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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 access our servers and steal user data.




The "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.


The Michelangelo virus in 'Hackers' sang "Row-Row-Row Your Boat"


Stuxnet would play AC DC Thunderstruck over the PA system at odd hours in Iranian uranium enrichment facilities.


i want to believe


I 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.


Not 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



Cryptolocker 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.



"animated singing virus"

I immediately thought of Bonzai Buddy.


All I can think of is the Archer pirate virus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJnklyxbcL8




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