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d4everman
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Posted: 28 Dec 2012 at 1:18pm |
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I know theres an older thread on this from 2011, so excuse me for creating a new one. I was more focused on this latest Mycleanpc ad.... http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Y_N/my-clean-pcI've been seeing this commercial a lot lately. Couldn't find the current one in the link on youtube, but its starting to grate on my nerves. After a quick google search I found that many sites say what I suspected from the start....its a ripoff.
It annoys me because the first time I saw it I kept thinking who the hell says stuff like "stupid slow dirty PC" like a child? If its slow did you check to see if you're running too many things in the background? Maybe you nned to defrag it...or maybe you oughtta use the software that came with it...I've not seen a PC come without a trial at least of McAfee or Norton. Worst case scenario, back up your important files and reformat the hard drive. These are my first thoughts and I'm not an expert, and I'm almost 49 years old. I didn't learn a thing about computers until I was way into adult life...this woman is like half my age meaning she had the benefit of learning about them while in school. These things didn't occur to her?
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Calling an inanimate object "stupid" makes her sound stupid. But I don't know which is worse---calling the computer stupid or, as with the other commercial, saying "Let's go to the store and get a new one".
What surprises me about these commercials, though, is that they don't portray the man as the clueless one.
edit: I just looked at your link. It wasn't the commercial I was thinking of. The one I was thinking of involved a young female florist and an older male customer. Same holds true, though.
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d4everman
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It bugs me in the same way another pc commercial bugs me...one where they'll back up your files for a sub of course. But you could just use that money for a thumb drive, or a portable HD and do that yourself. Or have Norton do it. (I'm sure McAfee has the same service). I woul think that most people have PCs that come with either or both and to keep it past trial you'll pay a sub, but you get the backup service too. I don't know anyone that doesn't have one of those programs of AV on their machines.
I guess there are some, but a PC working too slowly or being obviously infected isn't such a disaster that you need to sign up for mycleanpc.com. My wife isn't that PC savvy and her computer was badly infected once. I just copied her personal files (which are mostly just photos) and reformatted the drive for her. I guess I'm just cranky about things I think are ripoffs on TV.
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I don't know how to do the stuff you mentioned. Reformatting the hard drive? Never done it, and don't trust my lack of experience enough to give it a try.
A few weeks ago, though, upon installing a new ink cartridge in my printer, my computer totally froze up. Couldn't do anything---not even move my cursor. I tried turning it off and turning it back on (via the tower button, as nothing was working), but no luck. Turned out it was a problem with my power strip. I turned that off, turned it back on---and all was OK. I got lucky. Otherwise, I'd have to have called up my computer guy.
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There's another commercial that takes place in a floral shop, though I think it's for a different
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There have been people who install this thing on a brand new, fresh out of the box PC and it tells them they have 3000 errors. It's all a scam! Free diagnosis, sure, but you have to pay for it to "fix" these imaginary problems for you.
I hate the way that dude talks. It's like he's holding his nose or something. Also his face comes off as smug and yet incredibly stupid. I just want to smash it in with my fist. |
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I used to get this pop-up that would tell me that. I guess they figured people would panic, and buy the damned product. It was a pain in the ass to get rid of. Always had to shut down the computer to get it to stop. I wonder if it was one of these companies.
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Whenever 'complaints' is the first thing that comes up in Google's drop down suggestion box, you know the product is a sham:
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EEEEts All so REEEdEEEculous
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Sarge, I got that Microsoft pop-up, too. And when I closed that, I got another pop-up that started doing the scan. And when I closed that, the pseudo-Microsoft pop-up popped up again. And on and on, till I shut down the computer. As I recall, it happened a few times before it stopped permanently.
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EEEEts All so REEEdEEEculous
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Whenever she calls it a "dirty PC" I can't help but assume it got that way because her boyfriend downloaded a ton of pr0n while she wasn't looking. "Dirty" is probably not the best word to use in this context. But this whole company is a joke so I guess it doesn't matter.
Glad I have a Mac so I don't have to mess with this stuff!
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Well, months ago when the malware problem threatened almost everyone I actually did find that my PC had the issue. I downloaded Microsofts tools that were made specifically to fix the issue, but being paranoid I decided to try Regcleanpro too. Looking it up online regcleanpro seems to have a so-so reputation. But I noticed that my pc was actually slower with it installed. I uninstalled it and the machine is significantly faster with running only Norton and McAfee scans.
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If you dont already, get malwarebytes. It takes care of all those fake popups and most issues. And its free!
http://www.malwarebytes.org/ |
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Microsoft can not tell you that it detected a virus because it can't - unless one has it's AV download installed.
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for anyone having computer issues, malwarebytes and AVG is a good enough combo for most pcs and both are completely free without the "free trial" crap
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