Is PC Tools Internet Security a Scam? Is it Safe to Install? Any Complaints? We found no consumer complaints filed against the product itself. However, we found a number of complaints filed against the company PC Tools (allegedly) for charging credit cards without authorization. Pros: -A free trial is available for download, that will block threats in real-time. Click here to download the free trial. -This software includes ”Spyware Doctor” which is another software by the same company. Spyware Doctor’s malware removal capability is recognized with a certificate from West Coast Labs, a highly regarded security software certification company. Spyware Doctor is also one of only a handful of software that are listed on Spyware Warrior‘s “Recommended Programs” list. Spyware Warrior is a widely respected authority on anti-malware software assessment. Cons: -Virus Bulletin, a highly reputable organisation that objectively tests and compares anti-malware software, found PC Tools Internet Security to have missed some of the widespread malware in both tests conducted in 2009. -Some consumers are complaining that this software is slowing down their system. To minimize this problem, it is recommended that you either increase your RAM, or schedule the scans and updates to occur during times when you’re not using your computer. -Several users complained about incompatible between this software and Windows Vista. Customer Feedback / Comments: “I ran a scan of the system, which was quite speedy and very easy to do. The software found 4 threats which the previous free product (AVG antivirus) hadn’t found. It also fixed the threats very easily.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “All that being said, the real jewel of this software is Spyware Doctor. I’ve read that over 110 million people have it installed on their machines and 110 million people can’t be wrong…however, it does uses a bit more memory than the two other security suites I’ve used, but if you’ve got plenty of ram…then that’s not a problem. five big stars from me.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “I installed the program without trouble and found it to be very easy to use.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “One thing about PC Tools, it’s easy to see that it was designed for mere mortals, you don’t have to be a tech god to understand or configure it for your computer and that is a huge plus as far as I’m concerned. It works right out of the box, giving you immediate protection…without having to interact with the program too much at all. All in all I have to say PC Tools is working alright for me and I’m betting it’ll work alright for you too.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “The first big plus came with the initial scan. It was easily twice as fast as Trend Micro in scanning the system and uncovered 7 spyware threats that it classified as high security risks that Trend Micro did not catch. In addition, it picked up 92 low risk threats that Trend Micro did not.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “It seemed to work ok at first but did slow things down quite a bit. After a couple of months, I started experiencing chronic lock-ups and crashes (blue screen messages). I disabled PC Tools and Voila!, the problems stopped. I am looking for something else.” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com “Completely USELESS for 64-bit Windows Vista” — Actual Consumer Comments from Amazon[dot]com Merchant & Website: PCTools[dot]com Guarantee: 30-Day Money Back Guarantee Customer Support: Phone, Live Chat, Online Contact Form, Postal Mail Visit the PC Tools Internet Security Website or See Top Ranking Spyware Removal Programs |