Malware
Cracked software
In Turkish: Kırık yazılım (crack)
Paid software or games with the licence check removed. These files are one of the most common ways malware reaches computers.
A cracked program asks you to turn off your antivirus "because it gives a false alarm", which is exactly what an attacker wants. Comments and download counts on such sites are easy to fake.
The price you save can be lost many times over: stolen passwords, locked files, a hijacked account. Free or low-cost legitimate alternatives usually exist.
What to do
- Use the free version, an open-source alternative or a student or trial licence instead.
- Never turn off your protection because a download tells you to.
- If you ran one, scan the device and change your key passwords from another device.