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His mouse cursor began to lag, trailing across the screen like a ghost. Then, his webcam light flickered on, a tiny green eye watching him in his dark room. Panic set in when his browser started opening tabs on its own—crypto exchanges, offshore betting sites, and then, his own banking portal.

Maya’s laptop had been acting up for weeks. The Wi-Fi would drop, her external monitor flickered, and games stuttered. A pop-up ad suggested she needed to update her drivers and recommended “Advanced Driver Updater.”

: Modified executable files can cause system crashes, Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors, or permanent corruption of the Windows Registry. Data Theft