Malicious code found in some ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ mods

Mods are great for customizing games, particularly PC games. But that doesn’t mean they’re entirely safe. Some people do want to exploit the vulnerability these mods create. It has been found that the popular Angry Planes and No Clip mods for Grand Theft Auto V contain malicious code. A GTA Forums member found a Fade.exe executable in his temporary files folder after Angry Planes mod started to misbehave. It was found to be a keylogger. Other malware found in the mod included a Facebook spam/credential stealing module, a Messenger.com spam/credential stealing module, a UDP flooding module and a keylogger module, a Steam spamming module, and a Twitch spam/credential stealing module.

Source: Ubergizmo

Trailer released for Grand Theft Auto Online ahead of Oct. 1 debut

We get a look at what the new Grand Theft Auto Online game is all about with the new trailer released by GTA creator Rockstar Games. This new game is coming out on October 1—two weeks after GTA V is going to hit the market—and is said to be bringing a new kind of multiplayer gameplay to the GTA universe. GTA Online is going to feature a passive mode to help players get acquainted with the new game.