McDonalds.exe

McDonalds.exe was a screamer program that spread across the Internet in the early 2000s. It was created in September 2000, in China. The program icon is the McDonald's logo on a red background. Even though one would think otherwise, this has nothing to do with the McDonald's fast-food franchise.

When the user launches the program, the screen turns black and some green Chinese text appears, which is a horror story. A few seconds later, the text disappears and the screen returns to its original state. Shortly after, a dialog window appears with some Chinese text, an e-mail address (xu_yyfy@yeah.net), and a phone number. After a short delay from when the user closes the window, a black and white picture of a girl with no eyes will pop up along with a short scream.

The image will continue to be displayed at two-minute intervals until the process is terminated in Task Manager.

Pages

I'm a gastronome and I love to eat various kinds of delicacies. I can eat things that others aren't daring to eat at all without hesitation. One day, a person said to me: "There is one thing that you haven't been tried, and I dare you to try it." I answered back with recalcitration: "Tell me now! There is nothing that I'm afraid!" "Human flesh! Have you tried it?" He said. I have no words to tell. Of course, neither I have tried human flesh nor I know where I can get it. In the evening, I'm using my computer and my wife sits beside me. Then I discovered that her skin was so bright and smooth. I asked her if she would like to use the computer. She accepted tenderly. When I thought there is the chance, I picked up the cable of mouse suddenly---- I watched her struggling, without any mercy. After around 20 minutes, she stopped struggling finally. I began to---- ........ ........ ........ ........ Finally I reached my wish. But everyday I cannot sleep well and always dreaming about her. About her spirit beside my bed with a pale face and a scar on the neck, she reached me with lips closed. I know I should cremate my self, just like a corpse from deadly diseases, and pour my bone ash along the street for people to step on. Only then could I atone for a tiny bit of my crime.

Is that story scary, dude? It is a part of a horror story. I'm wronged if you think that person is me. :)

Gallery

The dialog box on Windows 98.
The text displayed on page 1.
The text displayed on page 2.
The McDonalds.exe program icon.

Links

NOTE: The following application contains a screamer! as a well-known malicious script that may harm your computer!

files.screamer.wiki/McDonalds.zip
Malware information: trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/archive/malware/troj_picshow.a
Showcase video: youtube.com/watch?v=hdYoXbfboKg

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