A phantom
sleeper virus installed on every single PC when it is made. Exactly 2 years after you activate your new PC, the Ghost in the Machine awakens and takes over, slowly destroying it until it no longer turns on.
Symptoms of a Ghost in the Machine include: flickering, forgetfulness,
random restarts, a frozen screen comorbid with a persistent hourglass, and
random deletion of important files. You may also encounter multiple "errors" and be asked to solve problems you don'
t know how to solve. Customer support usually pleads ignorance when you call their 1-800 number.