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Once the user logs into Windows XP Horror Edition, they are greeted by a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, the Start button replaced with text reading <code>''DEAD''</code> and a bloody white hand, and four icons labeled <code>My Computer</code>, <code>NOTHING</code>, <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, and <code>Recycle Bin</code>. The desktop background changes to various creepy pictures and glitchy effects, accompanied by [https://youtu.be/6WyH5E8Xs0c Thresh's Theme] from ''[[wikipedia:League of Legends|League of Legends]]''. The malware also changes the default cursor to a bloody cursor, and when hovering over certain assets, it changes to an eyeball cursor. | Once the user logs into Windows XP Horror Edition, they are greeted by a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, the Start button replaced with text reading <code>''DEAD''</code> and a bloody white hand, and four icons labeled <code>My Computer</code>, <code>NOTHING</code>, <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, and <code>Recycle Bin</code>. The desktop background changes to various creepy pictures and glitchy effects, accompanied by [https://youtu.be/6WyH5E8Xs0c Thresh's Theme] from ''[[wikipedia:League of Legends|League of Legends]]''. The malware also changes the default cursor to a bloody cursor, and when hovering over certain assets, it changes to an eyeball cursor. | ||
Clicking the <code>''DEAD''</code> button opens the Start menu, which appears in red and shows that the username has been changed to <code>666</code>. | Clicking the <code>''DEAD''</code> button opens the Start menu, which appears in red and shows that the username has been changed to <code>666</code>. There are two lines of gibberish text with blood splatters, and clicking on them causes them to disappear. Clicking the user icon greets the user with a wooden door, which opens after a few moments with a loud squeak sound. The user is then [[jumpscare|jumpscared]] by Lisa from the ''[[wikipedia:Silent Hills|Silent Hills]]'' demo, [[wikipedia:P.T._(video_game)|''P.T.'']], and then is greeted with<code>GO TO SLEEP</code> written in blood on the screen.[[File:WinXPHorror GoToSleep.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|The GO TO SLEEP text after the Lisa jumpscare.]] | ||
Opening the <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code> file opens a Notepad window with bloody text that reads:<pre> | Opening the <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code> file opens a Notepad window with bloody text that reads:<pre> | ||
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OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU</pre> The screen then switches to a jumpscare from the video game ''[[wikipedia:Granny (video game)|Granny]]'' with a very loud screech, followed by text that reads <code>Game Over.</code>The Notepad icon then twitches in a glitchy fashion and cannot be opened again. | OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU</pre> The screen then switches to a jumpscare from the video game ''[[wikipedia:Granny (video game)|Granny]]'' with a very loud screech, followed by text that reads <code>Game Over.</code>The Notepad icon then twitches in a glitchy fashion and cannot be opened again. | ||
The file labeled <code>NOTHING</code> displays a video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXbz4kIWGE The Sad Man] created by the animator [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChoxc58JVjk_HVVWdtYxsjg Jake Lava]upon launching. Similar to <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, after the animation finishes, the icon then twitches in a glitchy manner and cannot be opened again. | The file labeled <code>NOTHING</code> displays a video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXbz4kIWGE The Sad Man] created by the animator [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChoxc58JVjk_HVVWdtYxsjg Jake Lava]upon launching. Similar to <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, after the animation finishes, the icon then twitches in a glitchy manner and cannot be opened again. | ||
Clicking <code>Recycle Bin</code> merely causes the icon to glitch in a similar manner to <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code> and <code>NOTHING</code>. | |||
At certain points during use, the screen may change to a ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life 3|Half-Life 3]]'' image with a [[wikipedia:Trollface|trollface]] version of [[wikipedia:Gabe_Newell|Gabe Newell]] accompanied by the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdcdeS9kzFo Valve Theme], or to other screamers. Additionally, after displaying several error messages that read <code>Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator.</code> the program will emit the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 nope.avi] soundbite before returning to the desktop. | At certain points during use, the screen may change to a ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life 3|Half-Life 3]]'' image with a [[wikipedia:Trollface|trollface]] version of [[wikipedia:Gabe_Newell|Gabe Newell]] accompanied by the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdcdeS9kzFo Valve Theme], or to other screamers. Additionally, after displaying several error messages that read <code>Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator.</code> the program will emit the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 nope.avi] soundbite before returning to the desktop. | ||
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Created by WobbyChip | Created by WobbyChip | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== Restore Solution== | |||
The program disables Task Manager upon launch, making it impossible to end the process using this tool. To fix the overwritten MBR, the user may use the Windows Setup loader on the installation media, access the Command Prompt through Repair Your Computer, and enter the commands <code>bootrec /fixboot</code> and <code>bootrec /fixmbr</code>. Alternatively, the MBR can be repaired using [https://neosmart.net/EasyRE/ NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials], a recovery and diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning Windows computers. | The program disables Task Manager upon launch, making it impossible to end the process using this tool. To fix the overwritten MBR, the user may use the Windows Setup loader on the installation media, access the Command Prompt through Repair Your Computer, and enter the commands <code>bootrec /fixboot</code> and <code>bootrec /fixmbr</code>. Alternatively, the MBR can be repaired using [https://neosmart.net/EasyRE/ NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials], a recovery and diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning Windows computers. | ||
==Peaceful Version == | |||
The Peaceful version of the software differs from the Destructive version in | The Peaceful version of the software differs from the Destructive version in that after the Phantom Balloon Boy jumpscare and fake RSoD, the application simply closes instead of triggering a BSoD and overwriting the MBR. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="200" position="center" captionsize="small" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | <gallery widths="200" position="center" captionsize="small" captionalign="center" spacing="small"> | ||
WinXPHorror cursor.png|The bloody cursor. | File:WinXPHorror cursor.png|The bloody cursor. | ||
WinXP 32761.png|The eyeball cursor. | File:WinXP 32761.png|The eyeball cursor. | ||
WinXPHorror Door.jpg|The door. | File:WinXPHorror StartMenu.png|The Start menu. | ||
WinXPHorror HL3.jpg|The Half-Life 3 image. | File:WinXPHorror Door.jpg|The wooden door. | ||
File:WinXPHorror Notepad.jpeg|The Notepad message. | |||
File:WinXPHorror HL3.jpg|The ''Half-Life 3'' image. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<youtube width="320" height="180">RITXo58kHLg</youtube> | <youtube width="320" height="180">RITXo58kHLg</youtube> | ||
<youtube width="320" height="180">YvlPcPTTAws</youtube> | <youtube width="320" height="180">YvlPcPTTAws</youtube> | ||
<youtube width="320" height="180"> | <youtube width="320" height="180">u3z53Gm18R8</youtube> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
{{Maliciousnav}} | {{Maliciousnav}} | ||
