Alex was a fan of a rising pop artist named Natalya. He wanted her latest hit for his offline running playlist but didn't want to pay for another subscription. He typed those four magic words into a search bar: natalya mp3 skachat besplatno .

The first result looked perfect. The site had a giant green "DOWNLOAD" button. Below it, dozens of fake comments praised the high quality of the file. Alex clicked. Instead of a song, a new tab opened. Then another. "Your PC is infected! Click to clean." Pop-up 2: "You won a new iPhone! Enter your phone number."

Use an ad-blocker to stop those "fake" download buttons from appearing.

Finally, a file downloaded. It wasn't natalya_song.mp3 . It was natalya_song_free_music.exe . The Lesson

Use YouTube, SoundCloud, or Bandcamp. Many artists offer free downloads directly on these platforms.