Bang! And the viruses are gone

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Cillit Bang logo

Cillit Bang is a cleaning product which is famous in the UK (and possibly elsewhere) for its retro TV advert.

"Barry Scott" an ebullient fictional personality invented by Cillit Bang's marketing department solely to present the adverts, shows how the product can remove rust, limescale, and dirt around the house. The commercials achieved cult status by being so down-to-earth and rudimentary compared to the millions spent on most TV adverts these days.

The makers of Cillit Bang proved that you didn't need to have a flashy marketing campaign to ingrain yourself deep in the public conscience, and the actor who played Barry Scott became well-known enough to win a bit-part in a Bryan McFadden music video.

This cultural phenomenon did not go unnoticed by the creative fellows in Sophos's testing department who made this parody for your entertainment:

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And here is the original Cillit Bang TV advert if you want to make a comparison.

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Graham Cluley is senior technology consultant at Sophos. The readers of Computer Weekly voted him security blogger of the year in 2009 and 2010, and he pipped Stephen Fry to the title of "Twitter user of the year" too. Which was nice. He was also named "Best Security Blogger" by the readers of SC Magazine in 2011. You can subscribe to Graham's updates on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and circle him on Google Plus for regular updates.