- Valve warns users to verify the malware or restore their PC
- Piratefi was taken from steam only a few days after its launch
- Other games are also being infected with malware
Valve has begun to contact the suspicious victims that they may have been subject to cyber attack only a few days after eliminating Steam’s Piratefi after discovering that contained alleged malware files.
The game, which was launched on February 6, was removed by Valve in a week because they suspected that the game developer “rose constructions that contained suspected malware.”
Although it is believed that the number of affected users is very small, the valve still recommends that anyone who has installed the game performs a complete PC restart, just in case.
It is possible that some Steam users have to make a complete system restart
Valve has sent an email to the users who played the game, advising them to execute a complete system scan and verify if there are unexpected software and downloads.
The email, shared by SteamdB in X, says: “The compilations that contain suspicious malware have been removed from Steam, but we strongly recommend that you run a complete system scan using an antivirus product in which you trust or use regularly .. .
Valve was specifically addressed to users who played Piratefi (3476470) in Steam “while these constructions were active,” stating that it is “likely” that the malicious archives would be launched on the victims’ computers.
The game of the game of the game also reveals suspicions around the game, with some serers stating that it would not be launched or that there were too many mistakes.
It is not clear if the malware was present at the time of launch or if it was introduced into an update after the game was approved, but marks a continuous trend of growing instances of malware attacks in the games, with cities: Skylines 2 Recently being attacked, too.
