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New Steam Scam?

I believe I have another steam scam guys.

 

"I want to trade those items
check screenshot (http:vk.cc/3wQ623C)
answer if you are interested"

 

Is what I recieved from user "Phatboy" who send me a friend request which I accepted then they sent that.

"4:17 PM - MoonKnightSpidey: Hello
4:31 PM - MoonKnightSpidey: ???
4:31 PM - MoonKnightSpidey: Why did you send me a friend request
10:07 AM - Phatboy is now Online.
10:07 AM - Phatboy: Hi
I want to trade those items
check screenshot (http:vk.cc/3wQ623C )
answer if you are interested
10:07 AM - Phatboy is now Offline."

 

I have replaced the link with a fake one but it still was a vk.cc url.

Does anyone know what this is?
If anyone thinks it may not be a virus I will open using tor.

 

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yup its a virus

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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if anyone approaches you with any sort of link, ignore it.

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It's not new at all, but yeah it's a scam.

 

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If it is a virus would tor block it from infecting my pc?

If so I will open. xD

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Will tor block the virus from infecting. I really want to open it. xDD

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It's best not to accept friend requests from steam accounts that are level 0 and private. Most of the time they are bots. 

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They always make new Steam scams..

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these have been going around for a while now, two of my friends actually got hit in a wave of sleepiness right after they got an amazing drop.

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'new'

You're reading this. Why are you reading this?

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I don't even trust some people that have been on my friends list for years with sending me links because i have seen people send out spam links without them knowing about it

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Will tor block the virus from infecting. I really want to open it. xDD

No. But a virtual machine will.

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No. But a virtual machine will.

 

My PC sucks so much it does not support virtual machine.

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My PC sucks so much it does not support virtual machine.

log off from everything, turn on realtime protection and if you really want it than visit it.

But I dont recommend it!!!

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Will tor block the virus from infecting. I really want to open it. xDD

The virus is just a .exe file that was renamed to .scr (screenshot) so it could be uploaded to image hosts and bypass most security checks. When you open it it's programmed to display an image of a knife and then infects you with a keylogger and some hijacking code that lets the "hacker" automate a trade offer with all of your items to an account of theirs.

 

Actually getting the bug off of your computer isn't easy and most people have to reformat. If you want to see it so badly you can always run a virtual machine/sandbox or so but it's just a waste of time. The 'hacks' are viewable on Youtube along with download links for the template so people can use them to hack others. Something about it being written in C# from what I recall. Malwarebytes investigated it but hasn't made a complete solution yet.

 
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Opening suspect links-use some form of low end computer such as a netbook or mac, because you do not want to ruin a good computer.

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log off from everything, turn on realtime protection and if you really want it than visit it.

But I dont recommend it!!!

I completely Agree and also what do you even get out of it

Because he had a hard drive.

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Opening suspect links-use some form of low end computer such as a netbook or mac, because you do not want to ruin a good computer.

or on a old Hard Drive

Because he had a hard drive.

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Guys this is not a scam I clicked it and got 20+ AAA games in my library!!11!!!1111!!!!1!

 

Seriously though, it's a scam and not a new one either.

 

 

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Oh crap I just went to that link.

signatures are the illuminati #mkultragotcha

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Oh crap I just went to that link.

 

I changed the link url slightly so people wouldn't end up going and getting viruses. xD

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Not sure if insult or not...

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