Yoba Fake AI Installers Hide a Miner Behind Signed Apps
Check Point traced Yoba from fake ChatGPT and Claude downloads to signed-app DLL sideloading, a boot task and an XMRig miner. What to check if you ran it.
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October 28, 2026
Check Point traced Yoba from fake ChatGPT and Claude downloads to signed-app DLL sideloading, a boot task and an XMRig miner. What to check if you ran it.
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