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==Online resurgence== | ==Online resurgence== | ||
BonziBuddy had been a meme for some time in the late 2000s and early 2010s. However, after the livestreamer | BonziBuddy had been a meme for some time in the late 2000s and early 2010s. However, after the livestreamer Vinesauce Joel had covered it in a Windows destruction livestream where he livestreamed a destruction of the [[wikipedia:Windows_XP|Windows XP]] operating system, BonziBuddy's popularity quickly rose. It kickstarted the use of BonziBuddy in memes until the meme died down in the mid-2010s. However, BonziBuddy was still popular and had been used for Microsoft Agent content created with the [[Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper]]. As of 2022, Bonzi is one of the most well-known Microsoft Agent characters. | ||
==Malicious activity== | ==Malicious activity== | ||
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** The system requirements are 16 MBs of RAM and 11 MBs of free disk space. | ** The system requirements are 16 MBs of RAM and 11 MBs of free disk space. | ||
* There was caution initially on whether or not it was safe to use BonziBuddy's ACS file elsewhere with other software such as MASH. However, it was later regarded as safe as ACS files cannot have malware built into them. | * There was caution initially on whether or not it was safe to use BonziBuddy's ACS file elsewhere with other software such as MASH. However, it was later regarded as safe as ACS files cannot have malware built into them. | ||
* The Microsoft Agent along with the Software was featured in one of LGR's videos. | |||
[[Category:Software]] | [[Category:Software]] | ||
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