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A computer prank is a prank related to either the software or the hardware of computers. Some are intended to humiliate, while others are comical, but not humiliating. Some pranks are "screamers," which are described by their name. Screamers are intended to frighten and humiliate victims. Others involve loss of control of the computer software.
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[edit] Other Pranks
[edit] You are an idiot
This flash file is titled You are an idiot. When opened, it will bounce around the screen, making it near impossible to close the file. Sometimes, it has a more malicious intent, to give the person viruses and mess up his/her computer. It can usually be closed using the Ctrl-Alt-Del command. Although, sometimes an error pop up window appears saying "You are an idiot." In most cases, it is making the victim manually close the whole computer.
[edit] The Red Room
The Red Room video is not a prank as such; it is simply a horror story, albeit one with an unexpected ending. It is a Flash video, entirely in Japanese, about an urban legend called "the Red Room," a popup window that allegedly will result in the death of the viewer if closed. The protagonist in the video searches on the internet for proof of its existence, only for the results to go horribly awry. The "shock" comes after the movie ends, when the Red Room popup appears on the user's desktop and begins acting as seen in the video.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] Guides to avoid computer pranks and screamers
- wikiHow's Tip to Recognize an Internet Screamer Video wikiHow's tip to stay safe from screamers when watching a video (similar to the "Stay Screamer Safe" link).
- wikiHow's Tip to Stay Screamer Safe A wikiHow article on how to stay protected from screamers (no images included).
- User:Ganerer/List of computer pranks Ganerer's list of screamers all over the internet.