Steam chat - possible malware alert

[steve58]

...just a friendly heads up.

Security expert Graham Cluley shared the story, which one of his readers brought to his attention. The malware comes via Steam's built-in chat client and, in all likelihood, will appear to come from someone you know.

If you receive a message on Steam that reads "WTF??" and links to a JPEG image called "screenshot," steer clear and inform your friend that he or she needs to run a virus scan posthaste. The link leads not to a strange picture, but rather to an executable SCR file.

Once clicked, the file will download and install automatically. This particular SCR file targets Steam, meaning it may be able to steal your login and financial information. At the very least, it compromises your Friends list and sends the malware-ridden "WTF" message to all of your contacts.

Worse still, only about half of antivirus programs seem capable of detecting the malware. While AVG, Malwarebytes, Kaspersky, Sophos and Symantec users are in the clear, those who rely on Microsoft, TrendMicro, Kingsoft or AegisLab are out of luck.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/12/30/steam-chat-spreading-dangerous-malware/

[Bison]

Well I guess it was really only a matter of time before someone decided to mess with millions of people and their free time.   

[Yskonyn]

Thanks for the heads up!


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[Martok]

Thanks, steve.  I have AVG, so I *should* be in the clear, but it's still good to be aware of these things.