and then just use basic AV/anti-malware tools, have a home router, keep your firewall on, use ad and script blockers in your browser. If you have a cheap/slow PC/Laptop with no hardware problems, the best thing you can do is reinstall the OS minus all the crapware your manufacturer put on. getting rid of unwanted programs is something you can do by determining what you actually want installed/running. cleaning your registry is 99% unnecessary unless you spend your computer's short 2-5~ year life constantly clicking every banner ad in sight and installing every program you possibly can. There are a few more #s and they're actually very subtle in practice.but anyways. and most of those things are also easily duplicated with in-built tools or basic knowledge. and their product does 3 useful things that're effectively automation of basic-intermediate computer maintenance and 6 other things that have mixed to zero effect. so they will say, 'Man have you ever been so mad when your PC crashes and your important spreadsheet is gone buy MAXIMUM PC NOW.exe and your wife will love you again'Īnd then they will promise (promises are #3*), that with their product, your PC will be as good as new. the #2 is to play to their experiences (or what they WANT to experience). The #1 trick to marketing anything is to play to someone's emotions. sometimes, the products are actually useful, more often than not, they aren't.

they want to make you think and feel your pc will perform better with it, worse without. The thing to keep in mind is these software companies want to sell you a product. i've also worked in marketing because i'm some kind of weird polymath I'm really interested in learning more about this topic and better ways to take care of my computer. Would it be better to just use the programs that come installed on Windows 10 or another free program instead of paying IObit money for AVC?įeel free to ignore the questions and speak your mind. Is it true that registry cleaners aren't necessary and that they can hurt your computer in the long run?

Do you think AVC worth it or is it a scam?

That and the info on the forum is 4 years old, so I don't know how current it is. The people on this site seem to be knowledgable, but I'm trying not to get into the habit of believing the first thing I read, so I'd like the opinions and experiences from more people who are more knowledgable about this stuff than I am. It seems that most programs on AVC are useless as windows has a free, better version that comes installed or the programs are dangerous, like registry cleaner. I just finished reading a forum response about Advanced System care from the website and what I read surprised me as I've been an AVC user for years.Īpparently, Advanced System Care is bad for your computer, as are most 'PC-Boosting' programs out there.

Advanced care system support