: Use a different, clean device (like your phone) to change passwords for your email, banking, and Riot Games accounts.
: Inside the zip, you might find a file named Valorant_Update.exe or a file that looks like a text document but is actually an executable.
"Valorant Updated.zip" is almost certainly and you should not download, open, or run any files inside it.
: 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
: Once run, the malware can bypass Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) by stealing your active login sessions, leading to the loss of your Riot Games account or financial information [3].
: 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