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GTA V ‘pirates’ greeted by trojan virus

Grand Theft Auto V has not even received an official release date on PC, let alone a stable build. However, this hasn’t deterred some would-be pirates, who have downloaded a popular torrent that claims to contain Rockstar’s highly anticipated game.

Many of these clueless pirates have instead found themselves with a copy of the installer file for Double Fine’s The Cave. This wouldn’t be such a bad thing, but the setup file also contains a nice surprise; something called Trojan.GenericKDV.1134859. A pretty generic trojan virus, it is capable of stealing user data and draft the host computer into a botnet.

If that wasn’t enough, anyone that tries to install Cave Theft Auto will need to fill out a survey and send off a text message in order to receive a working key (twist: you won’t receive it). After sending off the text, your phone will then be charged one euro every day.

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Neonridr3885d ago

Wow, you'd have to be pretty dim-witted to fill out a survey and send a text message from your phone when you are pirating a game anyways. Here I am officer, right over here!

Emilio_Estevez3885d ago

Even before that, downloading a version that doesn't even exist (yet?) should have set off some alarms.

SonyNGP3885d ago

Not necessarily the mythical PC version. People rip and upload 360/PS3 versions of games all the time.

Emilio_Estevez3885d ago

@SNGP - the story says it was PC version

UltimateMaster3885d ago (Edited 3885d ago )

Oh, a trojan virus.
I tough they were downloading GTA V, not Ryse; son of Rome.

;) jk

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To people who didn't get the joke, Mythology of the Trojans receiving the Horse as a gift, only to let the enemy into the city. And Ryse being from that same era. "Technically Spartans VS Trojan, but you get the general idea."

Murad3885d ago

You'd be surprised how stupid some pirates are. Some will type in things, and download the worst rated torrent on the net, and be like, OMG THIS GAVE ME A VIRUS, and then restore their computer, and do this process all over again, thinking something has changed.

BISHOP-BRASIL3884d ago

I see what you did there R*... AND I LIKE IT!

It's Game Dev Tycoon all over again.

admiralvic3884d ago

@ Bishop-br

Not at all. Game Dev Tycoon was at least witty and was done really well. This is not someone causing a bunch of people a problem / hassle.

BISHOP-BRASIL3884d ago

@admiralvic

Calm down it was just a joke, I don't actually think R* did that (more likely some mlicious hacker counting on pirates greed and GTA hype to make some money).

But even if they would do that and potentially cause finacial trouble to pirates, I would still LMFAO. Come on, show a little schadenfreud! Think of the amazing Darwin Award mentions if someone would kill itself after losing everything over pirating a game.

The_Con-Sept3884d ago

And I wonder how many downloads it has..... Probably half a million by now. Which would be more than half the pc gamers.

steve30x3884d ago (Edited 3884d ago )

The_Con-Sept : Multiply the ammount of PC gamers by at least another 1,000 (Maybe more) and you are on the ball. There is a whole lot more PC gamers than a half a million.

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SpideySpeakz3885d ago

Pirates being morons are usual. I really hope this trend die off soon.

StoutBEER3884d ago

Hahahaha this awesome! Fuck you bitches! Pay and wait like the rest!

Lone_Man3884d ago

bahahahahahhaha.....tears..

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ExCest3885d ago

Arrrrr? 'dis booty be smelling... fishy.

Rivitur3885d ago

Said the Trojan condom.

(Sorry couldn't help myself)

Black-Helghast3885d ago

Booty smelling + Trojan Condom = Bad joke.

Reverent3885d ago (Edited 3885d ago )

Ohh, Black helped me get it. Ha, alright...

Sorry, I was strictly thinking "Pirates" after ExCest's comment. My bad.

laijka3885d ago

I almost feel bad for them but then I remember they tried to pirate a game and it's all good again.

Murad3885d ago

Not only that, but you really don't feel sorry for these sad bunch because of how little logic they used when stealing anything. For God's sakes, the game hasn't even come out, I personally won't be buying it because Rockstar seems to hate the PC, or something.

Psychotica3885d ago

hahahaha..good, they deserve every bit of it

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GTA 5’s cut “James Bond Trevor” DLC was already part-shot, actor says

The GTA 5 Agent Trevor DLC episode could have been a real treat for fans on PlayStation and Xbox, before it was scrubbed sometime before 2017.

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Killer2020UK1d 4h ago

More interested in money than giving fans what they want. Such a shame

CrimsonWing691d 4h ago

With the amount of money they generated, I just don’t understand the scrubbing of this. It would’ve been fantastic for fans.

Profchaos1d 3h ago

I really want to know who drove the decision to focus on multiplayer was it Rockstar or take two.

Because when online started taking off many of the studio leads began having falling outs and leading including a founder

Demetrius16h ago

Ikr mfs that greedy it's ridiculous

andy851d 2h ago

This makes me sad. Trevor was one of my favourite characters in gaming

Demetrius16h ago

One of the reason I believe once gta 6 release, most of us thoroughly play it, enjoy the world they crafted then after that no offline support, no dlc at all

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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The Best Open World Adventures In Gaming History

The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.

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