I did not compile the source. Used their compiled QT file. This is the risk you take. They can offer any file they want and name it the wallet's name. You have no idea until you look deeper, or run it.
Yes there was a devastating virus from a coin called fulminaire
https://y3ti.uk/audits/Fulminareit has the ability to wait on your computer for months gathering keystroke data, then uploads all wallet.dat files at a set date.
Its really hard to tell who is responsible for what, its such a sophisticated attack. It makes me wonder if its a state level attack.
I have forked the vkax repo and made a new website and explorer. All past coins are compatible still. The current windows wallet qt has been built using github actions, meaning its straight from the source code. I also included a simple two part copy and paste instructions on how to install VKAX on ubuntu and build it from source on the new github archive.
https://github.com/vkaxcore/VKAXThe code is based on bitcoin, there is no dev fee! and its cpu mining and asic resistant. It still has some merits and traded on active exchanges.
Anyone who runs a masternode is a voting member of the new team.