In the same way that media event X guarantees Rogue Antispyware Y, a new and highly anticipated videogame that’s about ready to launch will similarly bring out the scams and fakes.

If you have any family members that like their PC games but perhaps aren’t clued up on their Internet fakeouts, you might want to warn them that no matter how cool the so-called “Battlefield: Bad Company 2” keygens look, they should steer clear:

There are a lot of these files being promoted on sites such as Youtube at the moment, and without fail all of them will give your PC a very bad hair day. It’s just not worth the risk…