PC Errorfix

[hannabarn]

I know we have some PC gurus on this forum. Has anyone had experience with the program called "PC Error fix". Is any good or is it another scam?

 

[Waldo]

hanna
Not familiar wittat one but he best one I have ever used ( and it is free) is called, Advanced System Care. You can download from
http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

 

[grapeman]

Barney I had never heard of this one before so I did a quick Google search for reviews. It is never a good sign when the only reviews of a software are from the company itself pushing it. I personnaly would stay away from that one. Unless you have a major problem with the PC, don't get it especially if it appeared as an ad in a website- such as ad ware. Some of those are really nasty.


Let's see what others have to say about it.

 

[Dean]

I find that all of these programs really never necessary for computer health anymore. Just follow some best practices and you'll be fine.

1.) Get an internet security suite. These are combinations of spyware protectors, firewalls, and antivirus. Usually, you get what you pay for, so free ones are okay, but paid for programs like Kaspersky, McAfee, or Symantec have a MUCH better detection rate. AVG is very popular, but it only has a 88% detection rate. That's 12% too low in my opinion.

2.) Defrag of your hard drive is okay, but can also reduce the life of your drive if done too often. No more than once per month is sufficient. It really thrashes the actuator arm.

3.) Know what you are installing, and remove programs you no longer use. This helps with system bloat over the years. The more fonts, and other things cause your system to slow down over time.Just keep what you use. You can always find what you need again, and re-install if you remove too much.

4.) Keep your machine updated all the time from Microsoft update. Be sure to also update Microsoft Office if you use that too. You'll need Internet Explorer for this.

5.) Choose a different browser for most of your surfing. Internet Explorer is okay, but the bulk of the vulnerabilities in windows are exploited through this browser. Firefox while nice, is not that far behind IE now too. It is still is more secure. Opera is a mature and very secure browser that works with 99% of the websites. If it doesn't work in opera, you can always use IE to open the site. I mostly use Opera myself. Google Chrome is also a very good browser, but can be a bit of a memory hog.

 

[OilnH2O]

Safari?

 

[Wade E]

I used to use Norton(Symantec) and it blows! I have gotten many virus's with Norton and it always detects the virus or worm AFTER it has been downloaded. I now use Kaspersky and must say that my computer runs much better as Norton hogs up a lot of memory and it has stopped lots of bad stuff from being on my computer, a big window will pop up in your face and tell you it is a Trojan or something that is undesirable.i used to use those programs and must say that some of them caused more problems then they fixed IMO.

 

[hannabarn]

WOW! I knew I would get some good advice on this. I found this program on one of the posts here but I'll be danged if I can find it again. It's OK because I don't want it anyway! I've had Norton and it slowed my computer to a stand still. In fact just about any antivirus program just about stops it. Dean gave me alot of good things to do. I didn't know that defrag was harmful and I've done it quite often. Thanks guys. This isn't just a wine forum!!

 

[smurfe]

I like Wade haven't had too good of luck with Norton either. The only infected machine I ever had was with an up to date current version of Norton. I have used Avast, a free scanner for years with never a virus. It hasn't let me down yet. I have often thought about buying the Kaspersky though to utilize the entire net security features. I have to say though, Avast and a scan for spyware with Lavasoft AdAware has kept my machines running great for years.

 

[Dean]

I used to be a complete hater of Norton/Symantec products especially for antivirus. However, the latest version, has changed all that. I should note that I personally run Kaspersky here as well. The latest version of Symantec Antivirus is extremely well behaved and takes the least amount of memory, and provides the second least slowdown. It took me a while to become a believer in them again, but having been forced to deploy it at a few clients, they've opened my eyes again.

I'd still choose Kaspersky at the moment, however, the latest version of KIS 2009 has caused a few problems over here as well. Their innculation of files that it does in the background has caused a few Vista X64 systems to stop responding. They are working on the issue, but you pretty much have to be a super-tech to deal with it.

 

[hannabarn]

I was a Norton user for a number of years but last year I started having problems. I was on the phone with a guy from India for almost 8 hours and they never did solve the problem. Needless to say I'll never use Norton again! I have a McAfee program in the box on my desk. It also slowed it down too much. Maybe I'll try Opera.

 

[hannabarn]

OK! Now I downloaded Opera! Hope I'm around here for awhile!!!!!Wow! It's fast