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==Payload==
==Payload==
Upon launch, the virus installs a false update for Windows XP, and plays the Windows XP installation music in the background. When the "update" is 66% complete, the music stops, and an error message appears on the screen, saying "Setup cannot copy the file ntdll.dll, Setup will use the file 666.sys." The music is replaced with a creepy chime soundtrack, the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an eye along with "Don't Look Behind You." When the "update" is 100% complete, the screen then shows what appears to be glitchy static, before turning black. The cursor is still visible.
Windows XP Horror Edition is a malware that was designed to look like a Windows XP update, but instead, it installs a virus onto the user's computer. Upon launching the malware, a false update for Windows XP is installed, and the Windows XP installation music plays in the background. The update appears to be 66% complete when an error message appears on the screen, stating that "Setup cannot copy the file ntdll.dll, Setup will use the file 666.sys." The music changes to a creepy chime soundtrack, the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an eye with the words "Don't Look Behind You." When the update reaches 100% completion, the screen shows glitchy static before turning black, with the cursor still visible.


The screen stays black briefly, before showing a false Windows XP startup animation all in red, and with a skull in the logo.
After a brief period of time, the screen shows a false Windows XP startup animation in red, with a skull in the logo. The background reappears, and an eye next to the word "welcome" appears. Upon logging in to Windows XP Horror Edition, the user is greeted with a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, a red taskbar with the Start button labeled "DEAD," and four icons labeled "My Computer," "NOTHING," "DON'T OPEN ME.txt," and "Recycle Bin." The background changes to creepy pictures and glitchy effects at certain points, with Thresh's Theme from League of Legends playing in the background.


The red background reappears, along with an eye next to the word "welcome." Logging in to Windows XP Horror Edition greets the user with a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, a red taskbar with the Start button labeled "DEAD," and four icons labeled, "My Computer," "NOTHING," "DON'T OPEN ME.txt" and "Recycle Bin." The background changes to creepy pictures and glitchy effects at certain points. Thresh's Theme from League of Legends plays in the background.'<ref><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WyH5E8Xs0c</nowiki> - Thresh, the Chain Warden | Login Screen - League of Legends</ref>
Clicking the "DEAD" button opens the Start menu, but in red and with "666" on the top bar. Clicking on the 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 jumpscared by Lisa from the Silent Hills demo, P. T, before being greeted with "GO TO SLEEP" written in blood on the screen.


Clicking the "DEAD" button opens the Start menu but in red and with "666" on the top bar. Clicking on the programs within the Start menu causes them to disappear. Clicking the icon on the top bar greets the user with a wooden door. After a few moments the door opens, along with a loud squeak sound. The user is jumpscared by Lisa from the Silent Hills demo, ''P. T'' (same character but not a screamer face from [[Micromachines.net23.net]]), along with the loud scream from [[The Maze]], before then being greeted with "GO TO SLEEP" written in blood on the screen.
Opening the "DON'T OPEN ME.txt" file opens a Notepad window with the message "CONGRATULATION YOU OPENED ME, DO YOU WANNA PLAY A GAME, OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU." The screen then changes to a jumpscare from the videogame Granny, with a very loud screech, followed by "Game Over." The Notepad icon then twitches and cannot be opened again.


Opening the "DON'T OPEN ME.txt" file opens a Notepad window with, "CONGRATULATION YOU OPENED ME, DO YOU WANNA PLAY A GAME, OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU." The screen then changes to a jumpscare from the videogame Granny with a very loud screech, and then displays "Game Over." The Notepad icon then twitches and can't be opened again.
The software known as "NOTHING" displays a video called "The Sad Man," created by the animator Jake Lava, upon launching. At certain points during use, the background may change to a Half-Life 3 wallpaper with a trollface version of Bill Gates' head or to other horror images, such as "Sake of Windows XP." Additionally, after displaying several error messages, the software will emit the Nope.avi sound before returning to the desktop.


Opening "NOTHING" greets the user with a video known as The Sad Man, by the animator Jake Lava.<ref><nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXbz4kIWGE</nowiki> - The Sad Man, by Jake Lava</ref>
Upon opening the "My Computer" icon, a message will appear asking the user if they truly wish to "trash" their computer permanently. Selecting "Yes" will result in the My Computer icon moving to the Recycle Bin icon, and the screen will then turn black before presenting a Phantom BB jumpscare from FNaF 3. Following this, the FNaF 1 scream will play, a false BSOD will appear with the message "The problem seems to be caused by the following file 666.sys," and this message will repeat several times in a line-by-line fashion. Finally, the computer will display a real BSOD and reboot.


At certain points, the background changes to a Half-Life 3 wallpaper, with a trollface version of Bill Gates head, but it is also possible to change to the "Sake of Windows XP" or other horror images. After a few error messages, the Nope.avi sound is played, before switching back to the desktop.
During the next boot, the software's last payload overwrites the Master Boot Record (MBR) and displays an eye along with the message "I'M WATCHING YOU" at the bottom of the screen. Task Manager cannot stop the software, as it disables Task Manager upon launch.


