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DID YOU DOWNLOAD THIS STEAM GAME? SORRY, IT'S WINDOWS MALWARE

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Valve is notifying users who downloaded the PirateFi free-to-play game that they discovered that it was malware. The game seems to have been a Trojan that steals browser cookies from the infected system. A user reported that the game was being circulated via bots on Telegram channels offering $17/hour to be an in-game chat moderator.