Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of t

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Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of t

USAFRet Wallpaper application spewing malware? What is this, last century? Reply

Eximo People did used to buy backgrounds and screensavers on disk. Last century indeed, though a lot of that slopware survived into the early 2000s as well. Always a group that was behind the curve and didn't know how to find things on the internet. One of my earliest troubleshooting wins. Why was the Win 95 computer crashing, but only unattended? Multiple screen saver packages of course. Reply

Nuclear Joestar Admin said: Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers. Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of t… : Read more My guy i know that you are absolutely lying about this. The U.S. government banned Kaspersky software due to severe national security risks associated with the company's Russian origins. Officials determined that the Russian government could legally compel Kaspersky to hand over sensitive customer data or exploit the antivirus’s deep system access to conduct cyber espionage or deploy malware. No, it is no longer safe to use—or it has been rendered entirely ineffective—depending on where you live. In the United States: Kaspersky is completely banned due to national security concerns. The software has stopped receiving critical updates and virus patches. Leaving it installed leaves your system entirely vulnerable to new malware. Product Shutdown: Kaspersky products have been blocked from operating effectively within the U.S.. Many former U.S. customers had their services forcibly uninstalled and replaced with an alternative provider (UltraAV). Security.org +3 Purchase Restrictions: You cannot buy a new license or renew an existing subscription if you are located in the U.S. . Alternatives: Since Kaspersky no longer provides the security updates required to protect your devices from modern threats, users are advised to switch to other widely recognized antivirus solutions like Bitdefender or ESET if your still using kapersky then most likley that is the one giving you the virus i recomend you research banned antivirus softwares on top of that both Valve Corporation (the developer) and its digital storefront, Steam, are located in the United States. Their global corporate headquarters and primary operations are based in Bellevue, Washington While the company is centrally controlled from the US, their digital services and physical products (like the Steam Deck) are distributed worldwide. Reply

JohnyFin Warning! DON'T use Kaspersky. This pseudo antivirus is very dangerous for your security! It contains hidden exploits from Kreml for spaying and other dangerous things Reply

edzieba So wallpaper engine could just drop and execute downloaded .exes and .dlls directly into a user environment and execute them, and this obvious payload delivery mechanism was allowed on Steam why ? That's a tailor-made malware distribution and deployment mechanism helpfully hosted and operated by someone else. Nuclear Joestar said: 1) The world outside the US exists. 2) This report is from Kasperksy Research, so the functioning of a specific piece of antivirus software is a single nation is irrelevant. Reply

MJS WARLORD I dumped kaspersky the day ukraine got invaded Reply

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