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ScariestThingIEverSaw.com

Contents

Discovery

  • May 6th 2010, after analyzing the bootlegged teaser trailer, the words "scariest thing i ever saw" were found at the trailing end of the film reel, leading to the website.


Console

On loading the website, the RemoteView interface begins booting.

May 7, 2010

Notes from console content below:

  • Version: RemoteView 2.7, ©Copyright CBCData 2002
  • Behind the console popup screen is another window, a prompt reading "Print all pages to default printer OK/Cancel". On clicking OK, the user can select an available printer, and a single page is printed with the text message from an unknown sender:
Stop posting publicly. I can answer your questions.
I have proof.

>>>>
  • Bringing focus to the primary window and following prompts reveals this content:
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PDP-11 Simulator
License 1130-A23R-12TR-2090
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Copyright 1977, DAC, Acton, Mass.
THIS SOFTWARE IS FURNICHED TO A PURCHASER UNDER A LICENSE FOR
USE ON A SINGLE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CAN BE COPIED ONLY FOR USE
IN SUCH SYSTEM, EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED IN WRITING
BY DAC OF ACTON, MASS. U.S.A.

VERSION 05.5

D. MORRIS 05-FEB-77

PERFORM PRELIMINARY SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
SET CPU 128K
SHOW CPU IOSPACE
DXMNSJ.SYS
SWAP.SYS
STARTS.COM
D 56=5015
SET TT:NOSCOPE

D 56=0
R TIMDAT
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STALOG AF
Secure File Structure
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.BOOT DX1:DXMNSJ.SYS
RUN $EXEC
Continue Y/N?
------------------------------------------------------------
STALOG AF
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RUN $LINK
*MAIN=MAIN,SUBR/S
*+Z
Continue Y/N?
RUN $LINK2F
*PROG=MAIN,MACSUB/F
*+Z
Continue Y/N?
------------------------------------------------------------
STALOG ACCESS
------------------------------------------------------------
.UNPROTECT/SYSTEM *.*
        DK:SWAP.SYS
        DK:RT11AI.SYS
        DK:RT11PI.SYS
        DK:RT11BL.SYS

CRSCT:  .BLKW   10.
CRVSC:  .BLKW   1
LOADNM: .RADSR  /$LOAD/
MODN        .BLKW   1
LCLSYM: .BLKW   8.
SRCPF:  .BLKW   1
SRVSG:  .BLKW   1
SYDEF:  .BLKW   1
SYENT:  .BLKW   1
SYFLG:  .BLKW   1

            .PSECT



Press any key to continue...
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8955655DD XST a3 FILE LIBRARY
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RUN $EXEC
TU56 dual DECtape drive
System Now Loading External Data
[1] Previously accessed
[2] Previously accessed
[3] Accessing File List B4 - ###### of 134640 Bytes Loaded
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Execute - E []   Commit To Tape Drive - C []    Print - P []
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References to note:

  • PDP-11 - A series of 16-bit minicomputers from DEC [1]
  • "DAC" in Acton, MA
  • "D. Morris" and Feb 5, 1977 are referenced - The programmer of the PDP-11 Simulator?
  • "File List B4" is 134640 bytes, loading in segments, downloading at approximately 1 bytes every five seconds. Calculating backwards based on bytes remaining at any point, the "file list" should be fully downloaded around 11pm ET, May 13 2010.
  • STALOG: Study of the Automation of Logistic System [2]
  • TU56 dual DECtape Drive: "The tape is normally formatted with 1474 block of 129 12 bit words per block. Only 128 words are normally used in each block. This gives a capacity of 184K words per tape."[3]

Analyzing the source:

  • DEQNA.swf is the filename containing the terminal interface. DEQNA was an Ethernet adapter from DEC[4] used on the PDP-11[5]
Console boot screen

Console desktop

Console toolbar

Hidden printable message

Console text content


May 13, 2010

With the file completely downloaded, the RemoteView terminal continued to display the following text:

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AF FILE LIBRARY
------------------------------------------------------------
Sector 9909                             []
DD09 Extract                            []
CL03 Transmission                       []
CL05 Extract                            []
CL56 Token                              []
------------------------------------------------------------

The terminal then prompts the user to re-connect

Session disconnected.
Connection timed out.
Please re-connect.

Once updates completed, the file load text changed. New options became available.

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Execute - .EXEC []  Commit To Tape Drive - .COMT []   Print - .PRINT []   Reenter - .REENTER
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

fd = open ("DEV1:", O_WRONLY);
status = ioctl (fd, FIODISKINIT, 0);

struct stat statStruct;

fd = open ("AF-B4", O_RDONLY);
status = ioctl (fd, FIOFSTATGET, &statStruct);




---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AF-B4
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AF-B4 DIR

 Sorted by: type
 Volume ID: DD1
 Owner    : 

A5RSR  .BAS   11
A5RST  .BAS   15
RSCOM8 .DAT   13
A5RSR1 .WRK   5
CL03   .WRK   2
DD09   .WRK   2
GRMF55 .WRK   5
FATR7  .WRK   3
FATR8  .WRK   8
GMRF36 .TXT   5
GMRF71 .TXT   4

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Execute - .EXEC []  Commit To Tape Drive - .COMT []   Print - .PRINT []   Reenter - .REENTER
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  • The command:
.PRINT RSCOM8
produces two printable pages. Looking closely, there are two "X"s on each page. If page 1 is flipped and the X's aligned, the darker highlighted regions also located on page 1 will align over specific words on page 2.
Rotated page 1 with highlighted markings
Page 2 with aligned X's and highlighted words
Original page 1
See May13-Newspaper

Original page 2
See May13-Newspaper
  • The highlighted words spell:
no certainty if a live may be after us we go underground
(images)



References

  1. ? PDP-11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdp-11
  2. ? STALOG: http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10450&page=39
  3. ? TU56: http://www.pdp8.net/tu56/tu56.shtml
  4. ? DEQNA: http://vt100.net/manx/details/1,985
  5. ? PDP-11 Simulator with DEQNA: http://simh.trailing-edge.com/pdp11.html
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