His browser flagged the file as potentially dangerous, but Leo brushed it off, thinking, "That's just what they say to scare you into buying it." He disabled his antivirus, downloaded the zip file, and ran the activate.exe file.

He didn't have the $100+ for a legitimate key, so, like many others, he turned to the internet. His query was simple: [1].

"Free" activators are rarely free. Using them often leads to:

The first sign of trouble was his computer slowing down. Then, his browser started showing strange ads, and his default search engine changed. He couldn't change it back.