AVG used to not suck, but now they define sucking.
937110
I have never been more unhappy with an antivirus software.  I did not buy this on amazon; My purchase was from Fry's.  Regardless, if I pay for a software, I do not want to get consistent popups trying to coerce me into another portion of their software package.  There is no way to get rid of these constant popups.  When it decides to auto-update, my system is parked. I am uninstalling this program as we speak and will NEVER purchase anything from AVG again.  They used to be such a great software company and I am sad to see what they have turned into.  Don't buy this crappy software. You know what, I have a feeling you are doubting me.  Buy it so you can feel my level of annoyance. You will get every bit of misery you deserve.
3051496
Avoid this software package.

I've been using Norton-named (Symantec) products since the first Mac version of anti-virus was out. It used to be the premier utility software. The Norton disk management software was the best. Now it appears to be the worst. I use a corporate version of the anti-virus software, and Systemworks does not play well with it. I had all sorts of unexplained problems and slowdowns and removing Systemworks cleared them up.

Aside from that, the features just aren't there anymore. The thing is totally useless as any kind of disk manager - which is something they used to be very good at.

No more Symantec for me! As another reviewer said, it's not up to their standards. Amen to that.

It's hard to choose a replacement though, since all the utility software packages want to be everything to everybody, which results in this buggy, slow software. There are a LOT of good freeware, shareware, and small-developer software utilities that do a superb job in their niche, which is as it should be. Don't look to Symantec for an umbrella fix-all package, it's just not there anymore.
3573281
It's a pity they have used bait-and-switch to make people feel they were actually buying something better. Its performance is far below other SSDs having a similar value. In fact, my HDD has higher values in some tests. I guess it's the last time I buy this brand.
1491106
Years ago, Bitdefender was a good product, a very streamlined product that utilized a small amount of your system resources.  Now it's just a memory hogging piece of bloatware.  As some others have stated, several files need to be downloaded during installation, with little indication of its progress in terms of completion.  If you need assistance, you can forget about tech support.  If you call, and are fortunate to speak with someone, they are unable to assist you.  If you e-mail, you're lucky if you get a response.  Unless you enjoy headaches and a slow computer, this product is best avoided.
4472355
Until last year Beemans was actually the same gum we had back in the 60s.  Someone in the marketing department made the decision to change the original formula and now it tastes bland and much more sugary.

Way to go Beemans.  I used to hold you in esteem as a hold out against modern crass crappiness in general.  Now you have embraced the sellout philosophy of everybody else.  Forget you.

