Nintendo Switch released on 3 March and has already garnered much attention, with sales looking promising and potentially rivalling the Wii. However, the popularity also means they will be the subject for many scammers to take advantage of.
Symantec recently wrote on their blog about fake emulators intended to get users to fill out survey scans and download potentially unwanted or harmful applications.
The cybersecurity company notes that there are many Youtube videos containing step by step process claiming to allow users to play Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on a PC. A number of the videos includes links to external websites in the description field, which leads them to a website that claims they need to fill out a survey to receive an unlock code or to unlock the download itself. Some surveys even offer the user a chance to get a free Nintendo Switch as well as other consoles and prizes. Some links were instead for downloads of unwanted applications.
Symantec wrote that these were likely run by affiliate programs, whereby a successful conversion (a completed survey, offer, or download) the affiliate would collect a commission from the advertising network. It is unknown how much money is involved.
As of now, there is no Nintendo Switch emulator. However, developers have been working on emulators for the Wii-U. The most popular one is called Cemu and according to reports, it does support the latest Legend of Zelda game, Breath of the Wild.
