I'm completely sure that none of you may be at risk of this, but in the odd chance that you may know someone who does, you may want to point them to this:
Warning all weebs: Kaspersky says hackers are distributing malware via anime girl wallpapers on Steam Workshop's Wallpaper Engine
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/warning-all-weebs-kaspersky-says-hackers-are-distributing-malware-via-anime-girl-wallpapers-on-steam-workshops-wallpaper-engine/
When it comes to desktop wallpaper, I often go with an illustration by Finnish artist Heikala. Making your own wallpaper, not unlike conjuring the visual arts, is a skill. As such, it's no wonder that many go looking for pre-made backdrops on Steam Workshop—though cybersecurity firm and anti-virus creator Kaspersky warns this has become yet one more avenue to be leveraged by bad actors.
Security researchers have found that malware is being pushed out in the guise of packages for animated desktop wallpapers. A Kaspersky press release claims that multiple infected Workshop wallpapers were downloaded thousands of times via Wallpaper Engine on Steam.
Now, I'm sure you're curious as to which wallpapers are affected—is there potentially a visual theme that unites them? Well, Kaspersky did include a number of screenshots involving blushing anime women, which perhaps says it all.
Please excuse my bad English.
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