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Pirated versions of Game of Thrones,playboy porn videos The Walking Dead, and Arrowcan sometimes contain a nasty surprise. They are among the most popular TV shows hackers use as bait to secretly install malware on people's computers.

On Monday, security firm Kaspersky Lab ranked the top 15 pirated TV shows most likely to contain malware. No. 1 on the list was Game of Thrones, even though the HBO fantasy series hasn't released a new episode in more than a year.

"Game of Thronesaccounted for 17 percent of all the infected pirated content in 2018, with 20,934 users attacked," the antivirus vendor said. "The first and the last episodes of each Game of Thronesseason we analyzed turned out the most dangerous."

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In total, Kaspersky uncovered 33 different types of malicious threats associated with pirated episodes of Game of Thrones. The TV show's first episode, "Winter is Coming," was most actively exploited.

The most popular attack loads the pirated media, such as torrents, with a malicious Trojan file. The download will look like it contains a copy of the actual episode. But in reality, the copy is a shortcut; when clicked on, it will activate a programming script in a hidden holder to launch malware, with the goal of stealing sensitive data or taking over the whole system.

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Hackers will also try to disguise adware as pirated AVI video files. For example, Kaspersky Lab detected one attack attempting to pass off an executable program using the file name: "The.Walking.Dead.S06E04.FASTSUB.VOSTFR.HDTV.XviD-ZT.avi.exe."

Kaspersky Lab conducted its study by taking volunteer customer data from its antivirus products, and checking how many had encountered malware files with names related to the TV shows. The company's findings determined that TV-show-based malware hit 126,340 users last year. However, total infection attempts in 2018 were down by 22 percent to 451,636.

According to Kaspersky Lab, the decline might be the result of Google downranking torrent websites from its search results, making the pirated content harder to find. More users are also dropping piracy to watch their favorite TV shows over legitimate streaming services, making the attacks less effective.

Still, expect the attack attempts to rise in the coming weeks, with the imminent release of the final season of Game of Thrones. To stay safe, Kaspersky Lab advises users to consider subscribing to legitimate streaming services. But if you have to pirate, the security firm recommends you look closely at what you're downloading and from what sources.

"Pay attention to the extension of the downloaded file. If downloading TV show episodes, the file must not end in .exe," the company said. "Be careful about the torrents you use and do look up the comments about the downloadable files. If comments are unrelated to the content, you are probably looking at malware."

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