The very beginning of avast forum... Nostalgia...

[Tarq57]

That was a great experience to browse through the member photos.

We so need an off topic forum again, I think.
And perhaps someone with the patience of an oak tree to moderate it.

[ardvark]

Hi all...

Yes, I registered in November of that year. Many, many people have been helped since that time.

Regards...

[polonus]

Hi ardvark,

Thanks for reminding, yes all these postings have built me out, inspired me and also helped to inspire others, a lot of security savvy were being bred here in the avast user forums at these fountains of security related lore. The most enervating experiences were when a couple of us, experienced avast helpers with the help of eliminators cleansed a victim's machine from malcode, these were the most rewarding experiences and taught me much in what way to secure myself digitally that is. It brought me to test drive the Flock and Firefox Mozilla browsers, it brought me to join as a member in the NoScript forums and learn more about malcode and script, and it taught me to use blockers, script analyzers, hex editors, malcode browser tools, javascript unpackers, online sources, etc.. Without avast I would never have been growing into malware fighting, and the forums brought me an awful lot of digital friends: bob3160, CharleyO, Tech, good old DarthMikey, my countryman Eddy, DavidR, recently Asyn, Superhacker, Logos, YoKenny, and then a forum friend that went away, good old Kamulko, I even could respect MasterTech, despite his trolling and luring, YantoChiang, murali (growing into a wonderful programmer, yes murali, you will be), Pondus, etc. etc. Jadinolf, Xmas, etc. etc. and of course you arvark, and all those that I haven't mentioned here....

polonus

[Lisandro]

by the way does any body every keep in touch with S.Z.Craftec :'(

Bob (I think).

inspired me and also helped to inspire others

Let's keep this alive

[jadinolf]

jadinolf--a few years ago

[polonus]

Hi jadinolff,

All this time on all those security forums has kept you young at heart,

polonus

[jadinolf]

Hi jadinolf,

All this time on all those security forums has kept you young at heart,

polonus

That is exactly right.

Don't be jealous guys that you are not as good looking as me.

[rkoziol7]

2003? Had the Internet been invented these days? ;)

[Hermite15]

2003? Had the Internet been invented these days?

nope, they were faxing the first posts back in 2003 ...while vlk was storing them on a floppy, for the big day, i.e. the day the Internet started, a few years later

[Pondus]

2003? Had the Internet been invented these days?

nope, they were faxing the first posts back in 2003 ...while vlk was storing them on a floppy, for the big day, i.e. the day the Internet started, a few years later

LOL.......

well i sure was on the net when i got my W98......think i had something they called dial-up..... ......and i got lots of virus and crash, must have done a almost monthly format...the good old days.....

[Tarq57]

...the god old days.....

Is that when you'd say something like: "Oh God. what have I done to it now?"

[Hermite15]

2003? Had the Internet been invented these days?

nope, they were faxing the first posts back in 2003 ...while vlk was storing them on a floppy, for the big day, i.e. the day the Internet started, a few years later

LOL.......

well i sure was on the net when i got my W98......think i had something they called dial-up..... ......and i got lots of virus and crash, must have done a almost monthly format...the god old days.....

not mentioning that the data transfer procedure from the fax machine to the floppy drive was quite a technical challenge at the time, but thanks to Avast 0.4 alpha3, it worked and that's why and how we can still read the old threads today

[Pondus]

...the god old days.....

Is that when you'd say something like: "Oh God. what have I done to it now?"

Edit:....

[Asyn]

Nice to see some faces...!! (I followed some links...)
asyn

[ardvark]

Hi ardvark,

Thanks for reminding, yes all these postings have built me out, inspired me and also helped to inspire others, a lot of security savvy were being bred here in the avast user forums at these fountains of security related lore. The most enervating experiences were when a couple of us, experienced avast helpers with the help of eliminators cleansed a victim's machine from malcode, these were the most rewarding experiences and taught me much in what way to secure myself digitally that is. It brought me to test drive the Flock and Firefox Mozilla browsers, it brought me to join as a member in the NoScript forums and learn more about malcode and script, and it taught me to use blockers, script analyzers, hex editors, malcode browser tools, javascript unpackers, online sources, etc.. Without avast I would never have been growing into malware fighting, and the forums brought me an awful lot of digital friends: bob3160, CharleyO, Tech, good old DarthMikey, my countryman Eddy, DavidR, recently Asyn, Superhacker, Logos, YoKenny, and then a forum friend that went away, good old Kamulko, I even could respect MasterTech, despite his trolling and luring, YantoChiang, murali (growing into a wonderful programmer, yes murali, you will be), Pondus, etc. etc. Jadinolf, Xmas, etc. etc. and of course you arvark, and all those that I haven't mentioned here....

Hi Polonus....

You're welcome and thank you for your comments.

God bless