Bonzi Buddy, Free Virus Free Safe remix by santixdxdxdxdxdxd. A boot virus (also known as a boot infector, an MBR virus or DBR virus) targets. The purple fiend may have still been considered Malware, but many used Virtual Machines when running BonziBuddy, so the chances of encountering a real Bonzi are slim. Bonzi Buddy, Free Virus Free Safe remix by NOOBLETAGAIN. Bonzi Buddy's appearance is that of a purple ape with a bit of belly, although, original versions of Bonzi Buddy were stylised as a green parrot, but this was changed to the design we all know after issues with Microsoft.īonzi Buddy tended to be rather annoying, telling dumb jokes, giving useless information, creating ads for other BonziSoftware products along with stealing the users information, which eventually got Joe and Jay Bonzi in trouble for violating the COPPA act.Īfter several lawsuits in 2004, BonziBuddy was discontinued, but remained up until 2008 before it was inevitably shut down.Ī good few years after Bonzi Buddy's shut-down, he grew popularity as a sort of internet meme, fans of BonziBuddy even managed to re-create and BonziBuddy himself, along with all the dumb jokes, personality and ads.