Question Do you remember these programs? Are they still alive?

[brambedkar59]

Does anyone remember WinPatrol?

I only remember the name but never user it just like Online Armor, Threatfire and Ad-aware.
But I remember using Spybot S&D religiously.

 

[piquiteco]

Does anyone remember WinPatrol?

Yes,

Spoiler: WinPatrol

 

[simmerskool]

Does anyone remember WinPatrol?

(original developer Bill iirc)

 

[stonjean633]

I'm sure some members got this bundled on their motherboard.
I got one when I built my machine during University days.

 

[roger_m]

Ashampoo had an interesting security software journey, they were selling their own anti-malware based on Avira, at one point they were selling Emsisoft rebrand.
I don’t think they do any anti-malware at the moment.

I remember their antivirus, but can't remember their anti-malware software, although most likely I used it at some point.

https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/windows/Ashampoo-Anti-Malware-Review-136140.shtml

 

[roger_m]

I'm sure some members got this bundled on their motherboard.

I did too when I bought a custom made PC at the end of 1999. I liked it because it was very stable. In those days, due to the lack of memory protection in Windows, a buggy antivirus could cause system instability.

 

[Victor M]

I think I might have used online-armor before.The name does have a familiar ring to it.

 

[stonjean633]

I did too when I bought a custom made PC at the end of 1999. I liked it because it was very stable. In those days, due to the lack of memory protection in Windows, a buggy antivirus could cause system instability.

PcCillin - Amoxcicillin....catchy name thou

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Does anyone remember WinPatrol?

Yup, one of my earlier setups was Avast, Win Patrol and Online Armour.

 

[n8chavez]

I think I might have used online-armor before.The name does have a familiar ring to it.

It was a firewall with a HIPS, and it was awesome!

 

[n8chavez]

No mention of Outpost Firewall? It was very similar to OA? I guess I'm old.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Sadly Bill aka WinPatrol died and so sadly did his software. I think it was sold or passed on but was never the same.

Anyone remember ComboFix made by sUBs? Pretty good software for it's time.

Reminiscing is great but this shows you how far we have come in security software and practices from the early XP/2000/98 days. We should be happy that much progress has been made

 

[n8chavez]

Bill Pytlovany from BillP Studios died?!? Oh damn. Well now I miss Scotty.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

Bill Pytlovany from BillP Studios died?!? Oh damn. Well now I miss Scotty.

WinPatrol? I believe so? Could be wrong! But I remember reading something along those lines on forums back in the day.

 

[roger_m]

WinPatrol? I believe so? Could be wrong! But I remember reading something along those lines on forums back in the day.

I believe he's still alive.

 

[Sorrento]

I liked the Sygate firewall I used for some time & Winpatrol which had a barking Scotty dog for reasons I forget, I thought someone took that program over but I don't think it ever amounted to much? Spybot also, I missed some of those when they disappeared - I used the Gibson Research Shields Up site, just looked and its still there

 

[Trident]

I'm sure some members got this bundled on their motherboard.
I got one when I built my machine during University days.

Mine had this and it took an eternity to install. Early Norton installations (before Norton 2009) were extremely slow and often featured uncles and aunties (rotating as a slideshow).

 

[Sorrento]

The boxed Norton products that i saw in PC World etc always looked impressive with Peter Norton looking most intelligent on the front, pity the product wasn't that good.

 

[Behold Eck]

Winpatrol became a mainstay of my security set up during the windows 2000 to windows 7 years. Scotty`s on patrol...Woof! Which could be heard when you were away from the PC alerting you to something going on.

Prevx 3 was a nice piece of software from those days, before it morphed into Webroot .

Regards Eck

 

[tasos83]

Winpatrol became a mainstay of my security set up during the windows 2000 to windows 7 years. Scotty`s on patrol...Woof! Which could be heard when you were away from the PC alerting you to something going on.

Prevx 3 was a nice piece of software from those days, before it morphed into Webroot .

Regards Eck

yes this dog voice...Now i remembered the pig sound of kaspersky antivirus!