Players are experiencing Notepad pop-ups, porn, and PC shutdowns.
Call of Duty WW2 on PC Game Pass has been taken offline after an exploit has caused players’ PCs to be plagued with Notepad pop-ups, pornography, and PC shutdowns.
The VX-Underground malware and cybersecurity research collective (via PC Gamer) has detailed what it believes to be a remote code execution attack. In an example, a compromised PC displays an in-game error message that reads, “Your PC is now mine.”
“Someone is trolling gamers with Notepad pop ups, PC shutdowns, and gay pornography,” the group claims.
“The concern in this particular case,” added VX-U member Smelly, “is that this means an attacker is capable of deploying information stealer malware, a RAT (remote administration tool), or ransomware. Thankfully, it appears this attacker is primarily interested in memeing and fucking with people.”
The issue in question only impacts the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass versions of Call of Duty WW2, and does not occur within similar versions found on Steam or Battle.net.
“Call of Duty: WWII on PC Microsoft Store was brought offline while we investigate reports of an issue,” Activision said of the issue on social media.
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