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Is ScanGuard for free good or dangerous?
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Is ScanGuard for free good or dangerous?
I’ve never used it.
You might want to review
For further comments in the forum regarding Scanguard see https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/search/search?SearchTerm=Scanguard+&IsSuggestedTerm=false&tab=&x=5&y=16&CurrentScope.ForumName=Protect&CurrentScope.Filter=&ContentTypeScope=#/Protect///1
And here's a discussion regarding Scanguard at Bleeping Computer: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/628976/suspect-scangaurd-security-suite/
Regards...
Should be called SCAM Guard
Do not use this, I believe it to be a scam.
The first trick is it is free-------oh no it aint, sooner or later your brain will
ask just how much is this going to cost me, carry on at your peril !
If you do back out (common sense kicks in) make absolutely sure you
can delete it all in its entirety
++++++++ScanGuard are CYBER CRIMINALS++++++++
This site is a cyber criminal site, beware!!! I don't know how they can operate, andbe on majority of the browsers.
It says it improves performance, and it's anti virus and it gives you a free trial. You download and as soon as you want to install it, it asks you to pay £49 there and then, and it won't go away, it's like GREMLINS.
It holds you at ransom there, and then whatever you do, you can't get rid of it, it locks your PC. You can't even do task manager to stop it. If I didn't have Malwarebytes, which is a powerful anti malware, I know my software would have been gone.
I was sucked in and signed up to Scanguard, Yes they want money almost as soon as you download them, £54 or there abouts. Some weeks later I ran Windows Defender and they found " Trogan: Win32/Dynamer!ac". Windows said it was a nasty virus running in the background and lucky they quarantined it. The thing I noticed that Scanguard were in your face every time I logged on which annoyed me. When they did a scan the results always seemed to be the same? Jane Scott
