A .exe file that promised the full version but instead turned your PC into a brick or a spam-sending bot.

: The Red Faction II Steam page offers the full version optimized for modern PCs.

The prompt "red-faction-2-free-download-pc-game-full-version" sounds like a classic bait-and-switch. Years ago, stumbling upon a link with that exact title was less about finding a game and more about entering a digital "Wild West." The "Free Download" Trap

A text file containing another link, which led to another link, which eventually asked for your credit card to "verify your age."