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Freaky Computer Prank

In this Instructables, we will make batch file that will shutdown your computer and send a few messages about the matrix, rather bland and could be worked on a little bit more. Someone could tweak it a little and perhaps, change the DOS text to green.

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Step 1Open Notepad

First of all in making Vb Script is that you open Notepad. To open it:

1) Click on the "Start" button.

2) Point to "All Programs".

3) Point to "Accesories".

4) Find and click "Notepad".

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81 comments

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Jul 7, 2011. 1:57 PMdidgitalpunk says:

is it possible to disable the deleting prossess IN the batch itself?

Mar 27, 2010. 8:32 PMKaydenST says:

Never mind... On mine, it made some of my icons hidden... like hidden files

Feb 16, 2010. 5:13 AMWoOLNuTS says:

whats all this stuff about deleting all your stuff?! is this some kind of joke? cos im going to use it on my mates only if it dosnt delete there stuff though

Feb 12, 2010. 3:57 PMKaydenST says:

This batch deleted icons on my desktop... What do I do???!!! HELP!

Jan 4, 2009. 7:47 AMwatermelonhead says:

or, if you are sending it to family, you can say they are pictures of the family on vacation!

Apr 29, 2009. 9:42 PMIpodgeek2009 says:

or send it to a school teacher, and say its the assignment you wanted them to see

Feb 5, 2010. 9:26 PMmmcubed says:

Yeah. They totally wont notice that outlook doesnt allow it to be opened because of 'malicious software.'
I actually dont know if you teachers use microsoft outlook, but mine do. So its not like i can do that.

Feb 6, 2010. 10:03 AMwatermelonhead says:

if you truly are a 1337 h4x0r, then you will find a way >:D

Oct 24, 2009. 12:22 PMChikara says:

i made a uhm matrix that actually has like 500 repeating random strings, i might add it to this just for more realistic giggles.

Mar 5, 2009. 8:32 AMtrlababalan3000 says:

O.K., Now that I've tested it out, HOW DO I GET MY STUFF BACK?!

Oct 20, 2009. 7:33 PMLoganeg says:

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Oct 20, 2009. 7:34 PMLoganeg says:

HiddenPanda said:

to get your stuff back just make a batch file with the code:

@echo OFF
attrib -h C:\Documents And Settings\*.*

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If that doesn't work try:

@echo OFF
Attrib -h C:*.*
(does it make a difference if i include a "\" after the "c"?)
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Anyways, i suggest you confirm this with a experienced person, as this is my first day using batches

Oct 6, 2009. 7:58 PMLee Wilkerson says:

Yes, you can get out of it by holding and pressing c.

Apr 11, 2009. 3:46 PMkarmakid732 says:

how do u run it just open it?

Aug 28, 2009. 5:48 PMzisi rox says:

yep

Aug 10, 2009. 1:57 AMThe Jamalam says:

Is there any way to get out of it?

Jun 29, 2009. 9:38 PMmiddletonaustin95 says:

in some states it is illegal to send a batch file over the internet. so you can convert it to a executable file with regedit

May 24, 2009. 9:36 AMsullivan_artex says:

the shutdown command at the end of you coding ( shutdown -s -c 60) shouldnt that be (shutdown -s -t 60) im assuming you have tried to put a 60 second timer on the shut down i have found that the -c command was for putting a message in the dialog box that appears during the shutdown timer. so it would be (shutdown -s -t 60 -c "what ever your text is to be") ive only just started with all this just a observation and if i have got this wrong please someone let me know.

Jun 21, 2009. 9:14 PMoctavian234 says:

Its right i used to pretty good in batch before i upgraded to linux

Jun 16, 2009. 4:03 PMmax53389 says:

Cant Ever clearly see the images

Jan 5, 2009. 7:38 PMEl Mano says:

Nice virus, but the command rundll32.exe disable mouse won't work. (see picture)

Jun 2, 2009. 6:29 PMwill421 says:

RUNDLL MOUSE,DISABLE works!

Feb 15, 2009. 6:47 PMhg341 says:

i am really sry but this is not a virus^{they self spred}(i cant spell good)

Feb 16, 2009. 9:52 PMEl Mano says:

Very true, but it comes down to this: you design a new weapon. Are you going to call it the "A-54345X", or something like the "Hellhound"? "Virus" just sounds more interesting and exciting than "Computer Prank", and there's no law against it. I don't give a care about political correctness and things related if with it. I call things by what I associate them with: hence, I simply call programs of this sort "viruses". As for a self-replicating "virus", I'm working on it.

Feb 17, 2009. 1:27 PMhg341 says:

I just wanted you to know^{do not do a 'ible on the virus though bad idea}

Jan 21, 2009. 5:31 PMSagar Gondaliya says:

how do you get it to work?

Jan 21, 2009. 7:03 PMEl Mano says:

I just took it out. If you want, you can replace it with a command that will turn off the victim's icons and other user-interface items (this looks better than no mouse), or you can use NirCMD (google it) to create a little mini-.bat that will use NirCMD to reset the mouse every few milliseconds at the point of your choosing (this looks really cool; thank you, Shadow Ops), and then use your virus to install and start the mini-.bat (thank you, iRule). Or just hope your victim is freaked and doesn't think to exit the program.

Jan 22, 2009. 5:40 PMSagar Gondaliya says:

is there a command that will work and disable the mouse?

Mar 24, 2009. 9:19 AMismaelplague says:

yes there is you would need to find the program that controls it in the taskmanager. and the you will need to use command prompt to disable it like this taskkill /pid "enter the name here "

Mar 25, 2009. 3:23 PMEl Mano says:

A) Do you have any idea what the mouse-application in TM would be labeled? B) What would adding "/pid" do to taskkill? C) While googling "end mouse application", I found the script for a real batch virus that uses "rundll32.exe mouse, disable" and "rundll32.exe keyboard, disable". I haven't tried them yet, but I thought I'd mention it.

Jan 22, 2009. 5:39 PMSagar Gondaliya says:

thnx

Jun 2, 2009. 6:28 PMwill421 says:

"First of all in making Vb Script is that you open Notepad." Not VB Script but batch.

May 19, 2009. 4:31 AMPie Ninja says:

Wow, this is the first "funny batch virus" 'ible I've seen that actually does bad things. Congratz? Also, don't run this if you don't know what it will do and how to fix it, it will only end in pain for you.

May 2, 2009. 1:21 PMHiddenPanda says:

to get your stuff back just make a batch file with the code: @echo OFF attrib -h C:\Documents And Settings\*.*

Apr 28, 2009. 7:33 AMCurvedYellowFruit says:

Ooh I hope none of you ran this on your PC's, the real coders can easily recognize what this does, but the rest of you are in trouble! Your computers are shared to the world and I'm reading your emails as you're reading this message...

No seriously, the writer of this batch file just obscured the dangerous commands with drivel. "Attrib" hides all your files in the root of your C-drive, and "net share" shares your C-Drive under the name 'hack'.

If you don't understand each and every line in that batch file, you're stupid by running it. The only PC you will hack is your own, you guys are being played like so many fiddles!