The website claimed the file was only 2MB. Alex knew that 900,000 records should be much larger, even when compressed. ⚠️ The Trap
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Despite his excitement, Alex noticed three things that felt "off": The website claimed the file was only 2MB
The website was a "mirror" site filled with flashing "Download" buttons that weren't the actual file. 000 records should be much larger
He uploaded the .rar to VirusTotal.com, which scanned it with 70+ antivirus engines. It came back with 15 "Malicious" flags.