Windows XP Horror Edition: Difference between revisions

'''Windows XP Horror Edition''' (also known as '''WinXP.Horror.Destructive''') is a [[screamer]] [[application]] created by WobbyChip. It was first distributed to [[YouTube]] user Siam Alam to showcase on his channel.

Windows XP Horror Edition is a program that disguises itself as a [[wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]] update, but instead installs malware onto the user's computer. Once launched, the program presents a fake update for Windows XP accompanied by [https://youtu.be/5xk-CUTwg1Q title.wma], better known as Velkommen or the Windows Welcome Music. The update progresses to 66% completion before issuing an error message that reads:<pre>

</pre>When the user clicks "OK", the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an monochromatic eye with the text "Don't Look Behind You" accompanied by the song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xABEpnkht8 Creepy Music Box]" composed by Shane Keen. At 100% completion, the screen switches to glitchy static before turning black, with the cursor still visible. After a brief pause, the screen displays a red Windows XP startup animation where the logo is replaced with a red skull with eyes looking towards the user. After the animation finishes, it proceeds to the Welcome screen which is now red and has a black, crying eye.

Once the user boots into Windows XP Horror Edition, they are greeted by a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, the Start button replaced with text reading "''DEAD''" and a bloody white hand, and four icons labeled "My Computer," "NOTHING," "DON'T OPEN ME.txt," and "Recycle Bin." The desktop background changes to various creepy pictures and glitchy effects, accompanied by "[https://youtu.be/6WyH5E8Xs0c Thresh, the Chain Warden]" 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 button labeled "''DEAD''" opens the Start menu, which appears in red and shows that the username has been changed to "666" and the user icon has been changed. 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 squeaking 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 the text "GO TO SLEEP" written in blood on the screen. From this point forward, the user icon appears to twitch in a glitchy manner whenever the Start menu is opened.

Opening the "DON'T OPEN ME.txt" file opens a fake Notepad window with bloody text that reads:<pre>

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 "Game Over". The Notepad icon then twitches in a glitchy fashion and cannot be opened again.  

The file labeled "NOTHING" displays the animation "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXbz4kIWGE The Sad Man]" by animator Jake Lava upon launching. Similar to DON'T OPEN ME.txt, after the animation finishes, the icon then twitches in a glitchy manner and cannot be opened again.  

Clicking Recycle Bin merely causes the icon to glitch in a similar manner to DON'T OPEN ME.txt and NOTHING.

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 "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator." the program will emit the "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 nope.avi]" soundbite before returning to the desktop.  

When the user clicks the My Computer icon, a message will appear reading:

Selecting "Yes" will result in the My Computer icon moving to the Recycle Bin. Then, the screen will then turn black and display a Phantom Balloon Boy [[jumpscare]] from ''[[wikipedia:Five Nights at Freddy's 3|Five Nights at Freddy's 3]]'' accompanied by the scream from [[wikipedia:Five_Nights_at_Freddy's_(video_game)|''Five Night's at Freddy's'']]. Then, a fake Red [[wikipedia:Screen_of_death|Screen of Death]] (RSoD) will appear with the message:<pre>

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 NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials, a recovery and diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning Windows computers.  

File:WinXPHorror Desktop.png|The desktop change payload.

File:WinXPHorror Door.jpg|The wooden door.