MEMZ

Also known as MEMZ virus, MEMZ trojan

MEMZ is a trojan horse created for Microsoft Windows. The name of the malware refers to its purpose as a humorous Trojan intended to replicate the effects of early computer viruses.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, MEMZ is referenced by 243 other articles, and connects out to 2013 South Korea cyber attack, YouTube and Microsoft Windows.

Vinony files it under 2010s in hacking, 2016 software and Internet memes.

Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Computer virus.image: File:MEMZ on Windows 10.png
Computer virus.caption: A computer infected with the MEMZ Trojan. Depicted is one of the malware's key payloads, a "screen tunneling" effect.
Computer virus.author: Leurak
Computer virus.common_name: MEMZ
Computer virus.type: Trojan horse
Computer virus.platform: Windows XP and later

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Described at

danooct1.com →

Link to a page describing this subject · not written by Vinony

Source code

github.com →

Link to the source-code README · 1,613 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of: open-source software
Named after: internet meme
Country: Germany
Depicts: Nyan Cat
Image: MEMZ Trojan running on Samsung N130, 13 December 2019.jpg

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programmed in: C++
source code repository URL: github.com/NyDubh3/MEMZ
described at URL: danooct1.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=470
operating system: Microsoft Windows
publication date: 2016-04-14
title: MEMZ
copyright status: public domain

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Origin
Payloads
References

MEMZ is a trojan horse created for Microsoft Windows. The name of the malware refers to its purpose as a humorous Trojan intended to replicate the effects of early computer viruses.

== Origin == MEMZ was originally created by Leurak for YouTuber danooct1's Viewer-Made Malware series.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “MEMZ” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.