AFAIK, malicious actors tend to be detected as quick as this one did as long as someone reports something malicious. Dev even mentioned not being the one who updated the game that time.Good job not vetting downloads before putting them on site.
DenseFool
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Probably due to itch.io going down people are wanting to pirate it more, makes sense even though it's not your fault at all
I hope itch.io works it out with the payment processors
If they don't, I hope that you can make an automated system to distribute the game to old itch buyers, Though even if manual verification is needed shouldn't take very long, since the amount of time you could buy the game was not very long.
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i downloaded it from kraken files at the time around 10 am and ran it for like all of 5 minutes and just deleted it im only nowing seeing the thread but my time wasnt changed at all am i most likely fine? did a full scan with microsoft antivirus and didnt bring up anything up
Azdro
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why are randoms even allowed to update game thread files?
shouldn't the files be uploaded by someone trustworthy?
I reckon only verified uploaders, moderators and game developers should be able to update any files...
and for files to be verified as 'virus free' before they have a chance to get uploaded to the main thread page.
shouldn't the files be uploaded by someone trustworthy?
I reckon only verified uploaders, moderators and game developers should be able to update any files...
and for files to be verified as 'virus free' before they have a chance to get uploaded to the main thread page.
DenseFool
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I would assume because then most games would never be uploaded or updated, There are simply too many games on this site for a few people to go around and buy/upload
I downloaded the mobile version installed and played a couple of hours was the mobile version infected too ?? I have used 2 antivirus scan and they say it disent have malware ???
Well actually only uploaders, moderators or the responsible for the thread can update it. But anyone can share a file or a link to the file and report the comment so one of those three can see, check using any AV and then update the main thread.
There is been some discussion about that in the "recent malware infection" thread but to resume all: even thought moderators are trying as best as they can to keep the files safe, some of them pass by mistake. Besides no AV can detect this method of attack because there is no virus inside the game folder until an specific event triggers and the download happen. In this case the virus would only be downloaded and executed after the day is set to 14th and beyond so until your sistem get to this date you would be safe.
In case you're feeling insecure about get infected, there is a few tips to avoid get infected or protect yourself against others types of attacks in the "recent malware infection" thread.
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hard to say, but until now there is been no android variation of the attack. But if the AV said that is safe the best it can be done is to belive in it since the virus is known mostly of the AV catch it before it can do anything.
bilogmirpor
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yeah some of the games ive been following would sometimes takes weeks to be released on here if at all. You are taking a risk everytime you run something that you havent verified personally.
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Of course it was a Lumma stealer, not even surprised, it's either a ransomware or any form of stealer these days, what shocks me is that a script kiddie tried to pull one off with a porn game over here, fucking retard, at least the mods acted fast on it.
Also, like some other peeps mentioned above, I also do agree that the forums need better vetting when it comes to posting download links and whatnot. Now the problem with that is, I'm not sure what would be the best approach in terms of moderating that sort of stuff, guess that'd be up for the moderation team on how to implement it.
Also, like some other peeps mentioned above, I also do agree that the forums need better vetting when it comes to posting download links and whatnot. Now the problem with that is, I'm not sure what would be the best approach in terms of moderating that sort of stuff, guess that'd be up for the moderation team on how to implement it.
From what I know of the process, only the thread owner, higher users, mods and admins are allowed to add download links. It depends, because I think I remember an incident where many old higher user accounts were used to spread that kind of virus.
istalo
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No, any user can post a link to a download, that's what I meant, you can see the post that had the download link for it was deleted by a moderator, only the thread author can modify the "main" content, doesn't help that some people might shoot a shot and go for the download link posted by the rando though.
Oh, I thought you meant why the OP links were changed when they turned out to be malware. Yeah, anyone can post links in the thread itself, but only certain users can change the OP. You should always be careful of non-dev links.
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If I download today the game it would be fine? I see the gofile downloaders are posted from August 8th, at 5:10 PM. I don't know if the rest of the links are safe. Can someone confirm?
ihavethecancer
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Ah fuck me man, I downloaded this yesterday and it's currently 8/14/2025 for me. First time I've actually ran into a virus here and it had to be this one.
Gonna be a pain in the ass to change my password for everything.
Gonna be a pain in the ass to change my password for everything.