Free Software Is Costing Me Too Much - Comments Page 3

Thank you Bob.
Being an avid PC user and reader of your well informed advices at 83, this has come as a mallet blow to me.
I have been using IObit pro apps for several years believing in their "honesty" in spite of their constant "nags".
Will ask IObit why one should keep on using their productds. Let's see their answer - if any.
Question still remails, where does one go from here???

I use the free version of ASC and dont get any nags. I find it useful along with Privazer and the old original microsoft REGCLEAN(it gets registry files no one else gets). I also have the free version of ASC uninstall . It works well and also I dont get any nags.

Used to use IObit ASC Pro and a couple of their other progs until they started their shenanigans a few years back... their progs root too deeply into the system and blast you with adware. I came not to trust them and their affiliation with CNET- another deceptive service. Glary offered a free lifetime license for their Glary Utilities Pro a couple of years back and it's been nothing short of awesome. No issues whatsoever and has a lot more usable functions than ASC... jus' my 2 cents.

Thanks for this article, Bob. Now that you have s***canned IOBIT, what are you using as a substitute? IOBIT hasn't bothered me too much over the years, but always open to a good replacement suggestion.

Thank you for confirming what I have felt for years with these bait and switch offers.

Thank you Bob:

This article and the one about AVG was extremely helpful for me.

I'm in the process of shopping for a new computer. When I find one I'll be starting over with all new software and utilities. The information in this article and the comments on it (I read all of them). Will help me choose my new security software.

Thanks also to all those who shared their knowledge and experience in the comments section.

I'm fed up and looking to replace AVG. I've used it for years but now too many pop-ups including scare tactics to solicit paid upgrades. Now that Avast reportedly uses the same deceitful marketing tactics, what AV ware doesn't? What's your recommendations?

to: Keith Fleming ... how about using Microsoft's native AV ... Windows Defender? It's kept me safe for many years. I see no reason to use anything else.

Pc Matic evergreen and Microsoft Security Essentials/Defender - ZERO issues over MANY years!

I have always steered clear of IObit, because of their shady reputation due to past shenanigans. But this really takes the biscuit. If they do that to paying, recurrent customers, what will they do to users of their free products ?

Also nearly fell for the $0.00 scam but read through and found the 30 days clause just in time.
Then cancelled.
I have JV16 and that works well with no nags and Malwarebytes on a lifetime subscription. So I am sorted for the moment.

Interesting--iobit uninstaller was offered for $0.00 as an advertisement at the end of this article, along wit MeshMagic $0.01, and others.

Uninstalled AVG free installed McAFee.It's free for Shaw internet customers.

Great article...Over 20 years ago I tried to uninstall Norton Utilities. It was so deeply embedded into Windows that I was forced to reformat my drive and reinstall everything to get rid of it. I much preferred PC Utilities until they sold out. I have tried MacAfee, Kasperski, and others. Trend Micro worked well but I a couple of years ago purchased lifetime license for PCMatic. I am now extremely happy.

I've used Iobit free programs for many years. Generally happy with them. I'm familiar with Glary Utilities although I haven't used it for awhile. One program I haven't seen mentioned, and I would like your opinion of is ToolWiz Care Free.