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11-15-14 01:17 AM
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Hey, everyone. There's a recent scam going on, where someone on your friends list will post a comment that basically tells you to check something out. They link to a .png file according to the URL. When you visit the web page, however, it downloads a .scr file. This will execute if you click it. The idea is to make people think they need to click the file to view the image, which allows it to execute.

I'm not entirely sure of what this file does, but people are suggesting that it will spam your friends with the same link and steal your items. Remember to be careful trusting files you find on the internet, even if you think it came from a friend. This isn't the only virus that spreads by tricking people to click on it.
Hey, everyone. There's a recent scam going on, where someone on your friends list will post a comment that basically tells you to check something out. They link to a .png file according to the URL. When you visit the web page, however, it downloads a .scr file. This will execute if you click it. The idea is to make people think they need to click the file to view the image, which allows it to execute.

I'm not entirely sure of what this file does, but people are suggesting that it will spam your friends with the same link and steal your items. Remember to be careful trusting files you find on the internet, even if you think it came from a friend. This isn't the only virus that spreads by tricking people to click on it.
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12-23-14 03:03 PM
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This is spreading like wildfire. I got a bunch of these this month from my friends and randoms on my profile.
Hopefully more people will see this and won't click any links.
This is spreading like wildfire. I got a bunch of these this month from my friends and randoms on my profile.
Hopefully more people will see this and won't click any links.
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12-23-14 03:03 PM
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I swear I pressed enter once this time
I swear I pressed enter once this time
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12-23-14 03:15 PM
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Well I feel left out this hasn't happened to me ;-; spam me plz! Why would people start posting these links in the first place what do they get out of it exactly? I mean it's kind of dumb and immature.
Well I feel left out this hasn't happened to me ;-; spam me plz! Why would people start posting these links in the first place what do they get out of it exactly? I mean it's kind of dumb and immature.
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12-23-14 05:55 PM
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deg2000 :

They don't post the links on purpose. The malware spams the links to people on your friends list in an attempt to spread.
deg2000 :

They don't post the links on purpose. The malware spams the links to people on your friends list in an attempt to spread.
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12-24-14 02:03 PM
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I just had the same thing happen to me. A friend sent me an image link saying "WTF?????" and I clicked and downloaded it, curious. It just showed some random guy's inventory. And it automatically sent to all of my friends, most of whom I warned afterwards. I don't know what it did, and I didn't see any changes, but I'm worried. What do you guys think it will do? Should I change my password?
I just had the same thing happen to me. A friend sent me an image link saying "WTF?????" and I clicked and downloaded it, curious. It just showed some random guy's inventory. And it automatically sent to all of my friends, most of whom I warned afterwards. I don't know what it did, and I didn't see any changes, but I'm worried. What do you guys think it will do? Should I change my password?
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12-24-14 03:06 PM
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Popeye116 : It should only send it once to your friends and thats it.
I dont think you have to change your password. If the .scr file stole your password steam would know about it already. Everyone and their mothers would have phising links if that was the case. If you really want to be safe you should keep your steam and email passwords different so they cant steal your account.
Hopefully I wont double post since im using my wii u to type this.
Popeye116 : It should only send it once to your friends and thats it.
I dont think you have to change your password. If the .scr file stole your password steam would know about it already. Everyone and their mothers would have phising links if that was the case. If you really want to be safe you should keep your steam and email passwords different so they cant steal your account.
Hopefully I wont double post since im using my wii u to type this.
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12-25-14 01:44 AM
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Wow, this thread was posted around a month ago? I didn't know that there was some sort of phishing scam going on Steam. Luckily I didn't encounter something similar to this yet. Thank you for the warning!
Wow, this thread was posted around a month ago? I didn't know that there was some sort of phishing scam going on Steam. Luckily I didn't encounter something similar to this yet. Thank you for the warning!
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02-12-15 10:14 PM
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Has anything been done about this? Is this still really a problem?
Has anything been done about this? Is this still really a problem?
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