![]() ![]() ![]() Opening the file will result in installing malware on your system, which will steal your Steam credentials. I have reported it however.Īfterwards, you're presented with the screensaver file which has the following icon: (and in some cases download automatically)Īt time of writing, the file is actually still being hosted by Google Drive. In this case, the string " &confirm=no_antivirus" is added to the link, which means the file will pop-up immediately asking what to do: Run or Save. Note that normally, the Google Drive Viewer application will be shown and this will allow you to download the. The file is shared by someone named "qwrth gqhe". The bit.ly link actually refers to a page on Google Drive, which immediately downloads a file called IMG_211102014_17274511.scr, which is in fact a Screensaver file - an executable. Someone adds you on Steam, you accept and immediately a chat pops up as similar to above.Īlternatively someone from your friends list already got infected and is now sending the same message to all his/her friends. Remember the worm that spread via Skype and Messenger last year? (reference here and here) This is a similar campaign. Onyx is right, the link's indeed phishy and uses bit.ly (a URL shortener) to trick users into clicking it. ![]()
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