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Pareto PC Software downloads worthless

They advertise scanning software to clean up files and speed up your computer - however my experience after purchasing and running their software was exactly the opposite. Many time computer stalls or shut down and everyday performance (Windows XP) was terrible until I had the machine inspected by a local geek who's first suggestion on seeing my icons was to "get rid of that". To add insult, Pareto ignore fax messages asking for help. I would never buy from them again and suggest you research more deeply than I did.

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hansplie
Watchung, US
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Jun 24, 2014 3:34 pm EDT

In addition to not working well, Pareto software is very difficult to remove. I was not able to totally get rid of the software until I redid the system on a new hard drive and transferred only programs and data that I needed. There appeared to be a rootkit that I couldn't remove.

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Bluezoog
Livermore, US
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May 28, 2010 5:54 pm EDT
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I had the same exact experience. I even bought a subscription. Tanked my machine. I too, will research more thoroughly.

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First I bought RegCure, and Pareto PC came with it. As others have indicated, RegCure is useless. Pareto PC is supposed to clean up unnecessary files. When I first used it, I found there was no relation between the files it found and what was actually in the folders involved. I could empty a folder and yet Pareto PC claimed there were many files in it. Also...

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