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'''NightMare''' was a [[screamer]] [[program]] developed in 1990 by Patrick Evans, which was distributed on [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] Fish Disk 448.<ref>amiga-stuff.com/pd/fish.html/</ref> The program's creator made it free to redistribute, and its source code was made publicly available.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20100829065252/<nowiki>http://amiga-fish.erkan.se/amiga-fish-disk-448-content-NightMare/</nowiki></ref> It is generally credited to be the first software of its kind.<ref>easyrider.easyrider.com/scareware_white_paper.htm</ref> | '''NightMare''' was a [[screamer]] [[program]] developed in 1990 by Patrick Evans, which was distributed on [[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] Fish Disk 448.<ref>amiga-stuff.com/pd/fish.html/</ref> The program's creator made it free to redistribute, and its source code was made publicly available.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20100829065252/<nowiki>http://amiga-fish.erkan.se/amiga-fish-disk-448-content-NightMare/</nowiki></ref> It is generally credited to be the first software of its kind.<ref>easyrider.easyrider.com/scareware_white_paper.htm</ref> | ||
When the program is executed, it runs in the background. Every five minutes, the screen would display a digital illustration of a skull facing right with its jaws open, its teeth covered in blood, and a bleeding bullet hole in its side, accompanied by | When the program is executed, it runs in the background. Every five minutes, the screen would display a digital illustration of a skull facing right with its jaws open, its teeth covered in blood, and a bleeding bullet hole in its side, accompanied by an echoing shriek. | ||
Very little information is available regarding this program, due to how old it is, and Amiga discontinuing their line of hardware in 1996.<ref>popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a27437/amiga-2017-a1222-tabor</ref> A similar program called [[McDonalds.exe]] was developed in China in 1999 to disrupt newer operating systems like [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]], followed by more types of scareware applications which emerged in the 2000s and 2010s. | Very little information is available regarding this program, due to how old it is, and Amiga discontinuing their line of hardware in 1996.<ref>popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a27437/amiga-2017-a1222-tabor</ref> A similar program called [[McDonalds.exe]] was developed in China in 1999 to disrupt newer operating systems like [[wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]], followed by more types of scareware applications which emerged in the 2000s and 2010s. | ||
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*'''Showcase video:''' youtube.com/watch?v=ubFGj4lQSyM | *'''Showcase video:''' youtube.com/watch?v=ubFGj4lQSyM | ||
===External links=== | ===External links=== | ||
<u>NOTE</u><span>: </span>The following link contains the screamer image! | |||
*'''Wikipedia article:''' wikipedia.org/wiki/NightMare_(scareware) | |||
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Revision as of 04:24, 13 August 2023
NightMare was a screamer program developed in 1990 by Patrick Evans, which was distributed on Amiga Fish Disk 448.[1] The program's creator made it free to redistribute, and its source code was made publicly available.[2] It is generally credited to be the first software of its kind.[3]
When the program is executed, it runs in the background. Every five minutes, the screen would display a digital illustration of a skull facing right with its jaws open, its teeth covered in blood, and a bleeding bullet hole in its side, accompanied by an echoing shriek.
Very little information is available regarding this program, due to how old it is, and Amiga discontinuing their line of hardware in 1996.[4] A similar program called McDonalds.exe was developed in China in 1999 to disrupt newer operating systems like Windows 98, followed by more types of scareware applications which emerged in the 2000s and 2010s.
References
Links
NOTE: The following download link contains a screamer application!
- ftp.funet.fi/pub/amiga/fish/401-500/ff448/NightMare.lha
- Showcase video: youtube.com/watch?v=ubFGj4lQSyM
External links
NOTE: The following link contains the screamer image!
- Wikipedia article: wikipedia.org/wiki/NightMare_(scareware)
