Is there a new Steam scam?
Is there a new Steam scam?
They've been circulating for a while now; actually, two of my friends experienced a surge of drowsiness shortly after taking a powerful dose.
The virus is merely a .exe file that was renamed to .scr (screenshot) to evade image hosts and bypass security measures. Upon opening, it shows an image of a knife before installing a keylogger and hijacking code that automates trade offers to an attacker's account. Removing the malware from your system is challenging; most users must reformat their drive. Running a virtual machine or sandbox can help, but it’s time-consuming. The techniques are documented on YouTube with download links for others to replicate the attack. It appears to be written in C#, as I remember. Malwarebytes has examined it but hasn’t released a full fix yet.
Use a basic machine like a netbook or Mac to examine opening evidence. This helps preserve the integrity of your device.
I fully support this idea and wonder what benefits there are involved.