In order to induce users to install malware, unscrupulous software vendors try their best to hide malicious installation options in the installation programs of normal software. Can you avoid the numerous inducements set by software vendors and install pure software on your computer?
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After previously dealing with a big wave of malware in the Arch Linux AUR (Arch User Repository), another wave happened while I was off touching grass. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux .
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Scammers are using the Steam Forums to trick users seeking help into installing cryptominers.
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Subscribing to a Steam Workshop map isn’t something most players think twice about. Valve screens uploads, the game is meant to contain what runs inside it, and hundreds of other people have already downloaded it. Last week this assumption failed, after malware was hidden inside…
Meccha Chameleon is now facing massive threats from a recent security breach, as well as user uploaded maps containing malware.
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Federal agents say a Florida man hid crypto-stealing malware in Steam games, and Uber Eats orders gave him away
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Federal law enforcement has unmasked and arrested a 21-year-old Floridian who allegedly played a part in smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars from victims' wallets by installing crypto-stealing malware into Steam games, according to a new report. As reported by Decrypt (via…