PC cleaners

Harold Dye · Post by **Harold Dye** » 18 Mar 2013 11:17 am

Has anyone had experience with these so called PC cleaners and if so are they effective. I see these advertized on tv and internet ads. They want to scan the computer and when it finds things that need correcting it will refer you to a page and you will then pay a fee to correct the problem. I am not asking for free services, but are these things reliable or would a better option be to take to a local computer repair shop. These PC cleaners say they will scan and speed up the computer, but do they, or will it create more problems down the road?

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 18 Mar 2013 11:34 am

You can do the same thing for free, by downloading CCleaner from Piriform.com.

Some of the shadier online services may install backdoors or spyware, or bill you recurrently.

Harold Dye · Post by **Harold Dye** » 18 Mar 2013 1:47 pm

Wiz thank you very much, I will give it a shot.

james sluder · Post by **james sluder** » 6 Apr 2013 1:37 pm

Hi Wiz,,or anyone with an answer..i downloaded ccleaer ,,it brought Google chrome with it ,changed my home page my pc got really slow.I also downloaded firefox ..now i have major problems lol.

I have always used window washer but now its like 49.00 to buy . im running melwrebyts and avg free .

i have uninstaled firefox & everything with google chrome connected,,but i have lost some file now i need to find um ,any sugestions ??

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 6 Apr 2013 2:05 pm

Many free programs, legitamate programs, will include options to install other browsers, tool bars, set your home page, etc. YOU have to be on your toes and look at everything on the page BEFORE you download.

All that stuff can be removed.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 6 Apr 2013 2:31 pm

Jack makes a real good point. They ask you if you want to install certain programs or toolbars they are pimping as part of the install. If you are like I used to be, you just assumed they were part of the program you were installing. Then you end up with a bunch of crap you didn't want.

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 6 Apr 2013 3:37 pm

i just tried it.. I am running XP and it has out of date drivers.

It wanted me to register spend $25 to get the drivers.. Creative download is free..

My biggest problem is a small hard drive, it only 38 gb
my second HD is 150 and my outboard hd is 150 too .

I think i should get a new PC

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