: Any instructions telling you to turn off Windows Defender or your firewall are a major red flag.

: Because internal cheats modify the game’s memory directly, they are high-risk. Using a random .rar file from the internet will almost certainly result in a permanent HWID (Hardware ID) ban , meaning you cannot play Fortnite on that computer again, even with a new account.

If you encounter this specific file, look for these warning signs: