Windows XP Horror Edition: Difference between revisions

'''Windows XP Horror Edition''' (also known as '''WinXP.Horror.Destructive''') is a [[screamer]] [[application]] created by [https://github.com/WobbyChip WobbyChip]. It was first distributed to [[YouTube]] user [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviSYAcwdnDX1UoRzAHYgNg Siam Alam] to showcase on his channel.

===Payload===

Windows XP Horror Edition is a program that disguises itself as a [[wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]] update, but instead installs malware onto the user's computer. Once launched, the program presents a fake update for Windows XP accompanied by [https://youtu.be/5xk-CUTwg1Q title.wma], which is better known as Velkommen or the Windows Welcome Music. The update progresses to 66% completion before issuing an error message that reads:<pre>

</pre>When the user clicks "OK", the background turns red, and the Windows XP logo changes to an monochromatic eye with the words <code>Don't Look Behind You</code> accompanied by [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xABEpnkht8 Creepy Music Box] by [https://www.youtube.com/@ShaneKeenMusic/ Shane Keen]. At 100% completion, the screen switches to glitchy static before turning black, with the cursor still visible. After a brief pause, the screen displays a red Windows XP startup animation where the logo is replaced with a red skull with eyes.

Once the user logs into Windows XP Horror Edition, they are greeted by a desktop wallpaper full of skulls, the Start button replaced with text reading <code>''DEAD''</code> and a bloody white hand, and four icons labeled <code>My Computer</code>, <code>NOTHING</code>, <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, and <code>Recycle Bin</code>. The desktop background changes to various creepy pictures and glitchy effects, accompanied by [https://youtu.be/6WyH5E8Xs0c Thresh's Theme] from ''[[wikipedia:League of Legends|League of Legends]]''. The malware also changes the default cursor to a bloody cursor, and when hovering over certain assets, it changes to an eyeball cursor.  

Clicking the <code>''DEAD''</code> button opens the Start menu, which appears in red and shows that the username has been changed to <code>666</code>. There are two lines of gibberish text with blood splatters, and clicking on them causes them to disappear. Clicking the user icon greets the user with a wooden door, which opens after a few moments with a loud squeak sound. The user is then [[jumpscare|jumpscared]] by Lisa from the ''[[wikipedia:Silent Hills|Silent Hills]]'' demo, [[wikipedia:P.T._(video_game)|''P.T.'']], and then is greeted with<code>GO TO SLEEP</code> written in blood on the screen.[[File:WinXPHorror GoToSleep.jpg|left|thumb|250x250px|The GO TO SLEEP text after the Lisa jumpscare.]]

Opening the <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code> file opens a Notepad window with bloody text that reads:<pre>

OKEY THEN LOOK BEHIND YOU</pre> The screen then switches to a jumpscare from the video game ''[[wikipedia:Granny (video game)|Granny]]'' with a very loud screech, followed by text that reads <code>Game Over.</code>The Notepad icon then twitches in a glitchy fashion and cannot be opened again.  

The file labeled <code>NOTHING</code> displays a video called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqXbz4kIWGE The Sad Man] created by the animator [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChoxc58JVjk_HVVWdtYxsjg Jake Lava]upon launching. Similar to <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code>, after the animation finishes, the icon then twitches in a glitchy manner and cannot be opened again.  

Clicking <code>Recycle Bin</code> merely causes the icon to glitch in a similar manner to <code>DON'T OPEN ME.txt</code> and <code>NOTHING</code>.

At certain points during use, the screen may change to a ''[[wikipedia:Half-Life 3|Half-Life 3]]'' image with a [[wikipedia:Trollface|Trollface]] version of [[wikipedia:Gabe_Newell|Gabe Newell]] accompanied by the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdcdeS9kzFo Valve Theme], or to other screamers. Additionally, after displaying several error messages that read <code>Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator.</code> the program will emit the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 nope.avi] soundbite before returning to the desktop.  

When the user clicks the <code>My Computer</code> icon, a message will appear reading:

Selecting "Yes" will result in the <code>My Computer</code> icon moving to the Recycle Bin, and the screen will then turn black and present a Phantom Balloon Boy jumpscare from ''[[wikipedia:Five Nights at Freddy's 3|Five Nights at Freddy's 3]]'' accompanied by the scream from [[wikipedia:Five_Nights_at_Freddy's_(video_game)|Five Night's at Freddy's]]. Then, a fake Red Screen of Death (RSoD) will appear with the message:<pre>

This message will repeat several times in a line-by-line fashion. Finally, the computer will display a real Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) and reboot. Upon rebooting, the program's final payload overwrites the Master Boot Record (MBR) with an image displaying a monochromatic eye along with the message:<div style="text-align: center;">

== Restore Solution==

The program disables Task Manager upon launch, making it impossible to end the process using this tool. 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 <code>bootrec /fixboot</code> and <code>bootrec /fixmbr</code>. Alternatively, the MBR can be repaired using [https://neosmart.net/EasyRE/ NeoSmart's Easy Recovery Essentials], a recovery and diagnostic tool designed to restore non-functioning Windows computers.  

==Peaceful Version ==

==Gallery==

File:WinXPHorror StartMenu.png|The Start menu.  

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