: 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
: Use a different, clean device (like your phone) to change passwords for your email, banking, and Riot Games accounts.
: Stop the malware from sending your stolen data to the attacker's server.
: 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].
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
"Valorant Updated.zip" is almost certainly and you should not download, open, or run any files inside it.
: These archives typically contain Stealers (like RedLine or Lumma) designed to harvest your saved passwords, browser cookies, and session tokens for Discord or Google [2, 3].