Researchers was able to uncover hackers exploiting a supposedly mechanism of a known anti-virus from India, eScan and plant backdoors on it. This is a sophisticated attack and it said that it come from a well known state sponsored hacking group from North Korea.
Crypto users have to be more careful and sensitive in making use of downloaded software like anti virus packages, some of them are not shielding against anything than to make the system get more vulnerable for an attack, just as this kind explains from the example made by OP, before we can make use of any software, we need to check for the review made on such and also conduct some thorough research from the crypto community if there is any threat associated or not.
I think this is one way beat option to stay cleaned and safe from any form of sophisticated and malicious programs that're targeted to steal crypto funds.
So let any bitcoin or crypto enthusiast not be too private to the kind of software programs to be in used on their crypto investments.
It's wise safer if we consults, enquires and make our necessary researches before forging to accept any software programs in ligns with our holdings.
So when an antivirus is being concerned, let's also have that suspectiousness that some kind malicious programs can be accompanied to It such as the antivirus could be mingled with the intentions to invade th system Privacies by the software programmers who'd be believed to be hackers.
So not really all antivirus programs are genuine for some are private invading programs.
