{"id":77122,"date":"2014-11-19T14:14:19","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T12:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=77122"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:20:52","slug":"malware-being-spread-through-steam-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/malware-being-spread-through-steam-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware being spread through Steam chat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right before Black Friday<\/strong>, traditionally a big day for gaming service Steam<\/a>, it’s suffering from malware being spread through links shared in Steam Chat. The malware is in a .SCR file, which looks like a screensaver.<\/p>\n

The file is being shared by chat phishing – see the image below. A steam user claiming to know you shares a bit.ly link, which leads to a file with an .SCR extension, but installs malware that is able to steal items from your Steam inventory.<\/p>\n

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Panda Security<\/a> employee Bart Blaze explains on his blog what to do if you download the malware<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

– Exit Steam immediately<\/p>\n

– Open up Task Manager and find a process called temp.exe, wrrrrrrrrrrrr.exe, vv.exe or a process with a random name, for example 340943.exe<\/p>\n

– Launch a scan with your installed antivirus<\/p>\n

– Launch a scan with another, online antivirus<\/p>\n

– When the malware has been disinfected or deleted, change your Steam password – if you use the same password for other sites, change those as well<\/p>\n

– Verify none of your Steam items are missing<\/p>\n

As the malware is being spread by phishing methods – essentially users trying to trick you into clicking links, the advice is simple: do not click on links or accept friend requests from people you don’t know<\/strong> at all, and certainly don’t install files from sources you don’t trust.<\/p>\n

Download Steam for Windows<\/a> and Mac OS X<\/a><\/p>\n

Source: Escapist Magazine<\/a>, Blaze’s Security Blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Follow Jonathan on Twitter: @jonathanriggall<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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