Interestingly, the ISO file inside the torrent contains an actual game: The Cave, from DoubleFine productions. 'These downloads are promoted by cyber-criminals by adding likes and positive comments from fake, duplicate accounts in order to make the download more credible.' 'Crooks have integrated official wallpapers and artwork into the installation process,' says Bitdefender. The criminals behind the malware have also gone to great lengths to make the installer and even the torrents look legit. 'This way, the scam is localized to the numbers that are available in the users' area.' 'The survey opens in a web browser and, therefore, is able to perform a geographic redirect to the webpage that corresponds to the area you are located in,' said, Bitdefender Senior E-Threat Analyst Bogdan Botezatu.

That's not the case with this scam, says Bitdefender. A shortcode from a Russian Android malware operation probably won't work on a US phone. According to Bitdefender, the GTA V malware is particularly insidious since it sets up recurring charges of '€1 per day until the service is stopped.' The ammount charged is probably intentionally small, in the hopes that it will go unnoticed for weeks or months.Īs nasty as they are, malicious shortcodes are tricky since they're localized by region. The GTA V malware shows that what is a good idea on Android can work just as well on a PC. Sometimes, Android malware creators will just create an official looking app and prompt users to send the codes themselves. Bad guys use the same technology for evil by writing apps that secretly send SMS shortcodes that transfer money to them (or affiliates). Shortcodes, like the numbers used by the Red Cross to raise money, tell your mobile carrier to add a certain amount to your wireless bill. The ears of careful readers familiar with our Android malware coverage should prick up, because that's a common scam among bad guys targeting the Android platform. To finish the survey, you're prompted to send an SMS message to a shortcode. During installation, you're asked to fill out a survey in order to receive a confirmation code. Those who partook of the illicit downloads might end up paying a lot more than the price of the game, however.Īccording to Bitdefender, what downloaders are actually getting is a nasty malware scam. The fifth installment of the legendary (and controversial) sandbox shooters Grand Theft Auto is due out later this month, but some players are hoping to get in on the game early by downloading 'leaked' copies of the game.

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