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{{Infobox
|title = Madoka.exe
|image = shesactuallykindacute.png
|maker = Qiwen Lin
|type = Application
|date = September 9th, 2001
|imagecaption = The '''Hikaru.exe''' program icon.
}}
'''hikaru.exe''', alse known as the '''Sadako virus''' in Japan, was a Taiwanese [[screamer]] [[program]]. It is a variant of the Win32/FlaGhost malware. The original author is Qiwen Lin (林 啟文) and it was written in the [[wikipedia:Hot_Soup_Processor|Hot Soup Processor]] programming language.


Hikaru.exe(Mostly known as "Ghost virus" in Japan) is a Japanese screamer application. It is a variant of the Win32.Joke_Ghost Joke Program. If you run it, it doesnt seem to do anything, however it is now present in memory and it triggers a payload at random times which shows a full-screen picture of a ghost girl (Similar to MCDonalds.exe but not the same) with a scream sound effects. It spreaded over the internet in early 2000 similar to MCDonalds.exe. However it is not as popular as MCDonalds.exe. People complained that even if you restart your computer, the screamer will continue to pop up normally.
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.


|-|Preview=
The most recent version of this virus is "0.4"
<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[Screamer Timeline|screamer]].
 
* '''youtu.be/GCrB-Cwa5Fg?t=1m46s'''
==Trivia==
[[Category:Applications]]
 
* Just like [[Madoka.exe]], According to the decompiled source code, holding down F10 when double clicking the original EXE will cause the malware to decompile itself and unpack all the assets and codes. However, this behavior is tested not working on a WinXP virtual machine.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" bordersize="small">
themurderwasthefacetheygiveme.png|<font color="white">The Application's icon (0.4)</font>
Doestheiconactuallylookslikeher.png|<font color="white">Censored screamer image.</font>
</gallery>
==Links==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following download link contains a [[screamer]] application <span style="color:red">that may harm your computer!</span>
* ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip
* '''Permalink:''' web.archive.org/web/20240227033035/ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip
*'''Author's homepage''': web.archive.org/web/20040806024306/geocities.co.jp:80/SiliconValley-Oakland/8358/mysoft/mysoft.html
* '''Preview:''' youtube.com/watch?v=L4jOfslX6uA
 
==See also==
*[[Happy Days.exe]]
*[[Madoka.exe]]
*[[McDonalds.exe]]
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Latest revision as of 07:41, 17 June 2024

hikaru.exe, alse known as the Sadako virus in Japan, was a Taiwanese screamer program. It is a variant of the Win32/FlaGhost malware. The original author is Qiwen Lin (林 啟文) and it was written in the Hot Soup Processor programming language.

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 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"

Trivia

  • Just like Madoka.exe, According to the decompiled source code, holding down F10 when double clicking the original EXE will cause the malware to decompile itself and unpack all the assets and codes. However, this behavior is tested not working on a WinXP virtual machine.

Gallery

Links

NOTE: The following download link contains a screamer application that may harm your computer!

  • ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip
  • Permalink: web.archive.org/web/20240227033035/ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip
  • Author's homepage: web.archive.org/web/20040806024306/geocities.co.jp:80/SiliconValley-Oakland/8358/mysoft/mysoft.html
  • Preview: youtube.com/watch?v=L4jOfslX6uA

See also

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