PYrus

PYrus is a prank virus built on python. It does not harm the computer in any way. Python is necessary to run the program. It only runs on Windows since it is showing the Blue Screen of Death and dependencies won't work on other operating systems.

Disclaimer: This is not an actual virus. It shows only pictures and plays sounds to make it look scary. It won't be responsible for any real computer viruses affected your computer in any way.

Setup

• You need to install any Python version. You can follow this link to download Python.
• Then you need to install PyAutoGui and Pillow packages from pip. To do that, execute the following command:

  $ pip install pyautogui Pillow

• Program is pretty much ready. You can follow the Usage guide to know how to use it.

Usage

• After you set the program up, you can start the start.bat file in order to activate prank.
• Script will wait 5 seconds to allow you to close the folder you have opened it from.
• You don't have to close any open program or folder other than the one you started it, script will automatically go to the desktop after 5 seconds and take a screenshot.
• AutoHotKey script will be executed to maximize the sound of the computer.
• Desktop will freeze after the screenshot, script will activate when anyone clicks anywhere on the screen.
• After 1 second of the click, you will see the Blue Screen of Death. It will go from 0% to 20% and 35%.
• When passing the 35%, you will see that BSOD will start to change colours and you will hear some sound effects.
• After a few seconds, everything will go crazy. Meanwhile, ALT+F4 and ESC buttons and/or combinations won't work.
• Even though you manage to open the Task Manager, if it is not set to be Always On Top, you will not be able to close it.
• After 4 times of loop on final screen, script will terminate itself.

Warnings

• It is not a real virus.
• It is terrifying if you are not expecting it.
• Be careful not to unplug the computer (or force shutdown with holding the power button down) since it is going to be harmful for your computer.
• You can mute the sound after you start the script. In most cases, it won't trigger the script to initiate.
• If you have time, you can test it on your computer to make sure it runs perfectly. If it doesn't and you are getting errors, please report them on Issues section.
• Have fun.
• And most important, please record the person that you are pranking. It is hilarious to watch.

If you share any of your pranks online, please add #pyruscript so I can see them as well.