The rain in the wallpaper began to stutter. Alex checked his Task Manager. His CPU usage was pinned at 99%. A process he didn't recognize— system_update_v2.exe —was eating everything. He tried to end the task, but the access was denied.
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"It’s just a background app," Alex muttered, clicking the download button. The rain in the wallpaper began to stutter
He restarted the PC, but it wouldn't boot. Instead of the Windows logo, a single line of text appeared on a black screen: “The wallpaper was free. Your data was the payment.” A process he didn't recognize— system_update_v2
Alex sat in the glow of a dual-monitor setup, scrolling through forums. He wanted his desktop to look like a rainy neon street in Tokyo, but the $3.99 price tag for the official software on Steam felt like a barrier he shouldn’t have to cross.