Criminals Have Been Distributing Malware via Steam Since 2025, Tens of Thousands Affected
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Criminals have been distributing malware via Steam since 2025, tens of thousands affected
The attack reportedly abused Wallpaper Engine's "Application Wallpaper" executable, which runs as a standalone Windows program and can include community-developed games, planners, calendars, system monitors, and other widgets. However, because the app allows unverified third-party code to run on users' systems, it can be abused by threat actors to target...Read Entire Article
News extracted from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. Customizing your desktop may seem harmless, but a new malware campaign re-activated alarms among Steam users. Kaspersky researchers detected infected funds distributed through Steam Workshop for Wallpaper Engine, one of the most popular PC customization applications. The problem does not mean that Steam has been hacked or Wallpaper Engine is malware, but that att…
Animated wallpapers on the Steam Workshop were used to install malware via Wallpaper Engine, Kaspersky reports on June 16, 2026. Some trapped packs, downloaded thousands of times, were aimed at stealing Steam accounts and keeping access to infected computers. Beware if you
Kaspersky discovered several manipulated wallpapers in the Steam Workshop. The malware hid in wallpaper engine content and targeted, among other things, Steam accounts. Users were affected in several countries.
Via the popular software Wallpaper Engine criminals are currently spreading targeted malware on the game platform Steam. The attackers hide their codes in harmless animated desktop backgrounds. So they unnoticed capture accounts. (Continue reading)
According to Kaspersky, hackers have used some of the backgrounds to bring malware to Steam users' PCs.
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