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HijackLoader: Free Games, Costly Consequences, and Loads of Malware

By G DATA Security Center

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PiviGames, a popular Spanish gaming platform is well-known in the gaming community for providing download links to pirated PC games. Such a platform offers attractive content and it has built a reputation within the gaming community over the years. However, PiviGames has become more than just a source of free entertainment; it has evolved into a full-blown malware distribution hub, allowing malicious actors to compromise unsuspecting users. Written by Karsten Hahn and John Dador

In this article, we’ll dive into how this pirate gaming platform turns fun and “free” entertainment into an opportunity for cybercriminals and why a singl…

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