Thousands of hopeful fans have reportedly been infected by a virus masquerading as the PC version of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V. October 23, 2013 11:13 AM PDT Rockstar has yet to announce a PC version of GTA V. (Credit: Rockstar Games) Rockstar hasn't yet announced a PC version of the overwhelmingly popular Grand Theft Auto V, and fans are desperate for it. A massive number of people -- over 614,000 -- have signed a Change.org petition to port the game, which smashed through seven world records in its opening weekend, to PC. Industry sources have hinted at a PC version coming in early 2014. Related stories Rockstar to dole out $500k 'stimulus' to GTA V online users Playing the market: When video games and stocks collide Rockstar reveals GTA V box art Don't miss these new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots Grand Theft Auto V delayed until September But when you want what you want when you want it, sometimes common sense flies right out the window. Thousands of hopeful PC gamers have downloaded a legitimate-seeming torrent file claiming to be GTA V, only to find their machines infested with malware, WCCF Tech has reported. The file looks legit, appearing near the top of Google search results, and nearly 7000 users connected; however, appearing as a setup.exe file, the first clue that something could be awry is the file size 18.3GB, compared to 7.7GB for the Xbox 360 version. Read more of "GTA V PC torrent scam hits thousands" at CNET Australia. Michelle Starr Michelle Starr is the tiger force at the core of all things. She also writes about cool stuff like 3D printing, space, and apps as CNET Australia's Crave editor. But mostly she's the tiger force thing.
Thousands of hopeful fans have reportedly been infected by a virus masquerading as the PC version of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V.
Rockstar has yet to announce a PC version of GTA V.
(Credit: Rockstar Games)
Rockstar hasn't yet announced a PC version of the overwhelmingly popular Grand Theft Auto V, and fans are desperate for it. A massive number of people -- over 614,000 -- have signed a Change.org petition to port the game, which smashed through seven world records in its opening weekend, to PC. Industry sources have hinted at a PC version coming in early 2014.
Related stories
- Rockstar to dole out $500k 'stimulus' to GTA V online users
- Playing the market: When video games and stocks collide
- Rockstar reveals GTA V box art
- Don't miss these new Grand Theft Auto V screenshots
- Grand Theft Auto V delayed until September
But when you want what you want when you want it, sometimes common sense flies right out the window. Thousands of hopeful PC gamers have downloaded a legitimate-seeming torrent file claiming to be GTA V, only to find their machines infested with malware, WCCF Tech has reported.
The file looks legit, appearing near the top of Google search results, and nearly 7000 users connected; however, appearing as a setup.exe file, the first clue that something could be awry is the file size 18.3GB, compared to 7.7GB for the Xbox 360 version.
Read more of "GTA V PC torrent scam hits thousands" at CNET Australia.
Michelle Starr is the tiger force at the core of all things. She also writes about cool stuff like 3D printing, space, and apps as CNET Australia's Crave editor. But mostly she's the tiger force thing.
