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Recorded Future launches Malware Intelligence to automate malware detection and response - SiliconANGLE
Malware Intelligence counters the rise of AI-driven ransomware with AI-driven detection that identifies over 1.5 million unique malware samples daily and combines AutoYARA.
Lifehacker2mon
How to Remove Malware From Your PC | Lifehacker
If the malware removal process is unsuccessful, you may need to start from scratch by reinstalling Windows and all apps (i.e., resetting your PC). If you restore from a backup, make sure it was ...
PCQuest3mon
Steam Game Downloads Used to Target Users with Malware
Bad news for PC gamers: Steam got used to delivering malware. A game called Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution, which looked legit, contained malware that stole user data. Weeks after, another Steam game, ...
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Steam Faces New Malware Crisis as Game Demo Infects Users
Instead, the company’s moderation has largely been reactive. In both the PirateFi and Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution incidents, action was only taken after malware had already reached users.
Tom's Guide3mon
Valve just pulled a malicious game demo spreading info-stealing malware from Steam - Tom's Guide
After a game called PirateFi was released and then quickly taken down last month after it was found to be distributing malware, a new malicious game demo spreading info-stealing malware has been ...
PC Gamer3mon
An FPS studio pulled its game from Steam after it got caught linking to malware disguised as a demo, but the dev insists it was actually the victim of a labyrinthine conspiracy ...
Though the site had a link on Steam, the malware was not distributed through Steam itself like last month's PirateFi fiasco.
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Steam pulls game demo infecting Windows with info-stealing malware - BleepingComputer
This incident comes only a month after Steam hosted the PirateFi title, which was used to distribute the Vidar infostealing malware. Statistics showed that the game had been dowloaded by up to ...
PC Magazine3mon
Steam Used (Again) to Trick Gamers Into Installing Malware
How PirateFi evaded Steam’s safeguards remains unclear. But to promote the game, the hacker used a bot on Telegram to advertise a paid position to gamers to act as a chat moderator for PirateFi.
TechSpot3mon
Hackers exploit Steam demo system to distribute malware, for the second time in a month - TechSpot
The fraudulent free-to-play game PirateFi, discovered last month, was possibly the first well-known case of its kind since Steam's debut as the installer for Half-Life 2 in 2004.
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A Steam Game Demo Has Been Identified As A Malware By Reddit Users
Hijacking these cookies will give the attacker a chance to use the stolen session key to impersonate the person they are attacking. A month ago, another Steam game was spotted to be Windows Malware.
Fox News4mon
Mac malware returns with advanced capabilities | Fox News
It's early, but 2025 is not shaping up to be a great year for Mac cybersecurity. In less than two months, we've seen numerous Mac malware threats targeting Apple laptops, which are generally ...