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How to Send a Virus to My Friend

  1. 1

    Run Notepad. Notepad will allow you to input text with very little formatting. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Notepad.

    • If you're on a Mac, use TextEdit.

  2. 2

    Input a small batch file. Put the following into your text file (without the bullets):

    • @echo off
    • echo Message here.
    • shutdown -s -f -t 60 -c "type a message you want to appear here."

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  3. 3

    Click File, then Save As.

  4. 4

    Name your file.

  5. 5

    Change the .txt extension to .bat or .cmd.

  6. 6

    Change the ".txt bar" to "All Files".

  7. 7

    Click Save.

  8. 8

    Close Notepad.

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  1. 1

    Right click on the desktop and go over to "New," then click "Shortcut".

  2. 2

    For the location of the shortcut, choose your virus.

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    Click "Next".

  4. 4

    Give the shortcut a name that your victim will or might click on.

  5. 5

    Click on "Finish".

  6. 6

    Right click on the shortcut you have just made and choose "Properties".

  7. 7

    Click on the "Choose icon" button and scroll through the list of icons.

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    Choose an icon that the name of your file. Click on it and hit "OK" twice.

    • Note that this will not work on Windows 7 Pro

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  • Question

    Will this harm the computer at all?

    Community Answer

    No, this only shuts the computer down. The user may lose any open and unsaved files, but the computer itself will be unharmed.

  • Question

    What do the characters S, F, T, and C signify?

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    MasterBeiber Everything

    Community Answer

    S is for shutdown, F for force, T for timer, and C to do a message.

  • Question

    Will the PC that I run this on be able to turn back on?

    Community Answer

    Yes, this only shuts down the computer. It will turn back on normally and nothing will be harmed.

  • Question

    What Windows OS version does this require?

    Community Answer

    The command written in the article above should work in every version of Windows.

  • Question

    Will this work on a mobile device?

    Community Answer

    No, it will not. Mobile devices cannot run this program. This is because they use different operating systems, and this virus is only compatible with Windows.

  • Question

    How can I send the virus?

    Community Answer

    You won't be able to attach the virus to an email, as most email services block BAT files. Create a ZIP file with the fake virus inside. You can then attach that ZIP file to your email. Tell your friend that there's a fun game in the ZIP file.

  • Question

    You can easily take this off right?

    Community Answer

    Yes, just delete the file. It only shuts down the computer anytime the file is opened and is harmless.

  • Question

    What does the message look like when I open the file?

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    Mr. Hatty

    Community Answer

    Something like this: "Windows has encountered a fatal error and needs to shut down".

  • Question

    How do I make the fake icon on a Mac?

    Community Answer

    This won't work on Mac since it was made using Window's Batch. Don't even bother unless you are using an emulator.

  • Question

    How can I delete this file later?

    Community Answer

    Right click on the shortcut, click open file location, and then the old right click, delete.

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  • It's even better if you name the virus after an internet browser like "Internet Explorer" or "Google Chrome" and change the icon to match. Save it to your desktop and delete the old internet shortcut so if they click to go on the internet, it shuts down on them.

  • Do not shutdown the computer too early. It may not scare the victim or may not look like a virus.

  • Android is based on Linux so with root access you should be able to do something similar (.sh files).

  • Alternatively, Choose a random shortcut icon from the desktop (Chrome for example) and change its target path to your batch file using properties. Whenever the user tries to open the software, the computer will shutdown.

  • Running batch files like these in full screen can make them even scarier and more convincing. Right click on the icon and choose Properties -> Options -> Full screen.

  • A safe mode boot will halt the Startup and the Registry Run key. But you can convert bat file to exe then replace a system file by it.
    If you really screwed up, boot a Live Linux distro and mount the hard drive. Once mounted, navigate to that directory and delete the file.

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  • Do not execute such viruses on computers that must be available 24 hours a day, such as the ones in hospitals.

  • Only do this to someone who can handle such a prank!

  • If you use a shutdown-countdown, you should have enough time to abort the countdown.

  • Once this virus has been clicked on, there is often no way to stop it. However, if you need to terminate the shutdown for whatever reason, go to command prompt and type in this following command: "shutdown /a". It will immediately terminate the fake virus.

  • Some antiviruses will detect this as a virus

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