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PC-Matic Reviewed
As a former user of Sunbelt's CounterSpy, I receive their newsletter. I've always respected the Sunbelt Blog, and the CEO Alex Eckelberry. When the latest newsletter promoted a product called PC-Matic, I naturally decided to try it:
20 Free PC Performance Reports. The World's Most Comprehensive PC Health Scan is Free http://www.sunbeltsecuritynews.com/FSBG1Q/091216-PC-Matic
This is a paid product associated with PC-PitStop. The scan indeed is free, the "fixes" will cost you money. Is it worth it?
The program installed easily, and the scan took only about 5 minutes. Here's what it found:
- The SpyCar test tool (mimics spyware, but is benign).
- 974 registry "fixes" (with all sorts of dire warnings about registry problems)
- an unnecessary startup item (qttask). A valid find.
- extreme fragmentation files (despite my use of Diskeeper 2009)
- a couple of drivers I could not verify needed updating.
- some TCP connection problems. (News to me!)
- All easily "fixed", for a price.
Conclusion:
This is a junk program. I am disappointed that Sunbelt is promoting it.
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January 4th, 2013 17:00
While Dell Community appreciates your information, it might be good to remove your first link. It is a violation of Dell's Terms of Use to post a link to a commercial site's paid product. Thank you. :emotion-1:
dalem29
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January 5th, 2013 09:00
Your very first post valleyman77 and you come here extolling a product. :emotion-18:
From PC Mag: "Installation on malware-infested systems required hours of remote-control by tech support. Just average malware cleanup. Antispam chokes on high-volume email downloads and misses a lot of spam. Default settings offer little firewall protection. Advanced firewall settings not fully effective and cause confusing popups."
"VIPRE Internet Security 2013 does a good job keeping out malware, and its ten-PC home site license is quite a bargain. It won't put a big drag on system performance, which is good. However, it's less effective cleaning up existing malware, and its firewall needs a total overhaul"
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January 5th, 2013 14:00
Did you step in something sure smells. PC-matic is [Admin note: Post edited per TOU policy.] I also use other products manually along with Vipre. Get a life. End of subject. :emotion-16:
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January 5th, 2013 15:00
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May 1st, 2013 13:00
JOE53,
I already scanned my computer and downloaded pcmatic. I read a review like yours on cnNet, I believe, anyway what should I do. I deleted it and sent it to the bin. But is there anything else I should do? I went looking for a coupon because the cost is $49.00, and I ran across your review and another review and it scared me. Am I okay now?
Thanks,
mercinabba
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August 1st, 2014 14:00
And it still seems to smell like SPAM! :emotion-3: