GTA V Torrent Tricks "Thousands" of PC Gamers

http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/23/4947874/gta-5-pc-malware-drop-tricks-thousands

A PC download claiming to be a bootleg version ofGrand Theft Auto 5has reportedly fooled thousands of gamers, who have downloaded the file only to find it is packed with junk and malware.

According to WCCFTech the fake 18GB file has infested torrent sites over the last few days, and found plenty of willing victims. Grand Theft Auto 5 launched last month with record-breaking sales and enthusiastic reviews, but the game is only available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC version has not been announced but is widely expected to arrive some time next year.

Search terms for a Grand Theft Auto 5 PC download place the rogue file high in listings, although multiple news reports and warnings are now pushing them down. Conflicting reports have emerged on the nature of the files, with some stating that they do not place viruses on PCs, but seek payment via a form.

The fact this doesn't happen more often kind of surprises me.

I have no sympathy.

lol the desperation of pc gamers

Good god. It should be illegal to be this stupid.

I wish I'd thought of this shenanigan myself, there are so many morons out there.

lulz. These guys were dumb as bricks. I'd struggle to call them "PC gamers."

Yes, lets ignore all the console lot that pirated GTA5 before it was even released....

Ouch.

God damn people are stupid

And? Doesn't negate the stupidity and desperation of hermits in this situation.

@LordOfPoms: Fucking idiots.

That's funny. Poor hermits, desperate for quality games to play. :(

I'm not sure that was insinuated. It's hard to ignore it, when you're posting in a thread about it.

At least they pirated the real deal

So you are agreeing with piracy, nice to know scumbag.

I would not be surprised if there were fake uploads. There's always that d*ck.

They really should've known better.

this sort of thing happens alot of movies. (ex: people had downloads for toy story 3 years before it was even announced)

The master race proving their intellectual superiority.

I find it hard to believe that people are actually capable of being that stupid.

LOL

Funny stuff and well deserved.

Fooled thousand of idiots,I'm almost surprised

Jeez, are you dumb... In what part of my comment did you take I was agreeing with piracy?

I'll explain to you since you dont have the brain for it. I was saying pc gamers were dumber for downloading a torrent of a game not even announced for the platform. It was obvious the torrent was fake and only stupid people would fall for it. In no place of my comment did I agreed with piracy

now move on before you embarass yourself even more

Really? because I have plenty to play

This is common with high profile releases, and not limited only to games.

Still, worth a few laughs.

Were they stupid? Yes, do they deserve all that malware? Yes. However your accustion that PC gamers are "dumb" for downloading it doesn't fly. They fact they are PC gamers is irrelevant. They could of been console users, I'm pretty sure there was fake torrents for the console versions and yet you continue to single out PC gamers. Do you feel threatened? Every post I see from you has a negitive spin regarding PC gaming.

Am sure console gamers are using PC's to play and download not just PC games but other pirated 360, PS3 and not to mention Wii emulation which is better on the PC.

lol, dumbasses.

I thought this would be appropriate.

Why did you take the bait? You're better than this.

Wow that is like 0.01 per-mille of PC gamers.

lolz, I thought teh master race was supposed to be intelligent.

inb4 pc gamers make a petition to ban torrents

Because those idiots represent all the PC gamers

I guess hermits aren't as smart as I thought.. Jk but they deserved that. Maybe they should go actually buy their games.

This is why they've not released it on PC. When thousands of people try to download a illegal torrent of your game, why would you waste your time and money giving them a port of it.

Most PC gamers and pirates aren't this dumb. These are probably casual users who don't own consoles.

Hermits confirmed to be too poor to buy anti-virus software or too stupid to download a free one.

I dont hate PC gaming. In fact I play PC (check my steam account in case you dont believe me - Vatusus - be my guest). I just think hermits are full of shit

Lol. Morons. Morons for torrenting the game in general, and morons for even thinking that there is a PC version, which would be available on torrent sites. Seriously, pirates. At least wait until the game EXISTS before downloading obviously fake torrents full of viruses.

That's pretty darn funny. And deserving.

Haha poor Hermits, take it

Hermits are desperate for GTA V, after months of begging, they still don't get anything

@Vatusus: ok so around 10 games that can be played with on old ass pcs and look at that play time

Oh shut the hell up, Davekeeh.

lol, well deserved :P

Lol this is awesome. Who can possibly be this stupid?

I don't think it was stupidity, more of hope and desperation

Good, I sincerely wish that those illegal download websites were loaded to the brim with viruses and spyware.

You commit a crime, you should be punished.