[dgbiker1]

This is great! I never thought I'd want a computer virus, but this thing seems pretty cool

It would make a great "screensaver".
Troika | art and design studio | london | art virus -Don't worry, it's a youtube video you won't get infected (I didn't to my disappointment, you need the USB drive w/ the virus).

 

[crewchief]

Damn that's sick, but how does it detect the position of the screen without having an actual gyroscope.

 

[goldenratiophi]

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Originally Posted by crewchief /img/forum/go_quote.gif Damn that's sick, but how does it detect the position of the screen without having an actual gyroscope.

probably the camera.

or it's a fake.

 

[Syler]

Doesn't make sense...Gyroscope should be needed there I think, or there is another way?

 

[a1rocketpilot]

Remember that the Macbooks have a built in accelerometer and motion sensor. That's how it knows to lock the hard drive should the laptop experience a fall. This virus just utilizes the signal from that for a slightly more nefarious purpose.

 

[dgbiker1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by a1rocketpilot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Remember that the Macbooks have a built in accelerometer and motion sensor. That's how it knows to lock the hard drive should the laptop experience a fall. This virus just utilizes the signal from that for a slightly more nefarious purpose.

Exactly. There are a lot of programming libraries available out there that get the signal from the accelerometer (see Processing language). I made a really basic program a while ago to change my room lighting color based on how I tilted my laptop. Totally useless and impractical, but fun

There's one that actually useful that switches desktops when you (lightly) smack the side of your laptop.

 

[Baines93]

Thats cool.

Shame i dont have a mac to try this with the accelorometer which is built in, as said above.

 

[FallenAngel]

Looks cute, but I can only imagine how many real viruses will be spread by people trying to infect themselves with this one

 

[krmathis]

Fake for sure!
A Mac don't auto-install anything from a memory stick. ...and there were no warning on the screen when he just pulled out the stick without ejecting first.

Looks cool though

 

[shigzeo]

it couldn't mount that fast, but nevertheless, if anything was pulled off this way - it would be destructively scary. it is fake for sure though

edit: i think!

 

[Csidinim]

fake or not, where can one get that program?

 

[fault151]

wow that looks amazing. I have a mac, i seriously wanna try it out!