Looks like there's a Steam trojan going about as a 'roulette' game

TangoEchoAlpha · 29 Dec 2018 at 11:58

So signed into Steam today and got loads of messages from Steam friends looking like this:

Hi, can you spin this roulette https://t.co/fifgKrIDXg ? If GTA V, PUBG or CSGO falls out, I can buy the key from you. Try it, it will take no more than 30 seconds. You go -> press the ROLL button, a free game falls out -> you take the key and write to me) Well, or you activate the game on your account)

Flagged as a deceptive site by Firefox and NordVPN. I expect it's some kind of trojan to get access to unwary user's Steam accounts, so just flagging it up here. Surprised that some of my friends were 'taken in' by it.... :eek:

Digital X · 29 Dec 2018 at 14:16

It's a hijacker link. Thanks for the heads up.

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198802114600 Bit more info in this link, one of the comments mentions exactly what you quoted.

Omaeka · 29 Dec 2018 at 19:41

Damn Russians

Malevolence · 29 Dec 2018 at 19:55

Russians, not only are they scammers but they just ruin any game they get a foothold in. They should be region locked.

Rroff · 29 Dec 2018 at 22:09

Maybe remove the URL.

Huddy · 29 Dec 2018 at 22:27

Malevolence said:
Russians, not only are they scammers but they just ruin any game they get a foothold in. They should be region locked.

I think Putin has got you covered with his “sovereign Internet” project.

TangoEchoAlpha · 30 Dec 2018 at 13:51

Rroff said:
Maybe remove the URL.

I see what you are getting at, but when I was looking for what it was about, I tried searching for the t.co URL. I'd like to think none of the OCUK users are silly enough to read a thread about a Steam trojan and then click the link in the Trojan text :eek:

FloppyPoppy · 30 Dec 2018 at 19:05

Pretty much every time i get added by a random person with about 2 hours in a free to play game i know im either about to be asked to open a link or they want to give me a game(s) for my trading card collection. Naturally they get told where to go in various creative ways.

Digital X · 30 Dec 2018 at 19:22

That link I posted was to a Steam Discussion so you could read about it. the original link is in the OP.

I don't expect others to click the original but reading about It I do.