A single dialogue box appeared in the center of his screen. It wasn't Image Tuner Pro.

He opened a browser tab and typed the words that would eventually haunt his afternoon:

Leo was a freelance photographer whose desktop was a graveyard of disorganized folders. Thousands of RAW files from a weekend wedding shoot sat staring at him, all needing to be resized, renamed, and watermarked before his 5:00 PM deadline.

Tips on before you click.

As soon as he double-clicked the folder, his computer fans began to whir like a jet engine taking off. He ignored it, clicking the Setup.exe hidden inside. Instead of a sleek installation bar, his screen flickered once, twice, and then turned a dull, matte black.