How
to make a prank shutdown virus
Ever wonder what new prank you could come up
with to make your little sister go crazy? Here's a simple, yet very effective
one. Just switch one of your desktop icons (i.e. Internet Explorer) with a fake
one and a warning box will pop-up which will shut down your computer within 30
seconds. Isn't that enough to make lil' sister yell when she sees her Barbie
doll game go bye-bye? Here's how it works:
This isn't really a virus ... its simply a
shutdown program which will make your friends freak out.
First, you will need to create a shortcut. You
can create a shortcut by right-clicking on your desktop and selecting New, and
then, Shortcut.
A Create Shortcut box should then open. In
that box, write the following:
shutdown -s -t 30 -c "VIRUS
DETECTED!!"
(note: the number 30 can be replaced by any
other number. That number corresponds to the number of seconds before the
computer will shutdown. Here I have chosen 30 in order to have enough time to
close it before my computer shuts down. Also, the message between quotes can be
replaced by something like "YOU HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY A TROJAN VIRUS"
or some other great idea. However, the message must be between quotes.)
After, simply click on Next and a box with the
name Shutdown will appear. Change the name that you want for it. In this case I
have chosen Internet Explorer but it can always be renamed how you prefer.
After naming it, click on Finish and ...
here's your shutdown virus!!!! Not very convincing he? Well, in that case change our icon!
Right-click on your shutdown Internet Explorer
icon (or whichever name you gave it) and select Properties.
Select Change Icon
(Note: A box saying "system 32 does not
have any icons choose from a diffrent list" or something like that may
pop-up; if it does simply click on Ok)
Now... it depends on what you have named your
shutdown virus ... If you chose Internet Explorer scroll all the way to the
right and you will find the icon. If you did not choose Internet Explorer feel
free to choose a different icon... Remember it has to be something that people
will click on.
To close the program, select the start menu
and click on Run...
Write: Shutdown -a
and the program should shutdown immediately.
(Note: To shut it, you can also do a new
shortcut but instead of writing shutdown -s -t 30 -c "VIRUS DETECTED"
write this: shutdown -a
and call it Shutdown abort..So instead of
closing it with Run you can just click on your shutdown abort shortcut.)
Have fun freaking out your friends/family ...
And dont forget to close it or put a longer time frame so that you will have
enough time to close it.
WARNING: This program will really shutdown
your computer. It may be fun to do it to little sisters or friends but refrain
from using it if someone is actually working on the computer, since they will
lose all their information.
Enjoy!
