Security News Nintendo Switch Emulator is a SCAM

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Don't get conned: That free Nintendo Switch emulator is a scam
Websites and videos promise a free beta version of the new game system, but what you actually get is a survey scam -- or worse.

A search for “Nintendo Switch emulator” on YouTube yields a variety of results, racking up tens of thousands of views (the most having over 76,000), while others have several hundred views. The content of the videos vary significantly. Some videos contain a step-by-step process showing how to visit a website, download a file, and play Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on a PC.

Other videos feature a person talking about “free tools” but never explicitly referring to the Switch Emulator, indicating that these videos were designed to be generic so they could be repurposed for other trending search terms.

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