ALWIL officially changes name to Avast Software

Discussion in 'other anti-virus software' started by acr1965, Jun 2, 2010.

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  1. acr1965

    acr1965 Registered Member

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    acr1965, Jun 2, 2010
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  2. twl845

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    Pure genius! :D
     
    twl845, Jun 2, 2010
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  3. Brocke

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    yes very smart because most people think Avast and not Alwil.
     
    Brocke, Jun 2, 2010
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  4. gery

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    Like Grisoft into AVG though i really liked the former
     
    gery, Jun 2, 2010
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  5. raven211

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    I didn't, since "gris" in swedish means "pig". :D :argh:
     
    raven211, Jun 2, 2010
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  6. gery

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    hahaha lol very funny:D :D :D :D :D :D
     
    gery, Jun 2, 2010
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  7. SweX

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    Yeah it's true:D

    Though I think one was supposed to say, Gri Soft and not Gris oft :)
     
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    SweX, Jun 2, 2010
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  8. raven211

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    I've tried that so many times - never works. :D
     
    raven211, Jun 2, 2010
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    It makes sense.
     
    trjam, Jun 2, 2010
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  10. The Hammer

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    Maybe Symantec should revert to Norton for everything.
     
    The Hammer, Jun 2, 2010
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  11. raven211

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    Yep, like Norton Enterprise instead of Symantec Corporate Antivirus or something.
     
    raven211, Jun 3, 2010
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  12. mercurie

    mercurie A Friendly Creature

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    Indeed it makes perfect sense in the case of Avast.

    As for Norton or Symantec. How about, Ol' Yellower...
     
    mercurie, Jun 5, 2010
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