possible Steam account threat

[Non Action Man]

DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK

Had a message from a friend in steam chat today with this in it:

"http://steamcommunity_com_viewprofile45123658969.9hz.com/"
LOOOOOOOOOL OMG WTF IS THAT??!?!

DO NOT CLICK THIS LINK

for some reason i can't get the the remove link thingy to work!

The message is apparently sent out automatically via a virus, but I am not sure if this is correct. The sender goes immediately off line too.

The page most likey a phishing site, as the URL looks dodgy, it has underscores where there should be full-stops.


NAM

[Ned]

Thanks for the info NAM.

I disabled the link for you.
(click edit on your post to see how it's done)

[fallen_dragon]

i clicked that link!!!

just took me to the a steam 'community' portal, which i closed. then I deleted the person off my friends list.

(i'm assuming i would only need to be worried if i'd tried to log into that fake site?)

[Flibbs]

As well as being a phishing site, the web page may also be designed to take advantage of unpatched exploits in browsers and download malware. If your browser is up todate with it's patches then you have nothing to worry about.

[SnakeTails]

Seems it has been found out, or it doesn't work that well in lynx ;o)

Forbidden

   You don't have permission to access / on this server.

[Firebrand]

I got a warning from a user not to click the link she "sent".

Totally appreciated the headsup

[Non Action Man]

Originally Posted by fallen_dragon

i clicked that link!!!

just took me to the a steam 'community' portal, which i closed. then I deleted the person off my friends list.

(i'm assuming i would only need to be worried if i'd tried to log into that fake site?)

it looks just like the steam login page dones't it!

[MadMax]

I got that link from someone too.

Simply closed the window.

A short while later I got a message from same person saying if I went to that link to immediately change my password.

Simple rule of thumb: Never post links in chat thingies and never click on links in chat thingies.

[Monde]

Thanks for the warning.

[Mighty Brush]

Originally Posted by Flibbs

As well as being a phishing site, the web page may also be designed to take advantage of unpatched exploits in browsers and download malware. If your browser is up todate with it's patches then you have nothing to worry about.

Correction, less to worry about.

NEVER click links without first looking at the URL. That one is clearly dodgy.