Jul 28, 2023 16:00:00

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) shut down on July 27, 2023 due to suspicion that hackers spread viruses in the lobby

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Will Viles

Malware was discovered in 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)' that infects just by entering the lobby to play an online match, and further spreads the infection from the infected player to another player. Operated by Activision Blizzard, the server is offline on July 27, 2023.

Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/27/hackers-are-infecting-call-of-duty-players-with-a-self-spreading-malware/

Call Of Duty Game Taken Offline Due To Reports Of Malicious Hackers - GameSpot

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-game-taken-offline-due-to-reports-of-malicious-hackers/1100-6516362/

The malware in question was first reported in the Steam

community , where a user named Bee said on June 26, 2023, ``Please make sure you have antivirus software installed before playing this game. It uses a lobby that has been used to carry out an attack that replaces dsound.dll.'

The game's server was suspended on July 27, 2023, and the official account said, ``We are investigating the problem report and have taken the Steam version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) multiplayer offline.'' Posting.

???? Multiplayer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) on Steam was brought offline while we investigate reports of an issue.

—Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) July 26, 2023

Nearly 14 years have passed since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) was released, but the server for playing the game was always running. Although the number of players affected by the server outage remains small, it is estimated that nearly 600 people have been unable to play the game.

by Bhautik Joshi