Researchers found that PirateFI was never designed to be a real game, but a vehicle to infect gamers with malware and steal their passwords with an infostealer called Vidar.

Instead of traditional tools like bombs or a morph ball, the game’s hero unlocks farming tools, like a circular saw for trimming through brush and a trowel for retrieving planted seeds.

After the removal of the game, which was called PirateFi, security researchers analyzed the malware and found that whoever planted it modified an existing video game in an attempt to trick gamers ...