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My rating:
4 stars
Product:

Glary Utilities

Version: 2.6

EXCELLENT PRODUCT!

Pros: what can i say? it can do a little of this and that. it can clean up your pc, though not as thoroughly as ccleaner, it can check for false shortcuts and startup programs, it can clean out the registry and do a good job at it,it can clean up temporary files, spyware tracks and traces and even scan for spyware though i doubt it is a very in depth scanner but i could be wrong.all in all, there is no reason NOT to have this program, run it with ccleaner and your pc will thank you.

Cons: none that i know of so far, but as i said i would use it with ccleaner rather than instead of.

Posted: 22-Jul-2008 04:51:09 AM

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My rating:
2 stars
Product:

Ad-Aware 2008

Version: 7.1.0.8

TOTAL *****!! FALSE POSITIVES GALORE!!

Pros: this is great....if you like having the ***** scared out of you for nothing that is!! i have heard about this thing form others but every time i try it i regret it. i heard that the 08 version was improved over last years so i thought i would give it another try, what a mistake, see below.

Cons: while it is true that most, if not all, anti virus and spyware apps have false readings this thing is ridiculous.

first, i have very good pc security and am very careful what i download.

it seems every time i ran a scan it came back with a false positive.

the first time it said i had a trojan dropgen in the high risk column,I NEARLY FREAKED!! upon looking online it was revealed to be a false reading

even worse the very next day it said i had another high risk object that ended up being just a tracking cookie!

this thing is not worth the hassle, go with superantispyware, a squared free, spybot, or my favorite, spyware terminator.

Posted: 29-Jul-2008 04:49:56 AM

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My rating:
5 stars
Product:

Revo Uninstaller

Version: 1.71

INVALUABLE PRODUCT, A MUST HAVE

Pros: one thing i have learned the hard way is just because you uninstall something through the normal means (programs and features in vista etc.) does not mean you get rid of it entirely, just the opposite in fact. unijnstalling a program stops it from running (usually) but you will almost always left over files, folders, and registry entries that will do nothing but take up space.

three programs in particular are bad for that, any norton product, limewire, and any of those pc games like ''the sims'' in fact one time i was having trouble with imewire, so i uninstalled it even though it was still downloading files, when i was reinstalled it it was still downloading the songs and stuff.

but revo takes care of that i almost always use the ''advanced'' feature, it first creates a system restore point in case there are problems, then uninstalls like normal, then scans the rest of your computer for left over crapola, which is usually pretty quick.

it is very easy to use and is am ust have if you are interested in keeping your computer running tip top and not having useless files and stuff lingering around.

Cons: none really.

one word of advice, some programs when they are uninstalled want you to restart your computer to complete the uninstallation process.

they will give you this option BEFORE revo has the opportunity to scan for left over files.

you must say NO to this option at first because once it is restarted you will not have the option to go back and scan the rest of your pc with revo.

it will not recognize it as being on your computer as it will not be on your programs and features menu.

after it is done scanning the rest of your computer then restart.

Posted: 22-Jul-2008 05:25:11 AM

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My rating:
5 stars
Product:

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus

Version: 8.0

FANTASTIC VIRUS BUTT KICKER!!

Pros: fantastic 94% detection rating, light on resources, excellent active guard, or real time protection, very easy to use features make it perfect for both experts and beginners, daily updates, scheduled scanner, all in all an incredible product i highly recommend.

Cons: the initial update can take some time, i recommend restarting your pc afetr the initial installation BEFORE your first update, then update it, after that it does fine.

Posted: 12-May-2008 03:44:16 PM

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My rating:
4 stars
Product:

A-squared Free

Version: 3.5.0.11

EXCELLENT MALWARE BUTT KICKER!

Pros: a squared free is listed not just as an anti spyware app but as an anti ''malware'' program and for good reason. it has a large, and i mean ''LARGE'' database of SPYWARE, TROJANS, WORMS, DIALERS, KEY LOGGERS, TRACES and just about everything else you can name. you can see it when it initially updates how much cyber ***** this thing covers. this is an excellent secondary program to have on your computer, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!

Cons: only draw back is the scan takes longer than most programs, especially the ''deep'' scan which even on a fast computer takes up too an hour depending on how many files you have. i usually run the ''smart'' scan as the only thing it doesn't cover is ''d'' drive which is usually not the problem anyway, most malware you will find hides out in your ''c'' drive''

Posted: 03-Jul-2008 12:43:26 PM

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