Well this just happened to me, because a friend sent a link. Apparently it messages everyone on your steam account.
I didn't run/execute it. So I should be fine right?
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2 persons tried that scam on me,
one seems get banned because it removed from my scam tagged list, one still there and check the account LV 0 and reported
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knowing theres scams like these makes me a bit happy i don't have many friends... i kidd im lonely as a man in an all girl school
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Thanks for spreading the warning around! I just got it off from a friend request, and happened to download the file. Guess I'm a victim. I quickly removed the file and scanned my pc. Luckily I didn't activate the file though.
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It's not .png files only.
I got a chat message today from a random guy in my friends list: ########.com/screenshot.jpg
The website was a .com, but the domain was Russian and in the malware list.
Edit: The funny thing is, the name of the website is the same they use with the .png files, they just changed the extension to .jpg.... Damn, these hackers are smart!
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Not a new scam, but it's making the rounds, again. This phishing link got sent to me by three of my friends, today, so it's currently active. Watch out for it.
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There's also this message/link:
"You will exchange this thing? http://sreenshot-png.com/sreenshotXXXXXX" (numbers changed to X)
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Saw this posted to a group Im a member of, just passing the info along:
"Seen this one making a few rounds lately, infected a few high profile accounts.
How it works
This is how it works. There's a link, that APPEARS to end in ".png", under the pretense of your friend sending you a screenshot. If you click this link, it will download a .scr file, which will hijack your steam account. Your steam account will start to send the same link to your friends.
What to do
Don't click links ending "sshot721.png", or any link from "screen-lighting" website.
This is the only website they are using at the moment, so it's the one you should definitely not click. They may start using other websites though, so be vigilant.
Turn on Download Notifications in Chrome.
Chrome has a feature which will ask you if you want to download a file, before downloading it. By default, this is OFF. You can turn this feature on by going to "Settings", "Advanced Settings", and clicking the checkbox on "Ask where to save each file before downloading." This feature is enabled by default on Firefox.
Ask your friend if they sent that link
In a lot of cases, the friends have managed to retain access to the account. Since it is automatic, ask your friend if they sent the link to you. If they say no, then you know they are infected. If they do not answer, presume the same."
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