying don't get your games on steam because steam can't be trusted, because that's what happened. A game released on steam had malware in it.

So are you going to Epic Games then?

[Pierce Dalton]

Lunar Fang původně napsal:

Amaterasu původně napsal:

So after your novel you just wrote. You're basically saying don't get your games on steam because steam can't be trusted, because that's what happened. A game released on steam had malware in it.

So are you going to Epic Games then?

Are they mutually exclusive?

[Sasori Kigaru]

Lunar Fang původně napsal:

Amaterasu původně napsal:

So after your novel you just wrote. You're basically saying don't get your games on steam because steam can't be trusted, because that's what happened. A game released on steam had malware in it.

So are you going to Epic Games then?

I guess we should all stop using the internet then since there are viruses/malware/scammers on it, which obviously means the internet can't be trusted.

[Amaterasu]

Lunar Fang původně napsal:

Amaterasu původně napsal:

So after your novel you just wrote. You're basically saying don't get your games on steam because steam can't be trusted, because that's what happened. A game released on steam had malware in it.

So are you going to Epic Games then?

Hi, are you D.Flame on another account, because you're pulling the same tactic as he does. When did I ever say that? Because I didn't. I said, "If you download a game and don't let your antimalware program do its thing, if you end up downloading a keylogger. That's on you." I even stated Windows Defender, which is a thing that even runs on my computer even though I prefer malwarebytes myself for scanning specific folders and files.

Basically, if you don't do the bare basics of cybersecurity(Let the antivirus you have actually do its thing and check links to make sure that they're legit and not just something like Nlntendo), the only person to blame is you.

I've downloaded hundreds of games, hundreds of programs... and not once since I stopped Pirating things back after I left high school... have I ever had a problem with malware. Which by the way.. was 18 years ago. So if I can have 0 issues with malware for the past 18 years, despite the fact that I've made enemies that would love to gain access to things like my accounts. Never been hacked, never been phished, never got malware.

[D. Flame]

Amaterasu původně napsal:

Lunar Fang původně napsal:

So after your novel you just wrote. You're basically saying don't get your games on steam because steam can't be trusted, because that's what happened. A game released on steam had malware in it.

So are you going to Epic Games then?

Hi, are you D.Flame on another account

I never use alt accounts on any site. If I have something to say, I just say it.

[Boblin the Goblin]

D. Flame původně napsal:

Amaterasu původně napsal:

Hi, are you D.Flame on another account

I never use alt accounts on any site.

But what about here?

[D. Flame]

Boblin the Goblin původně napsal:

D. Flame původně napsal:

I never use alt accounts on any site.

But what about here?

Steam is a site, and if I don't use alts on any site, that means that I don't use alts on here, because here is also a site. Not exactly rocket surgery to connect the dots, buddy.

[Boblin the Goblin]

D. Flame původně napsal:

Boblin the Goblin původně napsal:

But what about here?

Not exactly rocket surgery to connect the dots, buddy.

Then it should be easy to explain.