: Because the official Fraps required a paid license to record more than 30 seconds, millions of young gamers searched for "Fraps full version free download." These often came in .rar archives containing a pre-cracked version of the software.

The broader "story" of Fraps is one of a legendary tool that shaped an era:

In the early 2010s, "Fraps.rar" was often the name of a common file found on media-sharing sites like MediaFire or RapidShare. It typically represented one of two things: