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A screenshot of SCP-XXXX-1 on a computer running Windows 10.

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be stored on a standard isolated storage drive in the Low-Risk Containment section of Site-15. Testing is to be conducted using a dedicated laboratory computer, which must undergo full erasure after testing is complete. Experiments involving duplication or de-compilation require the submission of Form XXXX-DB-01 to Site-15 Command.

All access to SCP-XXXX in its active configuration is to be conducted by at least two researchers, at least one of whom must have security clearance Level 2 or higher. Due to the effects of SCP-XXXX, it is strongly recommended that direct interaction be conducted only by D-Class personnel. Should test procedures require a member of research staff to interact directly with SCP-XXXX, it is recommended that researchers be equipped with Class-A amnestics, as immediate application has been found somewhat effective in countering SCP-XXXX’s effects.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a computer program named holistiic.exe [sic]. In its active configuration, it is 8.1 MB in size; it is also capable of compressing itself into a self-extracting, encrypted archive format (“holistiic.exe.rch”) of size 2.5 MB, which can be decrypted using the password “[REDACTED].”1 To execute, SCP-XXXX must be installed on a computer with at least 12 MB of RAM, running Windows 95 or higher.

When run, SCP-XXXX will briefly display a welcome screen with the title “Holistic Security Solutions by ██████2, Version 0.3.11." After the welcome screen has been displayed, a window will spawn, featuring a menu of buttons displaying options related to computer security, as well as a larger button labeled “NEW Neural Optimizer (BETA)” (SCP-XXXX-1). If SCP-XXXX-1 has not yet been used, selection of any other button will initiate an optimization of the computer on which it is installed, corresponding to its label (See Testing Log XXXX-01).

SCP-XXXX's anomalous properties become apparent when a user clicks on SCP-XXXX-1. When this occurs, the computer screen will turn black for roughly three seconds, then display between 21 and 55 fractal images (SCP-XXXX-1-A, i-lv), at a rate of approximately two images per second. Exposure to SCP-XXXX-1-A causes immediate tonic-clonic seizures in approximately 60% of viewers, including all subjects with a history of epilepsy or severe migraines. The remaining cases result in the viewer becoming an instance of SCP-XXXX-2.

SCP-XXXX-2 refers to users who have been exposed to SCP-XXXX-1-A without experiencing seizures. Immediately after viewing SCP-XXXX-1-A, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 will become catatonic for a period roughly corresponding to the time for which they were exposed (typically 10-30 seconds). After emerging from catatonia, instances of SCP-XXXX-2 are able to function normally, except for a marked compulsion to maintain visual contact with SCP-XXXX-1 until the program's instance is terminated. During this time, selecting any of the other buttons will cause anomalous mental effects to manifest in SCP-XXXX-2.

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