: To bypass tournament security, Kumawat renamed his cheat software to "word.exe" to make it look like a standard Microsoft Word file.
: The "word.exe" hack was discovered, leading to the immediate disqualification of Optic India and a five-year ban for Kumawat from all ESIC-member events. This story became a legendary cautionary tale in esports about the risks and ultimate futility of using renamed executables to hide malicious software.
Watch the breakdown of how the 'Word.exe' scandal unfolded on the main stage:
: Tournament admins noticed suspicious activity on his PC during a match against Vietnam’s Revolution. When they approached him to inspect his computer, Kumawat attempted to manually delete the file while the admin was watching.
: To bypass tournament security, Kumawat renamed his cheat software to "word.exe" to make it look like a standard Microsoft Word file.
: The "word.exe" hack was discovered, leading to the immediate disqualification of Optic India and a five-year ban for Kumawat from all ESIC-member events. This story became a legendary cautionary tale in esports about the risks and ultimate futility of using renamed executables to hide malicious software.
Watch the breakdown of how the 'Word.exe' scandal unfolded on the main stage:
: Tournament admins noticed suspicious activity on his PC during a match against Vietnam’s Revolution. When they approached him to inspect his computer, Kumawat attempted to manually delete the file while the admin was watching.
