A Steam game infected with malware

According to GameRant , Valve has removed the game PirateFi from the Steam platform just a few days after its release on February 6. The reason is that the game's developer uploaded updates containing malware. The worrying thing is that those who launched PirateFi may have infected their computers with malware.

PirateFi is designed to infect users' computers with malware disguised as a survival game.

According to SteamDB data, PirateFi only had a maximum of five concurrent players during its short existence. However, warnings from Valve indicate that the risk of infection persists. The company has sent emails to those who have downloaded and run the game, recommending that they run a full system scan to detect and remove the malware.

PirateFi is advertised as a sea survival game, developed and published by a studio called Seaworth Interactive, and is the only game that the studio has released on Steam. However, negative reviews from the community quickly appeared, warning users not to download it. One user said that their Steam account was hacked after trying to open PirateFi, resulting in the money in their Steam wallet being used to buy items in Dota 2. Some others also recommended changing their password immediately because their account was hacked after playing the game.

It's unclear how the malware got into PirateFi . It's possible it slipped past Steam's review process or was installed after the game was released. According to an email Valve sent to players, the company suspects the developer uploaded malicious updates, rather than the game being infected from the start.

This isn't the first time malware has appeared on game distribution platforms. Last year, some Cities: Skylines 2 players were infected by downloading a popular mod that was modified to spread malware. Publisher Paradox Interactive apologized and advised players to protect their systems immediately.

While Steam is the largest PC gaming platform with millions of users, incidents like PirateFi show that the threat of malicious games still exists. Players should be cautious when downloading and running games from lesser-known developers, and take up-to-date security measures to protect their accounts and personal data.

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