malware
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Almost 50,000 Minecraft Players Hit With Malware That Formats Hard Drives
Minecraft fans, beware of what you install. Anti-virus makers Avast have announced that over the last 30 days, they have identified malware that has infected almost 50,000 Minecraft players, malware designed to “reformat hard-drives and delete backup data and system programs”.
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MMO Disables Chat After Players Discover It Could Be Used To Send Malware
I think we can all agree that general chat in MMOs is usually not super great. Now imagine if those spam-slinging all-caps jerkholes could also force everyone to download computer viruses via that chat window.
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That Time I Tried To Pirate Spore And Bricked My Laptop Instead
In 2008, I brought my laptop over to my friend Amanda’s house to pirate Spore. Her boyfriend Nate, who worked at the local GameStop, told me to. It’s the shit, he said, and everyone’s downloading it for free. I connected my laptop to her internet and opened Limewire, 2008’s file-sharing software du jour. It was…
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If You Cheat In Hearthstone, You Could Get Malware
Blizzard has been battling against the use of bots, cheats, trackers and all other manner of third-party programs for decades now. Hell, I still remember the days of Diablo being infested with cheats and dodgy traders. Unsurprisingly, there’s a suite of applications available that can alter your Hearthstone experience as well. But in a blog…