A report by Check Point Research has revealed that a desktop google translation app contains a crypto-mining scam.
Researching on cyber security Checkpoint Research In a recent report by the company, based in Turkey an app Thousands of users in 11 countries use their computers to mine cryptocurrencies. detected. According to the results of the research, online “google translate desktop downloadThe so-called desktop translation application that comes up with a search for ” runs a malicious background code.
nitrocode known to belong to a Turkish company named since 2019 software on the market softpedia and Uptodown It is not perceived as a threat by the computer because it is included in reliable software download sites such as software and is marked as safe.
The software, which is not immediately active after it is downloaded to the computer by the user, waits for the computer to be opened and closed 4 times, and this can correspond to a process that takes weeks according to the user. Then a Trojan horse Activated software such as a malicious code running in the background monero (XMR) forces mining. It has been noticed that the software, which successfully deletes the installation footprints, has been actively involved in the market for years, as it can successfully deceive the virus protection programs that exist on the computer.