It appears to be like just like the malware talked about within the thread is on the malware on-line repository VirusTotal.
On June 26, a participant of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 warned different gamers on a Steam discussion board that hackers “attack using hacked lobbies,” and suggested utilizing an antivirus, studies TechCrunch.
Players of an previous Call of Duty recreation are being contaminated by hackers with a worm that robotically spreads in on-line lobbies.
On June 26, a participant of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 warned different gamers on a Steam discussion board that hackers “attack using hacked lobbies,” and advised using an antivirus, reports TechCrunch.
It looks like the malware mentioned in the thread is on the malware online repository VirusTotal.
Another player claimed to have analysed the malware and said in the same forum thread that the malware seems to be a worm, based on a number of text strings inside the malware.
The presence of those strings in the malware, which suggests a worm, was confirmed by a game industry insider who asked to remain anonymous because they were prohibited from speaking to the press.
Neil Wood, spokesperson of Activision, which released the game in 2009, referenced a tweet posted by the company from the ‘Call of Duty Updates’ account on Thursday that indirectly mentioned the malware.
“Multiplayer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) on Steam was brought offline while we investigate reports of an issue,” the tweet learn.
It is still unclear why the hackers are spreading this malware.
The malware is a worm since it seems to automatically spread from one infected gamer to another through online lobbies.
“This means the hackers must have found and are exploiting one or multiple bugs in the game to execute malicious code on the other players’ computers,” the report stated.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – IANS)
