That Call of Duty Warzone cheat you are using? It is likely a virus

Gamers looking to gain an edge through online cheats are often the targets for threat actors. One such example is recently highlighted by Activision - a publicly available cheat for COD that is, in fact, disguised malware.

The gaming community has often been the hunting ground for malicious threats online. A recent example is malware being spread through a publicly available software package for the players of Call of Duty: Warzone. Mind you, the software is banned by the game. That is because the software appears to be a cheat to the game. The research division of Activision, developer of the widely popular game, identified the threat in a recent blog. Threat - the software package is not a cheat at all but a malware dropper. The company explains that droppers are pieces of malware used to "install or deliver an additional payload." In its new report, it identifies a "Cod Dropper v0.1" that can be customized to install "other, more destructive malware" onto the targets' machines. This destructive nature can range from stealing data like the victim's credentials to providing remote access to the device for the threat actor.