Anton copied it, pasted it into his editing software, and held his breath. Validation successful. Welcome back.

"Of course you’d say that," Anton muttered, right-clicking the antivirus icon and hitting Disable for 10 minutes. He told himself it was a "false positive"—just the software trying to protect its profit margins.

The search results were a minefield. Dozens of sites with Cyrillic domains promised salvation. “100% Working!” “Updated April 2026!” “No Viruses!”

Anton clicked it. His antivirus immediately chirped a warning: Threat detected.