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Wallpaper Engine to Remove Malware-Prone Wallpaper Type From Steam Workshop
Wallpaper Engine, a popular PC customization tool on Steam, announced plans to eliminate a deprecated wallpaper format from its Workshop after reports of malware-infected wallpapers using that type. The feature saw minimal usage and had become a vector for security abuse, prompting the developer to deprecate it entirely.
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What we know
- Wallpaper Engine will remove a specific wallpaper type from Steam Workshop due to malware incidents
- The affected format was an older, rarely-used feature with low adoption rates
- The removal is a proactive security measure to prevent further malware distribution through the platform
- Users' existing wallpapers using that type will be affected by the deprecation
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