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Around 60 minutes later, the end would be recovered and connected to the Internet by a "Plumbing Hardware Dispatcher (PHD)". The user would then connect their end to a Google-supplied wireless router and run the Google-supplied installation media on a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer ("Mac and Linux
Examples of payloads include displaying a Windows Notepad file that reads: YOUR COMPUTER HAS BEEN FUCKED BY THE MEMZ TROJAN. Your computer won't boot up again, so use it as long as you can! :D Trying to kill MEMZ will cause your system to be destroyed instantly, so don't try it :D
We've rounded up some of the best April Fools' Day jokes we've heard, including April Fools' Day jokes for kids, adults, work, school, and home.
The jdbgmgr.exe virus hoax involved an e-mail spam in 2002 that advised computer users to delete a file named jdbgmgr.exe because it was a computer virus. jdbgmgr.exe, which had a little teddy bear like icon (The Microsoft Bear), was actually a valid Microsoft Windows file, the Debugger Registrar for Java (also known as Java Debug Manager, hence jdbgmgr).
Residents of MIT's Simmons Hall collaborated to make a smiley face on the building's facade, December 8, 2002. Hacks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are practical jokes and pranks meant to prominently demonstrate technical aptitude and cleverness, and/or to commemorate popular culture and historical topics.
Image credits: YuriArcursPeopleimages (not the actual photo) “A few days later, though, I got a really sad message from Emily. Turns out, my friends told her that they set us up as a prank.
[1] [2] Recordings of soundboard prank calls are popular on the web, especially on video sharing sites such as YouTube. Soundboard prank-calling is often done with caller ID spoofing or masking, to provide a high level of anonymity or impersonation. The goal is often to create confusion or test how long the victim(s) will remain on the phone.
The Chase Bank trend is just the latest “get rich quick scheme,” a centuries-old concept that has been resuscitated by social media, drawing desperate people into financial crime.