GTA Hood Life Is a Virus Not a Game

Posted on July 2, 2007

The is a game out there that is not what it claims to be. It is not a GTA game at all but malware. The Spyware Guide blog has an explanation and warning about a Grant Theft Auto mod game called GTA Hood Life. The mod game is actually a trojan virus that will shut down your computer. The game is promoted with several YouTube videos that direct the video watcher to the trojan download.

CNET also notes that danger comes not from the video clips but when this "game" itself is downloaded. The article quotes Chris Boyd, Director of Malware Research at FaceTime Security Labs, who warns, "switching off the PC pretty much spells doom, gloom, and other things ending in "oom," because once the desktop reappears, you'll discover that the only drive-by performed today was on your computer."

Watch the videos if you want to but keep away from the GTA Hood Life download unless you want a drive-by performed on your machine.