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4 stars
Version: Aluria Security Center
"Great for those us college students short on cash"
Pros: First off, as a student of design, the interface is sweet, and very intuative. I downloaded this product, thinking it would be another "free scan" but it is a full-on application. I am a college student without much cash, so FREE is a good thing. I am always trying to purchase "educational software" because it is cheap, but there is no "educational version" of PC protection.
This is the real deal, AND, when I am making my online purchases of "educational software" I am protected now with this killer toolbar that comes with it, it protects me against identity theft (it lets me know when I am on a "questionable" site, NICE). I leave my PC on-line all the time, so I need protection. I have tried other protection software, but it is just a scan, they tell you that you have spyware, or a virus, and if you buy their product, you can eliminate it. So it was surprising that this product actually worked for more than a scan. It cleaned my PC. Now my PC works like it did when I bought it. Killer. Thanks for the freebie, glad I caught it when I did.
Cons: I am going to school for graphic arts, so I do use some memory-intensive software, Aluria's product does use some resources that slows down performance a little, but the protection is worth it. The other thing I didn't like was, when I installed it, it asked me for a registration number??? I called the number on their website, and (after going through several "menu's") I did actually talk to someone, and they told me that they had a problem with their database server?? but it was resolved now, they hooked me up, but I did waste quite a bit of time on the phone which really sucked.
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