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Added to archive
July 8, 2026

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures

Source title
buddyico_virus
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddyico virus
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:43 UTC

Original record Source download

GifCities Instant Messenger Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Instant-Messenger Personal Web Cross-Section
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 22:51 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Celebrity Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Celebrity Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 23:12 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities AOL Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities AOL Buddy Personal Web Cross-Section
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 23:45 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Away Message Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Away-Message Buddy Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities AOL Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities AIM Personal Web Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:14 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Buddy Icon Maker Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Maker Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:22 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Online Icon Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Online Status Icon Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:34 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities AIM Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities AIM Buddy-Icons Personal Web Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:00 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Instant Messenger Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Instant Messenger Buddy-Icons Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:06 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Buddy Icon Archive Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Archive Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:24 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Free Buddy Icons Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Free Buddy Icons Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:33 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Buddy Icons Archive Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Archive Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:36 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Buddy Icons Gallery Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Gallery Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:43 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Download Buddy Icons Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy Icon Downloads Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 07:05 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

GifCities Buddy Icon Downloads Small Mixed-Size Search

Source title
GifCities
Category
search / gifcities
Era
GeoCities Buddy Icon Downloads Cross-Section
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 07:06 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Rice2k Early-2000s AIM Buddy Icon Collection

Source title
AIM Buddy Icons - Rice2k
Category
aim buddy icons / aim buddy icons rice2k
Era
Modern Neocities Collection of Early-2000s AIM Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 11:56 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Prospect Wayback page replay coolbuddy.com

Source title
buddyico_virus
Category
icon / buddyicons
Observed
July 26, 2026 at 15:10 UTC

Original record Source download

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.8 KB
Motion
Animated (27 frames)
Added to archive
July 8, 2026
Relative path
icons/65/65723a7b3b8b26df6aed140b03369256605097f090b0692489bd3fe59971987a.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
65723a7b3b8b26df
SHA-256
65723a7b3b8b26df6aed140b03369256605097f090b0692489bd3fe59971987a
Full source records (19)

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Type
Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddyico virus
Alt
buddyico_virus
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:43 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
Slice
large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage

Original: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/buddyicons/buddyico_virus.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20020106032041id_/http://coolbuddy.com:80/icon/buddyicons/buddyico_virus.gif

GifCities Instant Messenger Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-instant-messenger-buddy-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Instant-Messenger Personal Web Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 22:51 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities instant-messenger buddy candidates that may not mention AIM or AOL directly

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090804113731/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1260/hacking_tools.html

GifCities Celebrity Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-celebrity-buddy-icon-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Celebrity Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 23:12 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities celebrity buddy-icon candidates

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities AOL Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-aol-buddy-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities AOL Buddy Personal Web Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 9, 2026 at 23:45 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities AOL buddy candidates that may not include icon wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Away Message Buddy Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-away-message-buddy-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Away-Message Buddy Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities away-message buddy candidates

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities AOL Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-aol-buddy-icons-plural-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities AIM Personal Web Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:14 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square AOL buddy-icon candidates from pages using plural buddy-icons wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Buddy Icon Maker Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icon-maker-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Maker Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:22 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square graphics from pages discussing buddy-icon makers and generators

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Online Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-online-icon-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Online Status Icon Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:34 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square online status icon candidates adjacent to messenger presence graphics

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Blog Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-blog-icon-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Blog Icon Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 03:34 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square blog icon candidates from personal web pages

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090804113731/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1260/hacking_tools.html

GifCities AIM Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-aim-buddy-icons-plural-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities AIM Buddy-Icons Personal Web Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:00 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities AIM buddy-icons candidates from plural listing pages

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090804113731/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1260/hacking_tools.html

GifCities Instant Messenger Buddy Icons Plural Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-instant-messenger-buddy-icons-plural-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Instant Messenger Buddy-Icons Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:06 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities instant-messenger buddy-icons candidates from plural listing pages

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Buddy Icon Archive Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icon-archive-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Archive Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:24 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using buddy-icon archive wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Free Buddy Icons Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-free-buddy-icons-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Free Buddy Icons Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:33 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using plural free buddy icons wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090804113731/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Mezzanine/1260/hacking_tools.html

GifCities Buddy Icons Archive Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icons-archive-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Archive Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:36 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using plural buddy-icons archive wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Buddy Icons Gallery Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icons-gallery-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy-Icon Gallery Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 05:43 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using plural buddy-icons gallery wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Download Buddy Icons Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-download-buddy-icons-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy Icon Downloads Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 07:05 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using download buddy icons wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

GifCities Buddy Icon Downloads Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icon-downloads-small-mixed)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
GeoCities Buddy Icon Downloads Cross-Section
Type
Internet Archive GifCities search result
Category
search / gifcities
Title
GifCities
Observed
July 10, 2026 at 07:06 UTC
Rights
mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
Slice
search-selected small and near-square GeoCities graphics from pages using buddy icon downloads wording

Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20091022045212/http://geocities.com/jdo_web/buddyicons.html

Rice2k Early-2000s AIM Buddy Icon Collection (rice2k-neocities-early-2000s-aim-buddy-icons)

Kind
static-gallery
Era
Modern Neocities Collection of Early-2000s AIM Icons
Type
live Neocities gallery explicitly describing its bounded asset directory as early-2000s AIM buddy icons
Category
aim buddy icons / aim buddy icons rice2k
Title
AIM Buddy Icons - Rice2k
Alt
Buddy Icon
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 11:56 UTC
Rights
curated legacy derivative graphics with mixed or unidentified original provenance; research/reference only by default
Slice
broad animated Y2K identity graphics recirculated through a modern retro-web collection

Original: https://rice2k.neocities.org/assets/images/buddyicons/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Download: https://rice2k.neocities.org/assets/images/buddyicons/4FXIELUDAOW3C4A3KVKMW3BRSWHVTUIO.gif Page: https://rice2k.neocities.org/aim-buddy-icons.html

Prospect Wayback page replay coolbuddy.com (horizon-wayback-coolbuddy-com-4c18b5a4f5c3)

Kind
wayback-page-cdx
Type
prospect-queue-wayback-expansion
Category
icon / buddyicons
Alt
buddyico_virus
Observed
July 26, 2026 at 15:10 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed archived prospect; preserve capture provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/buddyicons/buddyico_virus.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20020106032041id_/http://coolbuddy.com:80/icon/buddyicons/buddyico_virus.gif

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