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“I’ve been in this game 27 years. Not once have I come across an animated singing virus.” Maybe not, but you're damn right I've rickrolled hackers trying to ac
by dsugarman 10y ago
“I’ve been in this game 27 years. Not once have I come across an animated singing virus.”
Maybe not, but you're damn right I've rickrolled hackers trying to access our servers and steal user data.
- stormbrew 10y agoAlso: http://observer.com/2016/02/this-online-museum-lets-you-download-computer-virus-art-from-the-80s-and-90s/ http://observer.com/2016/02/this-online-museum-lets-you-down...
- the8472 10y agoCryptolocker UIs come close dancing and singing virus. And some keygens (or malware pretending to be a keygen) have pretty whimsical designs with music and animation.
- digi_owl 10y agoC64 cracker intros, anyone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqBkSJOYOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFqBkSJOYOQ
- bitwize 10y agoThe "animated singing virus" was probably Leonardo Da Vinci, which was based on the real-world panic surrounding the "Michelangelo" virus in 1992. Michelangelo displayed on the infected machine's screen a still image of the artist Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco, much like the fictional Leonardo virus displayed a solarized Vitruvian Man. Some viruses of the era (early 90s) did feature animation, such as making the on-screen text slowly disappear or "rain down" the display like the Matrix intro.
- Scuds 10y agoThe Michelangelo virus in 'Hackers' sang "Row-Row-Row Your Boat"
- Tactic 10y agoNot animated but I have been struck by the music bug virus[1]. Given hacker's egos and sense of humor I wouldn't be surprised for a moment by a animated singing virus. [1] https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/musicbug.shtml https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/musicbug.shtml
- eridius 10y agoI have. The old MerryXmas HyperCard virus. Well, I can't remember if it was actually animated, but I'm pretty sure it sung and displayed graphics.
- ceedan 10y ago"animated singing virus" I immediately thought of Bonzai Buddy.
- douche 10y agoAll I can think of is the Archer pirate virus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnklyxbcL8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnklyxbcL8
- laxatives 10y agoStuxnet would play AC DC Thunderstruck over the PA system at odd hours in Iranian uranium enrichment facilities.
- tastythrowaway2 10y agoi want to believe