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Online game trading – sometimes more than you bargained for

10
Oct
2011

Some online games offer features for the game players to sell their game items online. In such situations, it is highly likely some sellers may send the potential buyers a screenshot of their items for sale, for example, via Instant Messaging programs.  Recently, malware distributors have started taking advantage of this. They pretend to be […]

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Win32/PSW.OnlineGames.OUM : Part 2 – Data stealing

03
Aug
2011

Win32/PSW.OnlineGames.OUM is a malware that aims to steal credentials for online games. It targets popular titles such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxy, Lineage 2 or Guild Wars. Active since 2006, it is amongst the most detected threats by ESET, taking the 7th position between January and April 2011. In our previous blog post, […]

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Win32/PSW.OnlineGames.OUM – Part 1 : The update process

02
Aug
2011

Win32/PSW.OnlineGames.OUM is a malware that aims to steal credentials for online games. It targets popular game titles such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxy, Lineage 2 or Guild Wars. Active since 2006. This malicious software is amongst the most detected threats by ESET, taking the 7th position of the Top 10 most detected threats […]

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