Ignoring the warnings from his antivirus—which he promptly disabled—he downloaded the file. He expected the popular Vape client, a tool meant to make him move faster and aim better.
"Typical," Alex muttered, thinking it was a dud crack. He went to bed.
By trying to download a "free" advantage, Alex had lost control of his digital life. He spent the next 48 hours in a desperate scramble to secure his banking, change his passwords from a different computer, and fully reformat his hard drive.