Opening the "My Computer" icon displays a message saying "DO YOU SERIOUSLY WANT TO TRASH YOUR COMPUTER FOREVER?" Clicking Yes will cause the My Computer icon to move to the Recycle Bin icon. The screen then turns black, before showing a Phantom BB jumpscare from FNaF 3, playing the FNaF 1 scream, then showing a false BSOD which says "The problem seems to be caused by the following file 666.sys." The messages appear line by line several times, before the computer shows a real BSOD, and then reboots.
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 "bootrec /fixboot" and "bootrec /fixmbr." Alternatively, the MBR can be repaired using NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials, a recovery/diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning computers.


The last payload of the malware overwrites the MBR upon the next boot, and then displays an eye, along with "I'M WATCHING YOU" on the bottom.
There is a "Peaceful" version of the software that differs from the standard version in two ways. First, after the Phantom BB jumpscare from FNaF 3 and false BSOD, the application simply closes instead of causing the computer to crash with a real BSOD. Second, the user may close the application by pressing either ALT + F4 or CTRL + ALT + DEL.
 
Stopping it through Task Manager is impossible, as the malware disables its use upon launch.
 
To fix the overwritten MBR, run the Windows setup loader on the installation media, access the Command Prompt through Repair Your Computer, and then type the following commands: "bootrec /fixboot, bootrec /fixmbr"
The MBR can also be fixed through NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials, a recovery/diagnostic tool that can be used to restore non-functioning computers.
 
There is also a Peaceful version of the application, with only two differences; after the Phantom BB jumpscare from FNAF 3 followed by a false BSOD that repeats the same line, the application just closes, instead of actually crashing the computer with a real BSOD, and pressing either ALT + F4 or CTRL + ALT + DEL closes the application.


== References ==
== References ==

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GO TO SLEEP

Windows XP Horror Edition is a screamer application created by a user WobbyChip, and was first given to Siam Alam to showcase and popularize the virus.

Payload

Windows XP Horror Edition is a malware that was designed to look like a Windows XP update, but instead, it installs a virus onto the user's computer. Upon launching the malware, a false update for Windows XP is installed, and the Windows XP installation music plays in the background. The update appears to be 66% complete when an error message appears on the screen, stating that "Setup cannot copy the file ntdll.dll, Setup will use the file 666.sys." The music changes to a creepy chime soundtrack, the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an eye with the words "Don't Look Behind You." When the update reaches 100% completion, the screen shows glitchy static before turning black, with the cursor still visible.

After a brief period of time, the screen shows a false Windows XP startup animation in red, with a skull in the logo. The background reappears, and an eye next to the word "welcome" appears. Upon logging in to Windows XP Horror Edition, the user is greeted with a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, a red taskbar with the Start button labeled "DEAD," and four icons labeled "My Computer," "NOTHING," "DON'T OPEN ME.txt," and "Recycle Bin." The background changes to creepy pictures and glitchy effects at certain points, with Thresh's Theme from League of Legends playing in the background.

Clicking the "DEAD" button opens the Start menu, but in red and with "666" on the top bar. Clicking on the 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 jumpscared by Lisa from the Silent Hills demo, P. T, before being greeted with "GO TO SLEEP" written in blood on the screen.

Opening the "DON'T OPEN ME.txt" file opens a Notepad window with the message "CONGRATULATION YOU OPENED ME, DO YOU WANNA PLAY A GAME, OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU." The screen then changes to a jumpscare from the videogame Granny, with a very loud screech, followed by "Game Over." The Notepad icon then twitches and cannot be opened again.

The software known as "NOTHING" displays a video called "The Sad Man," created by the animator Jake Lava, upon launching. At certain points during use, the background may change to a Half-Life 3 wallpaper with a trollface version of Bill Gates' head or to other horror images, such as "Sake of Windows XP." Additionally, after displaying several error messages, the software will emit the Nope.avi sound before returning to the desktop.

Upon opening the "My Computer" icon, a message will appear asking the user if they truly wish to "trash" their computer permanently. Selecting "Yes" will result in the My Computer icon moving to the Recycle Bin icon, and the screen will then turn black before presenting a Phantom BB jumpscare from FNaF 3. Following this, the FNaF 1 scream will play, a false BSOD will appear with the message "The problem seems to be caused by the following file 666.sys," and this message will repeat several times in a line-by-line fashion. Finally, the computer will display a real BSOD and reboot.

During the next boot, the software's last payload overwrites the Master Boot Record (MBR) and displays an eye along with the message "I'M WATCHING YOU" at the bottom of the screen. Task Manager cannot stop the software, as it disables Task Manager upon launch.

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 "bootrec /fixboot" and "bootrec /fixmbr." Alternatively, the MBR can be repaired using NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials, a recovery/diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning computers.

There is a "Peaceful" version of the software that differs from the standard version in two ways. First, after the Phantom BB jumpscare from FNaF 3 and false BSOD, the application simply closes instead of causing the computer to crash with a real BSOD. Second, the user may close the application by pressing either ALT + F4 or CTRL + ALT + DEL.

References

Links

NOTE: The following applications contain multiple screamers, as well as a malicious script that may harm your computer!

  • Destructive Version: archive.org/details/WinXP.Horror.DestructiveCreatedByWobbyChip_201811
  • Destructive & Peaceful Versions: archive.org/details/winxp.horror.destructive

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