Trapped pirates download one torrent sites with the supposed game Watch Dogs Skidrow team have been infected with digital coin mining software.
Watch Dogs is set to be released tomorrow at 27 May, but pirated versions for consoles like PS3 or Xbox 360 have already appeared online.
Over the weekend, a fake version of the PC game made its appearance. This version seems to have been "broken" by the well-known Skidrow team and has appeared on some torrent sites.
However, the archives που περιείχε, δεν περιλάμβαναν το παιχνίδι. Τα αρχεία περιείχαν διάφορα malware εξόρυξης bitcoins και litecoins, σύμφωνα με το Reddit.
More specifically, a malware that uses the CPU of the infected computer to make complex calculations in order to create coins for those who released the malicious software.
If you downloaded the alleged game, scan your computer with an up-to-date and trusted anti-virus.