Famous German Endgame Gear Brand Op1W 4K V2 Game Mouse Software found a dangerous XRED-Rat Trojan virus that provides remote access to the user's system. This was reported by 3DNews.
The Trojan virus was built in the jollier issued on July 2 and was available for download until July 17. During this time, the built-in Windows Defender's antivirus program did not detect the threat, while third-party antivirus solutions have shown the availability of a harmful component.
It is noteworthy that Endgame Gear has not commented on the situation in any way and has simply announced the release of the new version of Driver. The official website of the company, as well as in Reddit, where the virus information was first appeared, Endgame Gear has not published any explanation.
Hiding a problem by the manufacturer has criticized sharply in the community. The participants of the discussion and representatives of the specialized media outlets that if the producer was really aware of the existence of a Trojan virus, he did not report it, the company could have violated the General Data Protection Rules Protection (GDPR).
Users also shared the instructions on their own, enter C: \ Programdata \ Synaptics \ Hidden system folder and check the synaptics.exe file. Its availability can testify to infection, as this file is automatically launched during Windows launch and can be spread inside the system.
Translation of: Euromedia24.com
