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PSA: Twitch Chat Malware
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http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002742.html

Twitch.tv is a video gaming focused live streaming platform. It has more than 50 million viewers and was acquired by Amazon.com in August for nearly a billion dollars.
We recently received a report from a concerned user about malware that is being advertised via Twitch's chat feature. A Twitch-bot account bombards channels and invites viewers to participate in a weekly raffle for a chance to win things such as "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" items.

The link provided by the Twitch-bot leads to a Java program which asks for the participant's name, e-mail address and permission to publish winner's name, but in reality, it doesn't store those anywhere.

After this message, the malware proceeds to dropping a Windows binary file and executing it to perform these commands:

• Take screenshots
• Add new friends in Steam
• Accept pending friend requests in Steam
• Initiate trading with new friends in Steam
• Buy items, if user has money
• Send a trade offer
• Accept pending trade transactions
• Sell items with a discount in the market

Make sure everyone is aware of the problem in your friends list please so no one gets caught in such an issue. As if Twitch chat wasn't already AIDS.

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002742.html

[quote]Twitch.tv is a video gaming focused live streaming platform. It has more than 50 million viewers and was acquired by Amazon.com in August for nearly a billion dollars.
We recently received a report from a concerned user about malware that is being advertised via Twitch's chat feature. A Twitch-bot account bombards channels and invites viewers to participate in a weekly raffle for a chance to win things such as "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" items.

The link provided by the Twitch-bot leads to a Java program which asks for the participant's name, e-mail address and permission to publish winner's name, but in reality, it doesn't store those anywhere.

After this message, the malware proceeds to dropping a Windows binary file and executing it to perform these commands:

• Take screenshots
• Add new friends in Steam
• Accept pending friend requests in Steam
• Initiate trading with new friends in Steam
• Buy items, if user has money
• Send a trade offer
• Accept pending trade transactions
• Sell items with a discount in the market[/quote]

Make sure everyone is aware of the problem in your friends list please so no one gets caught in such an issue. As if Twitch chat wasn't already AIDS.
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#2
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only complete dumbasses would do this hahahhahahahahaa

only complete dumbasses would do this hahahhahahahahaa
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#3
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so twitch chat confirmed cancer?

so twitch chat confirmed cancer?
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#4
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Good thing I use livestreamer

Good thing I use livestreamer
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