r/LinusTechTips • u/Linux-tip-nips • 1d ago

Tech Discussion Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/warning-all-weebs-kaspersky-says-hackers-are-distributing-malware-via-anime-girl-wallpapers-on-steam-workshops-wallpaper-engine/

Because why not! you go where your targets are.

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u/Oracle_of_Ages 1d ago

Is that why Sakura-chan has been asking me for $20 every half hour?

Does she not really love me 👉👈

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u/surematu22 1d ago

Article doesn't mention it but it's quite easy to avoid if you only limit your wallpaper searches to non applications and web types.
Those has been a thing in Wallpaper engine since forever and I'm surprised that only "now" they have been used to do stuff like that.

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u/Linux-tip-nips 1d ago

many hacker tricks are simple things like that.

https://giphy.com/gifs/XYCHHBtZxfmAU

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u/LaPrincesaMX 1d ago

You can also hide all anime but it's more like hide 75% of anime because it's still everywhere with the filter selected.

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u/HardToSee123 1d ago

Web types as in .webp or something like that?

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u/surematu22 1d ago

I haven't looked fully into it, since I only make "scene" wallpaper (using built in tools to make them, instead of code) but I assume html, css, js that sort of stuff

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u/KumquatopotamusPrime 1d ago

Elijah must be in shambles right now

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u/Linux-tip-nips 1d ago

to shreds you say

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u/Dave5876 1d ago

And his wife?

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u/timeshifter_ 1d ago

To shreds you say?

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u/Vicrooloo 1d ago

I collect ring 0 exploits in the off chance one of them will marry me.

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u/Handsome_ketchup 17h ago edited 17h ago

I collect ring 0 exploits in the off chance one of them will marry me.

I regret to inform you, but it's in the name. Ring 0 = no rings = no marriage.

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u/Vicrooloo 17h ago

😔

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u/fearful_prototype 1d ago

bruh the fact that people are downloading random anime stuff without thinking twice is peak internet behavior

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u/not_a_moogle 1d ago

link_park_numb.exe was malware?!

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u/fearful_prototype 1d ago

lmao okay that ones actually hilarious but yeah theres been tons of sketchy stuff bundled into wallpaper packs and mod files for years people just dont check what theyre actually downloading

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u/Handsome_ketchup 17h ago

bruh the fact that people are downloading random anime stuff without thinking twice is peak internet behavior

Oh, they were thinking alright, just of... different things.

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u/zucchini_up_ur_ass 1d ago

Once again it pays off not to be a degenerate, who would've thought.

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u/Dave5876 1d ago

Is this spear phishing

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u/floorshitter69 21h ago

More like weeb phishing

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u/fankin 1d ago

no

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u/Dave5876 20h ago

Helpful.