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'''Strimage.exe''' was a screamer program that became popular in China around 2005. The program is written in VB6 and has an icon that looks like a folder in the Win9X style, which tricks the user into thinking that it is a normal folder. When executed, the program copies itself to several system directories, deletes the original file, and sets itself to be the default application for opening JPEG files. Therefore, each time a user double-clicks on a JPEG file, the program will be called to run. The program checks the date on the local computer, and if it is not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the program will terminate itself. However, if the date is one of these days, the screamer will begin a countdown for a random amount of time between 5 and 15 minutes in the background.
'''Strimage.exe''' is a [[screamer]] [[program]] that gained popularity in China during the year 2005. Developed using the VB6 programming language, the program featured an icon resembling a Win9X-style folder, disguising itself as a regular directory.  


After the countdown, the main payload of the program is displayed, which is a ghostly girl with half of her face being a skeleton. The eyeball on the other half can move, and a crying sound effect is played. Clicking anywhere will exit the screamer. In the source code, it can be found that the project was initially named "StarField," and the caption of the screamer window is also the same. The code contains a "Type" class named "Star," which features "X, Y, Speed, Size," and "Color." It appears that the author was initially planning to write a screensaver or some sort of visual program.
When launched, the program self-replicated across various system directories, removed the original file, and assigned itself as the default application for opening JPEG files. Consequently, whenever a user attempted to open a JPEG file, the program would be executed. To ensure its operation, Strimage.exe checked the local computer's date. If the day was not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the program would terminate itself. However, on one of these specified days, the screamer initiated a countdown period lasting between 5 and 15 minutes, which runs in the background.


Once the countdown concluded, the program's main payload was unveiled: a haunting image of a girl with half of her face a skeleton. The remaining eyeball on the other side could move, accompanied by a somber crying sound effect. Users could exit the screamer by clicking anywhere on the screen. Additionally, within the program's source code, its initial project name "StarField" can be found; the screamer window's caption also shares the same name. The code includes a "Type" class named "Star," featuring properties such as "X, Y, Speed, Size," and "Color." It appears that the author was initially planning to write a screensaver or a similar visual program.
== Links ==
== Links ==
<u>NOTE</u>: The following download link contains a [[screamer]] application and a well known <span style="color:red"><span style="color:yellow">[[malicious script]]</span> that could potentially harm your computer!</span>
<u>NOTE</u>: The following download link contains a [[screamer]] application and a well known <span style="color:red"><span style="color:yellow">[[malicious script]]</span> that could potentially harm your computer!</span>

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Strimage.exe is a screamer program that gained popularity in China during the year 2005. Developed using the VB6 programming language, the program featured an icon resembling a Win9X-style folder, disguising itself as a regular directory.

When launched, the program self-replicated across various system directories, removed the original file, and assigned itself as the default application for opening JPEG files. Consequently, whenever a user attempted to open a JPEG file, the program would be executed. To ensure its operation, Strimage.exe checked the local computer's date. If the day was not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, the program would terminate itself. However, on one of these specified days, the screamer initiated a countdown period lasting between 5 and 15 minutes, which runs in the background.

Once the countdown concluded, the program's main payload was unveiled: a haunting image of a girl with half of her face a skeleton. The remaining eyeball on the other side could move, accompanied by a somber crying sound effect. Users could exit the screamer by clicking anywhere on the screen. Additionally, within the program's source code, its initial project name "StarField" can be found; the screamer window's caption also shares the same name. The code includes a "Type" class named "Star," featuring properties such as "X, Y, Speed, Size," and "Color." It appears that the author was initially planning to write a screensaver or a similar visual program.

Links

NOTE: The following download link contains a screamer application and a well known malicious script that could potentially harm your computer!

  • files.screamer.wiki/other/Strimage.zip (Including the cleaner program and VB6 source code)


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