- Valve warns users to check for malware or reset their PC
- Piratefi was taken off the steam just days after it was launched
- Other games are also infected with malware
Valve has begun to contact suspected victims that they may have been the subject of a cyberattack just days after removing Piratefi from Steam after discovering that it contained suspected malware files.
The game released on February 6 was taken down by Valve within a week because the suspects that the game’s developer “uploaded buildings containing suspicion of malware.”
Although the number of users affected is assumed to be very small, Valve still recommends that anyone who installed the game perform a full PC -NUL position, just in case.
Some Steam users may need to perform a complete reset of the system
Valve has e -mailed users who played the game advised them to run a full system scan and check for unexpected software and downloads.
The e-mail shared by Steamdb on X reads: “The buildings containing the suspected malware have been removed from Steam, but we strongly encourage you to run a full system scan using an antivirus product that you have Trust or use regularly … you may also consider reformating your operating system fully to ensure that no malicious software remains on your machine. “
Valve specifically targeted users who played Piratefi (3476470) on Steam “While these buildings were active,” it said it is “probable” that malicious files were launched on victims’ computers.
The game’s social site also reveals suspicions around the game, with some suers that it would not launch or that there were too many bugs.
It is unclear whether the malware was present at the time of launch or whether it was introduced in an update after the game was approved, but it marks a continuous tendency for increasing cases of malware -attacks in play, with cities: SkyLines 2 recently Was targeted, too.
