Leo clicked. The website was a mess of flashing "Download" buttons and pop-ups claiming his PC was already infected. He navigated the maze, bypassing three different URL shorteners and "proving" he wasn't a robot five times. Finally, a 3GB ISO file began to download.
Two days later, the "gratis" price tag revealed its true cost. Leo clicked
: If a download requires you to turn off your security, it is almost certainly malicious. it is almost certainly malicious.