Valve has removed a malicious free-to-play title from Steam after the game's developer "uploaded builds that contained suspected malware." The game in question is PirateFi, which was released on ...

Valve has started to contact suspected victims that they may have been the subject of a cyberattack just days after removing PirateFi from Steam after discovering it contained suspected malware files.

Valve Removes Steam Game For Spreading Malware, Sends Players Warning About Security Concerns PirateFi had to walk the plank on Steam for installing malicious malware.

After taking down the game, Valve sent users who played PirateFi a message saying that the “Steam account of the developer for this game uploaded builds to Steam that contained suspected malware.” ...

Valve removed a game from its Steam video game platform and store because it contained malware, according to media reports. In its notice to users who downloaded the game, Valve said affected ...

At the same time, Valve also encouraged those who downloaded PirateFi to inspect their gaming PCs for “unexpected or newly installed software” as this is a dead giveaway that your system has ...

Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.

Valve has removed a malware-infected Free2Play game from its Steam store. The security firm Kaspersky reported this in a recent blog post. The pirate game "PirateFi" was removed from the store ...

Valve has sent a warning email to users that installed removed game PirateFi on Steam, explaining that it included suspected malware.

Additionally, Valve recommends users to inspect their system for any newly installed software, as this software could be fraudulent and part of the initial malicious files within PirateFi.

Players who downloaded PirateFi on Steam thought they were getting a seaside adventure. In reality, they downloaded a game packed with malware.

Valve advises a full system reset for players who downloaded the Steam game PirateFi due to malware concerns.