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Everyones favorite PC game store, Steam just took down amalicious gamefrom its platform.

A game called PirateFi released on Steam last week and it contained malware.

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This is why you oughta be extra careful when downloading new games as well as any mods.

Also, look into its developer when possible.

A quick search on YouTube didnt bring up a trailer or any other gameplay videos.

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Instead, I just found videos of people discussing how this new indie game was spreading malware on Steam.

This is another good reason to avoid a particular title.

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