Search "free PDF converter" and half the results are traps. Fake download sites and cracked software are a top way malware walks in the front door.
Not from the first search result, not from a "downloads" site with five green DOWNLOAD buttons, and never a "free" cracked version. If you didn't type the maker's address yourself, don't trust the file.
PDF converters, video downloaders, Excel, games. Criminals know exactly what people search for.
Paid ads and copycat sites that outrank the real one, with lookalike names and logos.
You get the program you wanted, PLUS a password stealer riding along. Cracked versions of paid software are the worst offenders.
The PDF converter converts PDFs. Meanwhile your passwords, browser sessions, and card numbers leave quietly.
Type the maker's address yourself or use the Microsoft Store / App Store.
Skip the sponsored results. Scroll to the real site below the ads.
No cracks, no keygens, ever. That goes double for kids' gaming PCs, cracked game mods are malware minefields.
Check the publisher when Windows asks "Do you want to run this?" Unknown publisher = stop.
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