Draft:YouAreAnIdiot (Malware)

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Declined by TheBritinator 3 months ago. Last edited by CommonsDelinker 43 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: malwiki is not a reliable source because it is user edited. Theroadislong (talk) 12:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Perhaps a notable subject, but the sources do not prove that. TheBritinator (talk) 12:19, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

YouAreAnIdiot is a trojan computer virus that flashes smiley faces and the phrase " you are an idiot" on your screen. The virus came up around 2002 under the name "offiz."^[1] The virus uses JavaScript as the Programing language, and it uses a HTML5 port.

Origin edit

The virus came from a website called "youdontknowwhoiam.com" which later got taken down in 2019.^[2]

Original and Variants edit

The Original YouAreAnIdiot would open six windows and an audio singing "you are an idiot! ha ha ha ha ha" would play closing a tab would open 2 more tabs. Trying to use task manager or Alt + F4 does not work and a pop-up will show saying the user is an idiot.^[2] The virus was created by a user on the current website "YouAreAnIdiot.com" named Andrew Regner^[3]

YouAreAnIdiot 2 edit

YouAreAnIdiot 2 is an unofficial sequel to the original virus, it was created by Computer Virus Watch in 2013.^[2]

YouAreAnIdiot.cc edit

YouAreAnIdiot.cc is an attempt recreation of the website created by EnderManch.^[2]

References edit

^ "Origin Of the You Are An Idiot Trojan Horse". Nexus Mods :: Teardown. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "YouAreAnIdiot".
^ "You Are an Idiot". Know Your Meme. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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[1] "Origin Of the You Are An Idiot Trojan Horse". Nexus Mods :: Teardown. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

[auto-2] "YouAreAnIdiot".

[3] "You Are an Idiot". Know Your Meme. 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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