That 'Fortnite' cheating app is probably hiding malware

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Malware writers and scammers love to
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to ensnare unwitting victims, and that's truer than ever for a near-ubiquitous game
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. Rainway has
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malicious Windows adware hiding in a cheat that promised both an aimbot and free in-game V-Bucks. Install it and it immediately alters Windows to serve its own rogue ads, creating a man-in-the-middle attack (with Rainway as an unwitting participant) by loading its own root certificate and routing all internet traffic through a proxy.

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