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== Gameplay== | == Gameplay== | ||
===Payload=== | ===Payload=== | ||
[[File:WinXPHorror Update.png|thumb|The update screen payload. |250x250px]] | [[File:WinXPHorror Desktop.png|left|thumb|The desktop change payload.|250x250px]][[File:WinXPHorror Update.png|thumb|The update screen payload. |250x250px]] | ||
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], which is better known as Velkommen or the Windows Welcome Music. The update progresses to 66% completion before issuing an error message that reads:<pre> | 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], which is better known as Velkommen or the Windows Welcome Music. The update progresses to 66% completion before issuing an error message that reads:<pre> | ||
Setup cannot copy the file ntdll.dll | Setup cannot copy the file ntdll.dll | ||
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When the user clicks "OK", the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an eye with the words <code>Don't Look Behind You</code> accompanied by a creepy chime soundtrack. 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. | When the user clicks "OK", the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an eye with the words <code>Don't Look Behind You</code> accompanied by a creepy chime soundtrack. 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. | ||
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]]''. | |||
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 on any programs within the Start menu causes them to disappear. Clicking the icon on the top bar 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|thumb|250x250px|The GO TO SLEEP text after the Lisa jumpscare.]] | 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 on any programs within the Start menu causes them to disappear. Clicking the icon on the top bar 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|thumb|250x250px|The GO TO SLEEP text after the Lisa jumpscare.]] | ||
