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Some new scam on Steam? - Sgtbender2000 - 01-15-2015
So I haven't been a affected by this besides the annoyance of my inbox being spammed, but there appears to be people posting links on my steam profile to a website which will try and download something onto my computer.
Here's a pic.
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I've been getting these every time I log onto steam, and the people appear to be normal users as they have tons of games, so maybe they've been hijacked. Few seconds after I clicked the link (*People begin to sigh*) AVG picked up a Softsonic download, so most likely a virus or something. Just thought I should share.
Also, upon inspection of the actual person he had the links on his page too. Maybe some sort of chain virus? Idk.
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RE: Some new scam on Steam? - Feffe - 01-16-2015
People actually still click on random links from random people? Geez.
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - Arxxy - 01-16-2015
It's nothing new, I get about 10 a day when trading. It's bots that send to everyones profile or when they add you. It's basically a key logger so they can access your account and take all your steam inventory. My idea is just block anyone with a steam level of 0 and ignore them if you do add me.
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - TheImpossibleTruster5 - 01-17-2015
(01-16-2015, 12:02 PM)ZedsDead Wrote: People actually still click on random links from random people? Geez.
I've been targetted too, sometimes is related on TF2 and some times , my GMod addons dissapear for no f*cking reason.
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - TheImpossibleTruster5 - 01-17-2015
I've been getting this on my profile:
Hey,sorry for trouble you. I unbox my first unusual,but i noob in tf2,and i need your help.Check please screenshot,it good or bad unusual? and maybe you know price? i could trade with you? {LINK REMOVED - Please don't spam, and be wary of scams.} (STEAM Name: Richard) and I busted him attempting to phish me, AKA: Scam me and hack me account
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - SirCrow - 01-17-2015
New? No. This has been around for awhile, just becoming more common.
As always, done click links from people you don't trust. If you get a link like this, delete it from your profile as well so others do the click on it.
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - Tandy - 01-17-2015
Watch out for this as well:
My friend got it today and i don't know if he can get rid of it...
Spoiler :
RE: Some new scam on Steam? - Haarek - 01-18-2015
I got a knife in csgo lately and suddenly you get 10 friend requests in 10 minutes. Never click on those links, even if it's your friend or someone you know.