Your gum sucks.
1667942
I bought this graphics card in October 2006.  I spent two weeks trying to get the software (drivers and MMC) installed correctly with the latest version.  Someone else posted a review stating that it is easier to remove a virus than their software.  I totally agree.  I had to reformat my hard drive twice to fully remove their software and get it to install properly. Recently, MMC stopped working and said that a new driver was available and must be installed.  I am now going through the same process as last year and can't remove the previous version of the software.  ATI's tech support is terrible.  They provide quick but useless responses.
3329960
I recently started watching MLB again, after a 35 year hiatus, and found this.  Fearful of the stats, unlearned and unwashed, I bought this in 2013 when it was kind of worthless (and really cheap) to see what it was like.  Well, the game has sure changed.  The series, as I know now, has no peer and I'll be buying the 2014 edition in a few short months.
3721929
ASUS is a great company of which I own several products. This product however left me in a bit of a quandary about it's installed garbage software. I couldn't believe the garbage that comes installed on this device. I feel sorry for any individual that has little or no experience in how to get rid of everything from apps that link to sites that download virus and trojans to totally useless and semi-functional apps. It took me a good three hours to get rid of junk just so that Trend Micro anti-virus could install properly. Even after dumping the crappy anti-virus (won't mention the name here) - it still required me to "sniff out" what process/app was running hidden behind the scenes that seemed to be deliberately blocking a clean install of Trend. Caution - lots of the installed apps cause unlimited pop-ups from crappy vendors around the world to be persistent and obnoxious. Take your time and immediately go into "unistall programs" under control panel and uninstall as much as you can of stuff that doesn't look familiar. If it doesn't have ASUS or Microsoft in the description, it is most likely one of those horrible apps that just wants to go out and get more garbage, trojans, and viruses from the net. - It is disappointing to see a company such as ASUS do this to the consumer. It is a disgrace! ASUS shoudl be ashamed of itself for even installing such garbage on any system. The upside: Once you get rid of the garbage, get your preferred anti-virus installed - it seems like a pretty cool little system. I comes with Win 8.x installed - I at this point don't dare to upgrade to Win 10 from prior experience when a system has to be cleaned before proceeding. Chances are you won't have a successful upgrade process.
3827311
I started getting blue-screens on my 8.1 computer caused by the adapter which went away when I reinstalled it in Device Manager. Now, though, my speeds get progressively worse and worse, latency higher and higher, until the adapter simply stops and my computer is disconnected from Wi-Fi for a time. That's what I get for buying cheap, I suppose. What a crummy device.
823526
I got Trend Micro as my first security software in 2008 and I did not like it because  it did not block many threats.
Then I got Norton in 2009 and 2010 and i liked it a lot. Then I got Trend Micro Maximum Security 2011 because they released a new kind of software and began to love it. Did not have any virus problems, so I got the same product for 2012. The virus protection is not very good. I got 2 Windows 7 laptops and 1 vista laptop. One of the Windows 7 computer has had a virus since December 2011 and I have been asking them to resolve the problem, but it is July 2012 and it is not yet resolved. You will have to pay $60 for them to do it. I wanted them it do it for free, so they are taking so long to resolve it. So i am thinking of going back to Norton unless they fully remove the virus from my computers. So in short words, do not buy this product unless you want to be attacked by a big virus.
1403055
I think the product was okay, for one week things seemed as it was doing a pretty good job of catching potential threats, viruses and all that stuff., but later it was slowing down my system for some reason. Also my suspicious threat alert alarm started to increase even when the pc was idle..  Moreover it didn't do much to block some pop up or scrolling ads which increased later (and which I did not face much before ) in standard websites..like bing, or google videos, YouTube etc... It was a free version,  and subscribing to it promised more protection. Well,  I didn't think it was worth it while there. Are other products out there.  I have used mcafee, norton , trend micro which also does the same job and those don't slow  a new pc to this extend. I have seen lot of good reviews to this product,  but i chose to remove it and try my free mcafee from my Internet provider. So far so good with them. I don't say it's bad but maybe avast isn't just right for me.
687979
Boy, I wish I had read these reviews before I downloaded this piece of ---- from Symantech. If it was a nightmare for many of these very tech-savvy users, just imagine what it was for just an average PC user like me .....YIKES !!!!!  I had a 5-yr old laptop (Win 98 SE, 1-gig, 50% available) with zero problems. My bundled 1998 Norton AV long expired, but I never, ever download anything or open non-JPG or Word attachments, and I run ZoneAlarm and Mailwasher to isolate email, and I have a network router firewall as well. It wasn't broke, but I "fixed" things y by upgrading to NIS 2004 & it's taken the last 24 hrs and a lot of luck to dump most of it so I can use Outlook and access the Internet.  I reinstalled multiple times (mostly it just locked up in the middle), Windows got stuck, it blue-screened constantly, Outlook wouldn't run, couldn't find the Internet ...I thought I was going to need pro help, but just by luck I got in long enough to disable much of the NIS and the problems disappeared.
Several reviewers claim that this software is fine and problems are due to hidden trash in machines over a year old. Maybe, but if NIS is fit only for new machines or post-98 Windows, then this trashy software shouldn't be sold to unsuspecting suckers as a panacea for all platforms, especially with no tech support.
Mine's going straight back and I'm going to check out the McAfee reviews next. Norton's on my shlist from now on.
1781023
Maxim has gone downhill over the years.  More of a yuppie mag now than appealing to the average Joe.
3927600
I've tried two of these in two different homes.  They both drop connections (firmware v. 1.0.0.40), reboot, and suck more than words can express.  I am a software developer who works from home 1/2 the time, and I couldn't even use this for basic voip. Dreck all the way.
1646870
This is my second purchase of AVG tune up.
I paid twice as much for one year on my last one.
It seems to work well.  I don't like the agreement they have to use it.
Will try something different next time.
I liked the last one better, it was less trouble to download and easier to use.
This one had a few glitches on the 2 newer desktops and had to shut them down and
restart both to finish loading.
Last one always showed 100 percent.
After doing all of the recommended it shows 71 percent.
Apparently it wants you to use the AVG virus protection with it and I'm using
Norton.
With this version there is no way to turn off auto updates or them SPAMMING you
with a pop up add for something new they have..
It's only about once a month, but I paid for it and should be able to turn it off.
2407042
Good price, but the little popups trying to sell you add-ons get really annoying. It's like, I bought your stuff so quit trying to get me to buy more! Antivirus seems to be nice, I've been using AVG for a few years now.
3774176
I purchased a PC a few months ago (new), which had Norton preinstalled.  I have never been crazy about the Norton antivirus, because it misses a lot. However, trying to get rid of it has been like a hundred-fold migraine. When I tried to uninstall via the control panel "remove programs" option, it comes up as "password protected", not allowing it to be uninstalled. I tried getting the uninstall tool off the Symantec website, but when I try to run it, it freezes up or crashes out. The really sick part is that you have to go through trial and error trying to find a good antivirus program that you can install, as many will not install unless you UNINSTALL Norton. Fortunately, I was able to install Panda, but others like BlackIce and Kapersky's will NOT install. Online support is worthless and as many others have stated, you get condescending attitude from their "technical support."

Others I know had their 2005 expire, couldn't get rid of it for the same reasons I stated above, gave up and decided to get the 2006 to avoid having their computers unprotected and guess what...??  They couldn't install the 2006 until they uninstalled the 2005.

When I think of Norton, I think of the old Bonzi Buddy malware..the tactics Symantec uses to almost force you to use their junky products is almost the same.

Update:  I finally got rid of it!!!  To do it, I went into user profiles and changed the profile name from "HP Owner" to my own, tried again through the control panel,and voila, it uninstalled.  It was my last-ditch effort before reformatting my hard drive, and it worked.  Oh, and since I killed it, my PC is running MUCH faster and much smoother.