I know about IObit Security 360 which have a bad history for being caught using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware definition database. I know that at the time of MBAM forum members spreading the word in many forum and sites. I’m saying Advanced SystemCare being good is simply because I have try it and it’s good. I do agree with many who said that the IObit and all it’s child company products are not to be trusted since they stealing intellectual property right of others.
I’m commenting about Advanced SystemCare for anyone who want to use the product. I, myself didn’t use the product because I know the company history and didn’t like it. I merely trying it. My personal choice is what I’m referring to happy avast user in my comment above.
I can comment on Advanced SystemCare (ASC) because not only did I try it years ago, but now I am fixing many user’s problems who have it on their system and it has caused numerous problems. I do NOT recommend it, and if anything I suggest uninstalling it. It conflicts with other security software and it is bloated (heavy on your system), not to mention it leaves remnants behind upon uninstallation unless you go into Safe Mode to remove them.
I sent link to this topic to Auslogics and their response:
Hello Omid,
Thank you for your e-mail.
It is the Internet – lots of people, lots of opinions. Some people like BoostSpeed, some don’t. There are lots of people that do not trust system optimizing tools at all – maybe they had a negative usage experience from one of the tools in the past and now they blame all of such tools.
The amount of positive feedback is much greater, this is the thing that matters.
I don’t understand why you guys are refering to CCleaner as a tune up program. It’s not, it’s a clean up tool, that’s all it is. A tune up program usually includes some form of temp file cleaning(like CCleaner), allows you to change core windows system settings, change program icons, windows themes, cleaning and defragging of registry etc. etc.
Don’t mix apples and oranges.
That said i agree that these tune up programs usually do more harm than good. At least when used by inexperienced users. I understand Omid’s view though, being an experienced user he knows exactly with what he can play with. I used to use TuneUp Utilities myself but the only real function of the program that was actually usefull for me(i do my tweaking the manual way so i never let it change any windows settings) was the Turbo mode it has(disables Win Updates, Aero, postpones scheduled tasks etc.) since it was usefull for single player gaming. But that’s about it, the rest of the programs functions i did not use(aside from testing them). Though to be fair the defrag in there wasn’t really that bad and the program does explain in a very understandable way of what each individual tweak actually does. Still wouldn’t recommend to the novice though. The potential for disaster is too great.
The conversation turned to ccleaner because where suggesting that it is safer to keep your system clean and running fast rather than installing dodgy and useless tuneup tool’s, and technicly a cleanup of your system is like a tuneup.
Everybody here talk only about open source applications. What about TuneUp Utilities and System Mechanic? (I am NOT promoting these programs, only for your opinions)
For cleaning the registry I use on both 32b and 64b XP and W7
iObit Toolbox - Its free and has 20 useful tools
iObit and Malwarebytes settled their differences amicably about a month after the stink hit the internet. There was never a lawsuit or anything like that. Malwarebytes issed a statement saying it was no longer an issue after the iObit Security360 signature database was reduced in size significantly.
Even if we assume that iObit was using Malwarebytes signatures to my knowledge it was never publicly stated how iObit came by the signatures.
It could have been new iObit employee who had left Malwarebytes took the signature database with him/her out of spite. It could be that this person was part of the design team for iObit Security360.
Then once this issue became public iObit management like everyone else found out what happened. iObit management could then have immediately terminated that employee and removed the signatures from their iObit Security360 databsse.
The points are
The whole issue lasted only a month
No lawsuit ever came out of it
To my knowledge it never became public how iObit obtained those signatures.
It would not be the first time that a tech person has left one company and taken stuff with them to their new company. I know that this happens for a fact having worked for decades in the high-tech industry in California USA
I also use Wise Disk and Registry Clearners. Both are free and to my knowledge the free versions have to restrictions.
Both the Registry Cleaner in iObit’s Toolbox and Wise Registry cleaner make a backup of your registry before cleaning it.
If you want to be super paranoid you can always use Windows to make a backup of your Registry before cleaning it.
I do have Windows make a daily backup of the Registry on each of my computers. This would fall more under the heading of prudent rather than paranoid.
It’s not a tune up tool it’s a cleaning tool. It’s not tuning anything, it’s deleting junk(temp files). The correct term for CCleaner would be system cleaning tool.
It does a bit more than just deleting junk files, you can also use it to uninstall programs, modify your startup’s,cleanup restore points, cleanup the registry and there is now a drive wiper included to. Best little tool around i think’s
Yeah i love it aswell, it’s one of my essential programs to have. But it’s still not a tune up tool no matter how hard you try to convince me. I did not make up the term, this is how the program is categorized, a system cleaning tool. PerfectSpeed, TuneUp Utilities, System Mechanic etc. etc. those are tune up tools. CCleaner is a system cleaning tool. Google system cleaning tool and surprise surprise, guess which link is the first ? Now google tune up util aswell while you are at it…
You seem to get to caught up in the minor logistic’s of it all, if someone refered to ccleaner as a tuneup tool “big deal” we know what they mean anyway, it all started when ccleaner was mentioned as being a safer tool to run than a full tuneup utility as these can damage your system’s and that’s all that mattered.
You need to google holiday’s “take one” and get of everyone’s back ;D
that a tech person has left one company and taken stuff with them to their new company. I know that this happens for a fact having worked for decades in the high-tech industry in California USA