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|maker = Qiwen Lin | |maker = Qiwen Lin | ||
|type = Application | |type = Application | ||
|date = September | |date = September 4th, 2001 | ||
|imagecaption = The '''Hikaru.exe''' program icon. | |imagecaption = The '''Hikaru.exe''' program icon. | ||
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If the user runs it, it doesn't seem to do anything. However, it silently becomes present in the operating computer's memory. and triggers a payload at random times, which shows a full-screen picture of [[wikipedia:Teke Teke|Teke Teke]], similar but not the same as [[McDonalds.exe]], with a scream sound effect. It quickly spread over the Internet in Japan in the early 2000s. However, it didn't become as popular as its cousin. Some have complained that even when resetting the computer. However, the application will later continue its usual behavior. | If the user runs it, it doesn't seem to do anything. However, it silently becomes present in the operating computer's memory. and triggers a payload at random times, which shows a full-screen picture of [[wikipedia:Teke Teke|Teke Teke]], similar but not the same as [[McDonalds.exe]], with a scream sound effect. It quickly spread over the Internet in Japan in the early 2000s. However, it didn't become as popular as its cousin. Some have complained that even when resetting the computer. However, the application will later continue its usual behavior. | ||
The most recent version of this virus is "0.4" | The most recent version of this virus is "0.4" from November 6th, 2001. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*'''Author's homepage''': web.archive.org/web/20040806024306/geocities.co.jp:80/SiliconValley-Oakland/8358/mysoft/mysoft.html | *'''Author's homepage''': web.archive.org/web/20040806024306/geocities.co.jp:80/SiliconValley-Oakland/8358/mysoft/mysoft.html | ||
* '''Preview:''' youtube.com/watch?v=L4jOfslX6uA | * '''Preview:''' youtube.com/watch?v=L4jOfslX6uA | ||
* '''Japanese writeup and unofficial SWF version''': web.archive.org/web/20041030075942/fukushima.cool.ne.jp/aok2/documentary/hikaru.html | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||