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== '''hikaru.exe''' == | == '''hikaru.exe''' == | ||
''hikaru.exe'', mostly known as the ''Ghost virus'' or the ''Sadako virus'' in Japan, is a japanese [[screamer|''screamer'']] joke application. It is a variant of the ''Win32.Joke_Ghost'' joke program. If you run it, it doesn't seem to do anything, however it silently becomes present in the operating computer's memory and triggers a payload at random times which shows a full-screen picture of a ghost girl, similar to [[McDonalds.exe]], but not the same with a scream sound effect. It quickly spread over the Internet in Japan in the early 2000s, | ''hikaru.exe'', mostly known as the ''Ghost virus'' or the ''Sadako virus'' in Japan, is a japanese [[screamer|''screamer'']] joke application. It is a variant of the ''Win32.Joke_Ghost'' joke program. If you run it, it doesn't seem to do anything, however it silently becomes present in the operating computer's memory and triggers a payload at random times which shows a full-screen picture of a ghost girl, similar to [[McDonalds.exe]], but not the same with a scream sound effect. It quickly spread over the Internet in Japan in the early 2000s, like [[McDonalds.exe]]. However, it didn't become as popular as its cousin. Some have complained that even when restarting the computer, the [[screamer]] will continue to pop up normally. | ||
There's a similar version of this application, [[Madoka.exe]]. Both seems to do the same things, but they have a different screamer picture. | There's a similar version of this application, [[Madoka.exe]]. Both seems to do the same things, but they have a different screamer picture. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
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=== '''Preview''' === | === '''Preview''' === | ||
<u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]. | <u>NOTE</u>: The following video contains a [[screamer]]. | ||
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<u>NOTE</u>: This program could potentially harm your computer. | <u>NOTE</u>: This program could potentially harm your computer. | ||
* '''ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip''' | * '''ftp.vector.co.jp/21/70/1811/hikaru04.zip''' | ||
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[[Category:Applications]] | [[Category:Applications]] | ||
[[Category:Other scary images]] | [[Category:Other scary images]] |