mycleanpc, or how I learned to not get scammed.

[trickson]

Someone should do a review on RegCure LMAO!
I have seen so many systems with RegCure with malwarebytes finding them as a malicious threat.

I used that once it sucked registry mechanic is way better ! And it really works too .

 

[hat]

1) It didn't offer to clean any temp files.
2) It installs itself to run at startup, thus slowing the computer.
3) Fully, complete, to entirety, to the best of ability. Leaving behind junk is not fully, or if it is their description the software is already questionable.
4) I didn't ask for a sticky.
5) I didn't ask for your "position".
6) There are others who aren't "in the know" who visit the forum.

Bogus errors are just part of it, deleting the path to a update uninstaller is just a horrible idea, I have had to uninstall a few windows updates over the years on machines as they interfered with work software, where time is money. Had someone ran this or the like they would have made my job, or someone else job much harder to fix. I have people all the time who run registry fixers, they don't fix a PC, it is like putting a band aid on a axe wound. They give the illusion of fixing things, and people get a "seat of the pants" feel for how much faster it is.

1. True, the temp files comment was just an example. It would be a nice addition to their program, but it's apparant they really don't care about the quality of their product and are just taking advantage of people.

2. Yeah, pretty counter-productive.

3. I agree with this as well, just saying that just about every other program does that.

4. I didn't say anything about a sticky.

5. Well, you posted your opinion on a public forum where others are free to post their opinions alongside yours...

6. Quite true. I assume your point here is that you intended your thread to be a PSA for someone who would have otherwise been none the wiser if they hadn't come across it, but I never intended to suggest that the thread wasn't helpful.

As for your other comments, see my response to point #1... they don't care about that, they just pooped out some lame program to try to make money off people.

 

[Widjaja]

I used that once it sucked registry mechanic is way better ! And it really works too .

Funny thing is that app has been around for years!
I remember when I knew nothing about PCs (the average consumer) I downloaded it thinking it would sort out some issues.
All it did was cause more.

When it comes to registry cleaning, the most I even use is CCleaner.

About a month ago I had a customer getting conned into buying some app from PCTools which claimed to resolve some OS issue, so she bought it.

Only to find a process of the PCTools app caused constant CPU usage.
And this application has won awards according to it's site.

 

[trickson]

Funny thing is that app has been around for years!
I remember when I knew nothing about PCs (the average consumer) I downloaded it thinking it would sort out some issues.
All it did was cause more.

When it comes to registry cleaning, the most I even use is CCleaner.

About a month ago I had a customer getting conned into buying some app from PCTools which claimed to resolve some OS issue, so she bought it.

Only to find a process of the PCTools app caused constant CPU usage.
And this application has won awards according to it's site.

Strange I have been using it for years and never had any thing but great results from it .

 

[Widjaja]

Strange I have been using it for years and never had any thing but great results from it .

Yeah I can't remember the process it was running but it definitely had a conflict with another application she was running.

I know there is documentation out there on the net about it as well.

The PCTools app was on a Dell 1525 laptop from what I can remember so maybe something from DELLs pre installed bloatware may have conflicted with it as there was not much else which could have.
Removing the application solved the slowness of her PC.

 

[trickson]

Yeah I can't remember the process it was running but it definitely had a conflict with another application she was running.

I know there is documentation out there on the net about it as well.

The PCTools app was on a Dell 1525 laptop from what I can remember so maybe something from DELLs pre installed bloatware may have conflicted with it as there was not much else which could have.
Removing the application solved the slowness of her PC.

WOW that is strange I have not run into this issue at all . In fact I have only good things to say about it . Like I said I have been using it for like what 4 years or so now and it has been in like 5 computers of mine and never seen any thing at all like you describe . But most of this stuff is suggestive at best any way . Use what works is what I say . and if it doesn't then take it out and stop using it .