It is possible that computers installed with anti-virus software blocked the malicious code before it had a chance to activate. Attackers have also used other gaming platforms to deliver malware in the past, including cracked APK Android files offered in Google Play Books. ‘Angry Planes’ and ‘Noclip’ are not the first GTA V mods found to contain malware, as a thread on Reddit reveals.

This was an extremely sneaky attack, something I can’t say I’ve seen in 12 years of GTA modding.” “The threat was not picked up by running the.asi file through VirusTotal, which made it difficult to detect before running. “The mod did exactly what it advertised, however it also spawned a thread that installed malware on your machine behind the scenes,” explained GTA V mods hosting site GTA5-Mods. The malicious code hijacks a genuine part of PC gamers’ Windows OS, and it does not seem to activate until the game is opened. After further investigation, the user traced the compiler back to “Fade.exe,” which requires Internet access, and determined the file to actually be a keylogger. One GTAForums user aboutseven noticed that a C# compiler was running in the background during gameplay of these mods. The former spawns planes that attack players, and the latter allows players to walk through walls and other objects. In the game’s online forums, users have identified malicious code in the ‘Angry Planes’ and ‘Noclip’ mods. Some mods of the popular computer game Grand Theft Auto V have been found to contain malware.

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