“Product Activation Failed.”

Ransomware.

Marcos hesitated. He remembered 2012, when cracks were easy. A simple patch, a fake key, and the red banner vanished. But now? His antivirus screamed.

He ignored it.

Marcos sighed. Microsoft had long ago killed support for Office 2010. But buying new licenses for six PCs? That would cost more than a month of café sales.

He ran the .exe. For a moment, the red banners disappeared. Leo cheered. Marcos exhaled.

He typed the forbidden phrase into Google: