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I remember 20 years ago when Avast were the good guys. It's interesting how brand perception changes over time.
by debacle 3y ago
I remember 20 years ago when Avast were the good guys.
It's interesting how brand perception changes over time.
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- nyanpasu64 3y agoI miss old Avast, the brushed metal UI, the radioactive virus dialogs with the siren sound (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycs92N_rph8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycs92N_rph8).
- scohesc 3y agoI remember leaving my computer on overnight in my room and being startled awake by a really loud pig squeal when Avast detected a virus on my PC. Just looked up what Avast looked like in the 2000's. The aftermarket car stereo GUI[1] just brought back memories I forgot about :P [1]http://assets.oldversion.s3.amazonaws.com/images/avast-free-antivirus-4-8-1368-screen-49.jpg http://assets.oldversion.s3.amazonaws.com/images/avast-free-...
- cubefox 3y agoThat looks like WinAmp.
- itronitron 3y agoI remember when SourceForge were the good guys. That should be a cautionary tale for many companies but they got dropped so hard and fast that now no one has heard of them.
- b215826 3y agoNorton and McAfee were the bogeymen those days.
- yomlica8 3y agoAt least you can still rely on some things to not change.