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Valve removed a video biz listing from its on-line fund Steam after drug user reported that a free demonstration for the game was installing malware on their computer .
The game was called Sniper : Phantom ’s Resolution , and promised to give players “ realistic [ first - somebody shooter ] car-mechanic , dynamic storytelling , and high - stakes delegacy , ” harmonize toan archive of its Steam varlet .
The first reports that the free demo for the secret plan may actually be malware come before this weekfrom several substance abuser on Redditwho download it and analyzed it . The Steam listing linked to the developer ’s website , which host the biz demonstration .
The game ’s removal from Steam was first reported byTheGamer .
Last month , Valve had to deal with a similar office , when it take a biz called PirateFi , which reverse out to be a plant formalwaredesigned to slip players ’ passwords , a type of malicious software system known as aninfo - stealer .
Valve did not reply to a request for comment .
This story has been updated to clarify that the malicious demo was hosted on the developer ’s site and not on Steam .
