ScreamWorm.exe

ScreamWorm.exe is a computer worm that enters computers via the Screaming Disk. It is an annoying worm that can usually be removed easily.

Effects
The Scream worm will impliment itself as an .exe file (ScreamWorm.exe) on the infected user's desktop as a shortcut, and the worm will also be on their Taskbar as an executable program. The .exe file has an .ogg file in it that will play when ScreamWorm.exe is opened. It sounds vaguely like a fox screaming, and it wont stop until the window is closed. The next time the person tries to open ScreamWorm.exe, a fake error message pulls up before the .exe responds that says "ERROR: Could not find program". ScreamWorm.exe's picture is a pixelated fireball with an orange border.

ScreamWorm.exe is more of an annoyance than a danger, since when you leave your computer inactive for more than 20 minutes the worm will automatically execute ScreamWorm.exe until you move your mouse while turning up the volume to 80. When you are inactive for 1 hour, it will get into your contacts and send a message to everyone in it there that contains ScreamWorm.exe, and the topic "A Fun Surprise".

Due to a design flaw, however, a message pulls up after an hour asking if you wish for ScreamWorm.exe to access your contacts, so this never actually happens.

Details
ScreamWorm.exe was designed for Windows 8. Most malware protection devices, firewalls, ect will prevent it from coming onto the computer. Scream worm, however, does no actual damage to the computer and thus is not a huge problem if it does get in your computer. It was released on disks called "Screaming Disks", as the author Fred Xander called them, that were sold at Wall-Mart for 2$. On the back of the disk holders, it said it held a "surprise" inside (which was ScreamWorm.exe).

Screaming Disks, however, were soon removed from public access due to the fact that it had a worm on it. Two weeks later, it was put on flea markets that properly stated that it had a non-damaging worm in it.