Not Even Minecraft is Safe From Viruses

[Ksavage413]

https://blog.avast.com/minecraft-players-exposed-to-malicious-code-in-modified-skins

 

Nearly 50,000 Minecraft accounts have been infected with malware designed to reformat hard-drives and delete backup data and system programs, according to Avast data from the last 30 days. The malicious Powershell script identified by researchers from Avast’s Threat Labs uses Minecraft “skins” created in PNG file format as the distribution vehicle. Skins are a popular feature that modify the look of a Minecraft player’s Avatar. They can be uploaded to the Minecraft site from various online resources.

 

Looking back I'm surprised this wasn't exploited sooner, seeing how it could be a huge attack vector. Looks like most accounts affected was Russia.