Screech! Grand Theft Auto V malware mods warning Cybercrooks are cooking up malware disguised as mods for the Grand Theft Auto V video game. GTA V allows players to modify their gaming environment with "mods" (modifications). It's all been good fun, but recently two of the mods – "Angry Planes" and "No Clip" – have generated warnings on forums frequented by fans of the game …
Given the massive success of GTA V and the fact that most gamers are craving for the coolest mods and features, it must be a very welcome target group for the nasty guys. Add to that the fact that mods are coming from untrusted sources (Rockstar doesn't endorse or officially support any), this really is no surprise at all.
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It's better to have a gaming setup separate from the computer you use for online banking and similar, which helps to mitigate both the issue of flaws within Steam and any malware that might come with whatever mods you download. Even if it is something as simple as a swappable HD rather than an entire dedicated machine, this would seem to be a reasonable step to take.
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