EXCLUSIVE: Valorant “Netflix.exe” cheater breaks silence

For the first time ever, members of the Tokyo Revengers squad – including the player who is accused of cheating in the Valorant Challengers Indonesia Split 1 – have decided to break their silence.

Speaking first and exclusively to Fragster.com via an exchange of Discord chat messages, Hoodieboys and Mika#999 – the latter being the player who uses the now-infamous “Netflix.exe” program, categorically denied they used the said cheating application.

Hoodieboys and Mika#999 requested that their real names be withheld to protect their privacy.

Fragster asked Mika a question regarding his teammate Hoodieboys’ statement saying they did not use any cheats in the game, to which Mika responded, “Yes that is very true. When [I played in] VCT [Challengers Indonesia], I did not use any illegal programs.”

Mika confirmed that the “Netflix.exe” cheat is a color aimbot. Aimbots are programs used to provide automatic aim targeting to player, which helps them gain the edge in all game scenarios, whether in ranked or in competitive play.

He adds, the “Fantech Audio” folder which was screengrabbed by Indonesian casters and content creators did contain the Netflix.exe cheat.

“But it hasn’t been able to be used for a long time,” Mika said. “The last time I used the cheat was 8 months ago, how it works the aim will be to lock with the one that has a purple color,” he describes.

Mika adds, “Please forgive me if my explanation is unclear because I used the Valorant cheat only briefly and even then it was a long time ago.” (NOTE: Fragster edited for clarity and brevity.)

When pressed about his source of the “Netflix.exe” program, Mika simply said, “I got it from my friend.” He did not provide any more details about the origin of the file.

Mika#999 also confirmed to Fragster that he did use cheats for Valorant in the past, but did not give any details on how long he used the cheats, and what other types of cheats he may have used.

 

“Yes, it is true that I had a history of cheating BEFORE the VCT TOURNAMENT, and it has been a very long time,” said Mika.

Hoodieboys earlier said in his Discord statement that Mika#999’s accounts “passed the anti-cheating process and tournament eligibility requirements.”

Mika adds, the entire fiasco was born out of a “misunderstanding.”

“For all Valorant players, all of that is a misunderstanding where there is a screenshot where my friend and I are chatting about cheats in Valorant and someone accuses me that it is a transaction for buying and selling cheats even though it is neither a transaction nor a valid file. It is a file that has not been used for a long time, therefore I am accused of using cheats,” Mika said.

Right now, Mika#999 says, he is talking a lot with friends and family.

“I get a lot of support from my Valorant friends, because they know how I play Valorant when I’m with them and they judge me,” he said.

Mika revealed he plans to get back into Valorant one day and create content in the hopes of proving to the world that he no longer uses cheats. He says, he plans to create gameplay videos and hand-camera (handcam) videos to prove his point.

As for Hoodieboys, he sees this as a lesson learned for both him, Mika, and the rest of the team.

“No matter how much you try to run away from the past, it will not leave behind your mistakes in that time, therefore whatever happens to you now, it is the result of your past self. Keep doing good and believe in the people around you – because basically we live to seek the truth itself,” Hoodieboys said.

Hoodieboys also earlier apologized on behalf of the Tokyo Revengers, saying, “we sincerely apologize for any issues that may have occurred in the past, and once again, we do not hide or defend Mika#999 for past incidents.”

Valorant boasts of a strong anti-cheating system, Vanguard – which helped preserve match integrity for majority of Valorant matches. Under game rules, aimbots such as the one Mika#999 used in the past can get his account permanently banned. The same rules go for those using autoclickers and other “unauthorized hardware or software that gives players an unfair advantage in game,” according to the Riot Games website.

Once a cheater has been detected, the entire match will stop and no win or losses will be recorded.

Indonesian VCT caster Antonius “Son” Wilson on his YouTube channel earlier showed how the said cheating software was supposed to work through deactivating Vanguard, Riot Games’ anti-cheat feature. He detailed through a screenshot certain instructions on installing what appears to be an aimbot or aim assisting software.

Valo2Asia, who first broke the “Netflix.exe” story, also cited how Tokyo Revengers’ first opponent in the split, Punten Jagoan, found “something amiss” during their match.

Tokyo Revengers has since been eliminated from the competition last January 25.

The league organizers and Riot Games have yet to issue official comments on the issue as well as their investigation. – Paolo Barcelon, Fragster.com