<s>
MEMZ	B-Application
(	O
pronounced	O
:	O
memes	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
malware	O
computer	O
virus	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
trojan	O
horse	O
made	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MEMZ	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Leurak	O
for	O
YouTuber	O
danooct1	B-Application
's	O
Viewer-Made	O
Malware	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
featured	O
by	O
Joel	O
Johansson	O
,	O
alias	O
Vargskelethor	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
live-streaming	O
group	O
Vinesauce	O
on	O
his	O
series	O
Windows	O
Destruction	O
,	O
who	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
trojan	O
in	O
action	O
against	O
a	O
Windows	O
10	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
after	O
being	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
by	O
danooct1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
payloads	O
include	O
randomly	O
moving	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
slightly	O
,	O
opening	O
up	O
satirical	O
Google	B-Application
searches	I-Application
under	O
Google.co.ck	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
how	O
to	O
remove	O
a	O
virus	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
how	O
to	O
get	O
money	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
and	O
opening	O
various	O
random	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
programs	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
calculator	O
or	O
command	O
prompt	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
to	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
many	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
virus	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
Internet	O
memes	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
virus	O
overwrites	O
the	O
boot	B-Device
sector	I-Device
with	O
an	O
animation	O
of	O
Nyan	O
Cat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leurak	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
safer	O
version	O
of	O
MEMZ	B-Application
called	O
MEMZ-Clean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
variant	O
of	O
MEMZ	B-Application
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
VineMEMZ	B-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
coded	O
by	O
Leurak	O
as	O
a	O
gift	O
to	O
Johansson	O
after	O
the	O
livestream	O
featuring	O
the	O
original	O
MEMZ	B-Application
gained	O
significant	O
traction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
MEMZ	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
Vinesauce	O
,	O
especially	O
Johansson	O
's	O
other	O
game	O
streams	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
bootleg	O
game	O
7	O
Grand	O
Dad	O
and	O
the	O
adware	O
program	O
BonziBuddy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
