Kensho
New Member
Hi everyone... This is my first of many posts to come... About two months ago I switched from Vipre to TotalAV. Within several weeks my system began to slow down significantly and eventually began to lock up completely to the point I needed to unplug my computer in order to restart. Over time this occurred more and more often. I did a search on google of the problem and one highly visited website highly recommended to install and run a program called "ReImage". Without looking into it further I installed and ran ReImage on a "Run one time" subscription. Everything seemed to be ok at first but days later the program began warning me I had this multiple problems and TotalAV began to have constant issues trying to get through the Firewall, when I never had the problem before... On and on... So like a fool, I paid for a one year subscription... Within minutes I received an email from TotalAV asking me for private information in order to activate my "ID Protection"... I contacted them and eventually discovered that TotalAV and ReImage are interconnected. When I did a further search on the problems I was experiencing with ReImage (excess system resources being used and annoying pop ups) I discovered dozens upon dozens of web pages warning to never use ReImage under any circumstances. I presented TotalAV with the information I discovered and they finally refunded my money... I'm sorry for the rant, I tried to make it short... Right now I'm without anti-virus and general resource and system utilities( I removed TotalAV and ReImage) Would anyone be willing to recommend dependable, comparable software? Something that will protect me and keep my system operating optimally? Thanks in advance... PeaCe...