The software used Microsoft Agent technology similar to Office Assistant, and originally sported Peedy, a green parrot character, before it became the purple ape. This is because BonziBuddy's website has been inactive for several years, although there are remakes, and their connections to the adware providers have been lost, meaning that for the most part, BonziBuddy is now benign.īonziBuddy received wide recognition as malware, predominantly as a piece of adware, though claims of spyware capabilities have been made against it. However, Bonzi tended to do little except occasionally provide stale jokes and greet Joel.

The Software became popular in late 2013 due to a livestream released by Joel, a member of the popular gaming group Vinesauce, who made a stream involving releasing Bonzi into a Windows XP Virtual Machine to cause chaos amongst a host of other viruses and adware. It first surfaced as a green talking parrot, before taking the form of an animated purple gorilla that resided on a user's desktop and communicated through the employment of Microsoft Agent technology. The official website stated it would help a person explore the Internet through various functions along with their own sidekick. He can keep you on schedule.BonziBUDDY promotional logo previously at īonziBUDDY, sometimes spelled Bonzi Buddy, BonziBuddy, or BONZIBuddy, (misspelled Bonzai Buddy) was an 'intelligent software agent' from BONZI Software, taking the form of a purple gorilla, that was released in 1999 and later discontinued in 2004. He will handle all of your Internet file downloads for you! He will even allow you to continue browsing the Internet while he takes care of your download! He will notify you when he is done! He can kiss and hug friends and loved ones all over the world on your behalf! He will deliver the message himself and even talk and express emotions for you! He will learn from you! Once he knows your likes and interest he will search the world and find you new sites you have not yet discovered or traveled to!

Welcome to the world of Bonzi BUDDY! He will explore the Internet with you as your very own friend and sidekick! He can talk, walk, joke, browse, search, e-mail, and download like no other friend you've ever had! He even has the ability to compare prices on the products you love and help you save money! Best of all, he's FREE!

(NOTE: This is computer software! He actually learns from you!)

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