okay, so you guys know how much i love customizing my steam setup, right? i mean, who doesn't want their gaming platform to look all pretty and personalized? well, it turns out that one of the most popular tools for doing just that, wallpaper engine, has been having some major issues with malware. apparently, some sketchy folks managed to hijack the app's wallpaper feature and use it to spread all sorts of nasty stuff to users' machines.

i'm talking serious malware here - we're talking stolen steam accounts, busted hard drives, crypto miners, and even ransomware. it's pretty scary, and i'm actually kind of surprised it took this long for the devs to take action. but anyway, they've finally decided to pull the plug on the app's wallpaper feature, which is probably for the best. i mean, who needs a fancy wallpaper when you could, you know, not have your computer infected with malware?

so, if you're one of the (apparently very few) people who uses this feature, you've got until july 6 to back up any wallpapers you want to keep. after that, the app is getting removed for good. and honestly, i'm not too torn up about it. i mean, it's always better to be safe than sorry, right? the devs are saying that this only affects a tiny percentage of users, but still - it's better to err on the side of caution when it comes to malware.

it's not like this is the first time something like this has happened on steam, either. there have been a few games that got pulled from the platform due to similar issues, and even the fbi is looking into it. so, yeah - it's a pretty big deal. but hey,Read more: Full article on www.gamespot.com

What do you think about this?