: Use a different, clean device (like your phone) to change passwords for your email, banking, and Riot Games accounts.
: Use a reputable antivirus (like Malwarebytes or Windows Defender Offline) to remove the infection. Valorant Updated.zip
: Stop the malware from sending your stolen data to the attacker's server. : Use a different, clean device (like your
: Riot Games delivers all official Valorant updates through the Riot Client , never via a .zip file hosted on third-party sites like MediaFire or Mega [1]. Red Flags to look for : Riot Games delivers all official Valorant updates
This specific filename is frequently used in and Discord spam to trick players into downloading "free" hacks, skins, or game updates [1, 2]. Why this is dangerous
: Many videos promoting these files have disabled or heavily bottled (fake) comments praising the "update" or "hack." What to do if you already opened it