# Protegent Antivirus Protegent Antivirus is a YouTube remix format built on the awkward commercials for an Indian antivirus product, whose superhero mascot Proto raps a slow verse about computer security in a 2014 spot from parent company Unistal[2]. After Vinesauce Joel surfaced the ads on a July 2017 livestream, editors filled YouTube with distorted and MIDI covers of the jingle[6]. ## Origin On August 18th, 2013, Unistal, the Indian company behind Protegent, uploaded a three-minute animated commercial in which four cartoon men air PC complaints before Proto swoops in with a sales pitch[1]. The sequel spot that inspired most later remixes appeared on February 25th, 2014, featuring Proto rapping about security in a slow, flat cadence over a sparse beat[2]. A third commercial with two Protos, one sporting a mustache, followed on September 9th, 2016 under the name Unistal Systems Pvt Ltd[7]. - **Platform:** YouTube (source commercials) / YouTube (remix spread) - **Creator:** DarkGabbz and PajamaFrix (earliest remixes); source commercials by Unistal - **Date:** 2014 ## Overview At the center of the format is the 2014 Unistal spot where Proto, drawn as a muscle-bound hero in a cape, delivers a song about PC threats over a thin instrumental[2]. Viewers latched onto the stiff animation, flat voice performance and awkward rhymes, calling the clip an unintentional comedy source ripe for editing[3]. Remix videos typically chop the rap into looping segments, pitch-shift the vocal, swap the backing track for harsh noise, or convert the whole thing to MIDI with synth instruments[5][6]. A recurring joke online claims the software is secretly malware, since Proto closely resembles Whyatt from the preschool cartoon Super Why![3] ## How to Use Editors typically take a short clip from the 2014 rap or the 2016 double-Proto ad, isolate a single line or beat, then process it with pitch shifting, bass boost, MIDI conversion or noise overlays[5][6]. Many uploads loop the chorus or layer visual glitches on top of the original animation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Protegent Antivirus? Protegent Antivirus is both a real Indian antivirus product by Unistal and a YouTube remix format centered on its awkward animated commercials, especially a 2014 spot where mascot Proto raps about computer security[2]. ### Where did Protegent Antivirus come from? Unistal uploaded the original commercial on August 18th, 2013[1], and the 2014 rap sequel became the main remix source after Vinesauce Joel played the ads on a July 2017 Twitch stream[4]. ### What does Protegent Antivirus mean? Online, the name points to ironic appreciation of the ads, where fans joke that Proto looks like Whyatt from Super Why! and the software is therefore malware in disguise[3]. ### How do you use Protegent Antivirus? People take clips from the ads and apply distortion, pitch shifts or MIDI conversion to the Proto rap in short YouTube uploads[5][6]. ### Is Protegent Antivirus still popular? Interest peaked in late 2017 after the Vinesauce Joel stream[4], and sporadic MIDI and noise edits appeared in the years after[6]. ## References 1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVB5rB63Vw]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjAXlUZZOx4]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/protegent-antivirus]() 4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VgIOeuMj7I]() 5. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IER1A3Q3MCM]() 6. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkk32Y7Bc2M]() 7. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAnLEudgB7I]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/protegent-antivirus Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library