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Steam threats - Master - 04-20-2015
I was contacted by someone (a bot) named Erüdo. He seemed legit at first, I play a csgo match with him, so I accepted his friend request. I saw Erüdo send me a message with a link to a file called Image_xxx.scr. I quickly looked up scams and such that can be seen on Steam, and I became aware of phishing, thanks to an article linked.
If I opened this file, the following tasks would have been performed:
- Retrieves the current session ID of my Steam user account.
- Gains access to my’s inventory / backpack.
- Saves items onto an “offer list” for selling.
- Displays an image in order to make me believe that what I actually opened is indeed an image file and not an actual application
I unfriend him and report it to Steam.
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RE: Steam threats - Inori - 04-20-2015
Holy shit... Never seen that before. Boosting the hell out of this.
OT: Congrats on silver
RE: Steam threats - Oni - 04-20-2015
Sketchy. Will keep an eye out.
RE: Steam threats - ねこまっしぐら - 04-20-2015
You actually downloaded and opened a file from somebody on Steam? Shake my head, that's probably the oldest trick in the e-book. Especially with those scr files. I accidentally got my boy @Chromium one of those bad boys one time. For some reason, bots add me every day. They tryna get me to go onto their links and what not.
RE: Steam threats - ねこまっしぐら - 04-20-2015
(04-20-2015, 04:31 PM)Lazy Wrote: There is a lot of different bots. Some will randomly add you and automatic give you a link. Most of the time they have completely private profile and only one name change.
There is also the try hards as you mentioned OP.
Keep an eye out.
I know right? I'm to the point to where I see a private profile try to add me and just decline it. I don't even add them and ask what's up.
RE: Steam threats - Nyx - 04-20-2015
I get these all of the time. Very annoying. Another annoying one is a bot that gets names from traders on csgolounge.com and adds them. It gets really annoying when I'm trying to do a legit trade.
RE: Steam threats - Brynn - 04-21-2015
I've never gotten anything like this before, but I'll keep my eye out...I still don't know why soo many people still fall for this crap, oh well, I guess we'll all be here watching the digital version of natural selection take its course.
RE: Steam threats - ねこまっしぐら - 04-21-2015
(04-21-2015, 02:05 AM)Brynn Wrote: I've never gotten anything like this before, but I'll keep my eye out...I still don't know why soo many people still fall for this crap, oh well, I guess we'll all be here watching the digital version of natural selection take its course.
I have that game on Steam.
RE: Steam threats - Lysergide - 04-21-2015
Wow, good to know the exact mechanic of that scam.
RE: Steam threats - Customer - 04-21-2015
They are coming up with great scams nowadays.
Glad they didn't get me!