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BEWARE OF STEAM CHAT MALWARE!

EKRboi Dec 31, 2014

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Some may have seen this already but I don't see it mentioned here so I just want to let my Linux friends know about it just in case. There is malware going around steam apparently that spreads via links in friend chats. It won't affect linux users as it is masquerading as a windows screen saver (.scr) file but some of us dual boot still so should be aware of it anyhow. So be aware of "WTF???" messages from friends followed by a link to a supposed jpeg.

Source: http://www.maximumpc.com/be_careful_wtf_malware_steam_chat_2014

Happy New Years and happy gaming!

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wolfyrion Jan 1, 2015

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I have tried to run it and is not working on Linux not even with Wine, bad programmers I guess

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Samsai Jan 1, 2015

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Linux users casually trying to run malware and complaining when it doesn't work. Yeah, this is us. :D

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EKRboi Jan 3, 2015

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Quoting: wolfyrionI have tried to run it and is not working on Linux not even with Wine, bad programmers I guess

That is funny. Did you get a chat message from a friend or just find the offending file elsewhere?

Quoting: SamsaiLinux users casually trying to run malware and complaining when it doesn't work. Yeah, this is us. :D

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ntfwc Jan 3, 2015

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Quoting: SamsaiLinux users casually trying to run malware and complaining when it doesn't work. Yeah, this is us. :D

But of course:
http://archive09.linux.com/articles/42031

I wish I had an updated article like this. Maybe they work better now. ;)

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StianTheDark Jan 5, 2015

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Quoting: ntfwcBut of course:
http://archive09.linux.com/articles/42031

I wish I had an updated article like this. Maybe they work better now. ;)

Damn it virus creators, make something compatible with Wine at least! Use #virus4wine and push virus developers to add Wine support!

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camoceltic Jan 7, 2015

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If it's what I think it is, try opening it in a text editor and looking at the last few lines.

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Skully Jan 11, 2015

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Hehe someone should report it as a bug in wine. That would be funny.

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