Techno

Techno virus large scrolling text on a DOS screen

discovered: 1994
origin: unknown
reported by: various
author: unknown
family: Techno
size: 1123 bytes
platform: DOS
vector: COM files
payload: audio, visual
trigger: random execution

Payload

Plays a four-on-the-floor techno pattern through the PC speaker while the word TECHNO scrolls across the screen in large characters.

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Sources

Internet Archive Malware Museum: Techno :: Mikko Hypponen, Internet Archive Malware Museum

last updated: 2026-04-12 :: curated by the_curator