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!!GREAT COMPUTER PRANKS !! computer commands using notepad and command prompt

Step 5Fake virus detected(HARMLESS)

Fake virus detected(HARMLESS)
Ok this will make the victim think they have got a virus when they click on an icon such as my computer.
First we have to open notepad again
1.type this in or copy.
@echo off
echo WARNING VIRUS DETECTED
echo System check
echo -
echo Hard drive - FAILED
echo -
echo RAM - FAILED
echo -
echo Disk Drive - FAILED
echo -
echo Connection - FAILED
echo -
echo code 754*sd56625
echo -
echo Hard drive must be formatted to resume windows
echo -
PAUSE
echo -
echo -WARNING
echo -
echo Hard drive has been formatted
echo -
echo -WARNING
echo -
PAUSE
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
echo APRIL FOOLS
pause

2.Save as a.bat
3.convert the a.bat to an exe file which lets you name it and change the icon.
4.to convert it you will need to goto www.f2ko.de and download bat_to_exe
5. put it on some ones computer and watch them freak out

RESULTS
Look at the screen shot below and this is what the person will see. where it says pause you have to press a key to see the writing below it.

P.S WHEN YOU ARE CONVERTING THE BAT FILE TO EXE USE ONLY THE TOP 4 BOXES IN THE CONVERTER
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33 comments
Aug 22, 2009. 7:13 PMPaul J Sanderlin says:
something else you can do is add instead of April fools echo -WARNING echo - echo Hard drive has been formatted echo - echo -WARNING echo - PAUSE echo System needs to restart in order to continue processing PAUSE echo Windows is shutting down PAUSE shutdown -t 30 the shutdown -t 30 is telling the computer to shutdown in 30 secs, you can change it to whatever you like or shutdown -r to restart your computer
Aug 24, 2009. 8:42 AMCaptInsane says:
If you hide all of their files, both in My Docs and My Computer, before setting this up, then use the code to shutdown/restart the computer, it'd make them actually think their files are missing. Though, you'd need a way to get the non-Windows-standard icons to disappear upon starting up again. Not sure how that'd be accomplished...
Mar 28, 2011. 9:31 AMRabidAlien says:
Right-click on the desktop in question. Go to "Arrange Icons By" (usually first option in the dropdown menu), select "Show Desktop Icons". This will have a check-mark by it if there are icons already on the desktop. Selecting it again will remove the checkmark, and remove/hide the desktop icons. Following these steps again and re-checking the option will bring the icons back.
Sep 25, 2010. 3:33 AMblacklistspy says:
how does it works....????
Apr 4, 2008. 8:50 AMfrankenhut says:
that is mean spirited
Mar 21, 2009. 3:30 PMkvswim says:
Oh well. It's all in fun and completely harmless.
Mar 29, 2010. 2:36 PMRANDOMUS3R says:
TWSS! @kvswim
May 10, 2009. 6:34 PMxtremd says:
Touché!
Nov 17, 2009. 6:09 PMLOLROFBTCWACJOTW says:
You should put the shortcut to shutdown in startup folder! would be hilarious!
Sep 11, 2009. 1:14 PMnomadpenguin says:
i love this!
Jun 27, 2009. 4:35 PMli789 says:
somehow it could not read my batch file
Mar 5, 2009. 10:13 AMJ.Reynolds09 says:
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Jun 17, 2009. 9:04 PMgreenbean says:
Hahahaha. That is THE most perfect oppurtunity! Perfect.
Mar 21, 2009. 3:28 PMkvswim says:
Tell me how that one works out XD
May 26, 2009. 11:13 PMshanudahiya says:
I like that!
Feb 8, 2009. 10:42 AMxtremd says:
Ahhhh.... good harmless cmd line fun.
May 22, 2009. 7:58 PMMadrias357 says:
Always fun. Did this once to a friend's computer (the 'fork bomb' one) Though we called it a 'Glass Bomb' (joke on windows) when we did it.
May 10, 2009. 11:52 AMkarmakid732 says:
i bet every one wishes they were as coll as us
May 11, 2009. 11:46 AMRMConstruction says:
coll? dude....
May 11, 2009. 5:39 PMkarmakid732 says:
cool i cant type
May 13, 2009. 3:46 PMcroutonicus says:
Copy and paste?
May 14, 2009. 3:10 PMkarmakid732 says:
copy and paste wat
May 8, 2009. 8:12 AMlegoandsprit says:
Has anybody used this? I just want to make sure it won't mess up the computer. Does it hurt if you change some of the text? (not the echo part, the part after that.)
May 10, 2009. 11:50 AMkarmakid732 says:
its all good echo means that it will desplay a message and pause means that the program will wait until you press any key to continue the program; and no all that will happen will be that the text on the cmd window will be different
Apr 30, 2009. 11:52 AM11rex11 says:
ok he is useing a harder to do way an easer waay is like this

@echo off
title VIRUS
color 04
cls
echo Do you wish to erase c: / drive (y/n)
ping localhost >nul
cls
echo Are you shure you wish to erase c:/ Drive? (y/n)
pause >nul
cls
echo Searching for c:/ drive...
ping localhost >nul
dir /s
dir /s
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo Erasing Files...
ping localhost >nul
cls
echo Files erased!
pause
msg * You have just been pranked!
exit

thats it another one this one shuts down your computer instantly save it as a .bat file

shutdown -c "Virus Activated" -s -t 1
thats a good one
Apr 5, 2009. 7:20 AMleowasif05 says:
ya but my system say 16 bit MS-dos subsystem the ntvdm cpu has encountered an illegal instruction chose 'close' to terminate
Apr 12, 2008. 7:04 PMlast1whoknew says:
Question then. What is best way to remove this afterward
Mar 21, 2009. 3:29 PMkvswim says:
You don't really need to remove this. It's completely harmless and if you want to get rid of it just delete it like you would a normal shortcut or program.
Jan 22, 2009. 11:01 AMGunmaster900 says:
Or just type!: Del %0 _______________________________________________________________ at the end!
Dec 14, 2008. 11:09 AMTechnoFreak1 says:
Delete it. Of course!
Jun 1, 2009. 2:53 PMwill421 says:
Much more easy:
del %0
%0 is the location and name of the batch file in 2 keypresses.
Mar 19, 2009. 8:00 PMAustralLord says:
what does 'echo' do?
Mar 21, 2009. 3:27 PMkvswim says:
This needs no explanation. Goto Command Prompt and type echo without the brackets and press enter. The computer will then display (on the next line) what you typed in. Simple.
Mar 16, 2009. 4:49 PMmax4420 says:
an you can add a title only by typing title after @echo off
Mar 16, 2009. 4:47 PMmax4420 says:
you can add mode 200 or mode 900 after the @echo off to make it bigger
Apr 24, 2008. 1:11 PMmoshnot says:
Also, if you don't want to download the bat to exe converter you can just make a shortcut to the file, then you can change the name and icon.
Apr 4, 2008. 10:01 PMb-train says:
wen i press a key to do the "pause" bit it just closes the window.??what have i done wrong, i copied it straight from ur instrucatble
Apr 6, 2008. 2:27 AMme! says:
use stop instead. This seems to work on my network - idk why

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