How to Understand How a Fake Virus Works and Make One
Open notepad (accessible through right-clicking your desktop/new/notepad)., Save it with ".bat" as extension.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open notepad (accessible through right-clicking your desktop/new/notepad).
@echo off .
This means that, when you will execute the program, it won't show you the steps it makes, unless the line starts with "echo". echo *Phrase in which you scare the victim. (e.g. "Your computer has been infected"
"Y0ur c0MPu73r HAs b33n haXor3D"
this kind of things). echo *Another phrase of similar meaning*.
This is optional, its purpose is to enhance the effect of the first sentence. shutdown
-s
-t xxx. "Shutdown
-s" means that the computer will shut down, "-t xxx" (where xxx is the time, in seconds) will set a time delay between when the program is executed and when the computer shuts down.
You have to include this to give your victim time to read the lines above. -
Step 2: Save it with ".bat" as extension.
Detailed Guide
@echo off .
This means that, when you will execute the program, it won't show you the steps it makes, unless the line starts with "echo". echo *Phrase in which you scare the victim. (e.g. "Your computer has been infected"
"Y0ur c0MPu73r HAs b33n haXor3D"
this kind of things). echo *Another phrase of similar meaning*.
This is optional, its purpose is to enhance the effect of the first sentence. shutdown
-s
-t xxx. "Shutdown
-s" means that the computer will shut down, "-t xxx" (where xxx is the time, in seconds) will set a time delay between when the program is executed and when the computer shuts down.
You have to include this to give your victim time to read the lines above.
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