NEVER install these programs on your PC... EVER!!!

We have talked about what software every PC should have... but today we are going to talk about what software you should NEVER install... EVER!

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[blended]

1:08 Norton
2:03 McAfee
4:17 NordVPN
7:53 Shopping extension
11:03 PC speed booster
15:51 Pre installed software
17:36 Other software included in free programs
18:30 Precautions in pirating software

[MXstar]

I remember early days of the internet we all worried about "Pop-Up the whole internet is one big "Pop-Up Ad"

[starlitelemming]

Before Norton was anti-virus software, it was an amazing set of tools for high-end PC users. It's so sad to see how far they've fallen. :(

[satchguitar]

Incognito mode does NOT do anything to hide your information or data transferred from your ISP or any bad actors. Incognito mode is not more secure, it just doesn't store browser data locally. That's all it does.

[jvakorsven]

You all should 100% do a video where you load all of these and other programs onto a rig, test the hell out of it, and then remove them and test it again. Just for fun.

[paull]

This brings back memories. My former mother-in-law was a prolific PC killer. I think I wiped and reinstalled her laptop close to a half dozen times, but it would only take her a month or so to gum it up again. I used to say, she never met a link she wouldn't click. She even got scammed into an expensive PC maintenance contract with a company in Asia, and they installed a bunch of suspect looking software. To this day, I'm still surprised she didn't get phished out of her life savings.

[Astarath]

as a network engineer that works for an ISP: If you're using a VPN, we don't care. At all. In any way whatsoever. In fact, if you're going to do dodgy stuff like torrents, we'd prefer you use a vpn, because that means less RIAA/MPAA/etc. complaint emails to deal with. As far as transit costs go, VPN use is just as expensive as non-tunnelled "naked" data throughput. There's no incentive to care.

[OldieBugger]

I feel lucky, my Mom is paranoid enough to not click _any_ link in an email, without asking me to check it first.

[joyl]

My gf's mom had so many "bars" from installed applications in her browser that the actual window was half the size lol.

[Norbrookc]

Norton and McAfee have been crap for over 20 years. Back then, I was a computer tech and the amount of effort that it took to clean up the mess they left (god help you if it crashed during install) was insane. Calling them resource hogs is an understatement.

[JohnUSA]

I had a pain in the rear client who was notorious to messing up his PC in a very short time, even brand new ones.
So after I used to setup his PCs in perfect condition and before I gave it to him I used to take and save a full image of the whole disk drive.
So after his famous catastrophes, which was inevitable, I used to quickly restore the image in a very short time and now all is just perfect the time being.
Luckily for him he could afford all this mayhem and I made a lot $$$ helping this troublesome soul.

[notsoelusive]

My Mum just bought a $1400 laptop, then got talked into paying for norton and office.

The first thing I did was uninstall Norton, then she told me she paid for it...
I told her next time don't buy a computer without me.

[sanman-]

About 20 years ago, if that, a nurse friend of mine, who was recently disabled, put Norton Utilities on her new computer... the computer all but froze. It took FOREVER for just one web page to load, if at all; the same for all programs on her computer. She was in a wheelchair, was somewhat of a computer novice, and called me for help. I'd say it took me between 50 and 60 HOURS to get off her computer. After that, wiping her hard drive and reinstalling her operation system and programs was a comparative "walk in the park." For years now, when asked about Norton, I say, "RUN!"

FOOTNOTE: getting rid of McAfee, some years later, cured many undiagnosable, and annoying, issues on my computer.

[Sgt_SealCluber]

I don't even click links in emails I do trust. Financial places I go directly to them and log in, just in case.

[markellii]

I often got blamed for "breaking" our family pc. And ive believed it.
After i got a laptop for my birthday i havent used the family pc. About 8 months pass and the charger dies, so i had to use the family pc.
The keyboard was covered in sunflower seed shells and spilled tea with sugar. But that wasnt the worst part, the pc had 3 different antiviruses, 4 browsers(2 were chrome reskins), tons of search tabs and other stuff. Still not the worst part, a week after that i got blamed for "breaking" the family pc again. The pc i havent used in almost a year, which they had free range of and installed tons of garbage on, you got popups on the desktop, some from the antiviruses themselves.

[dalehammers]

Norton used to be awesome, but even Norton himself suggests not using it after he sold it. They turned it into a monster of a joke.

[JPDC]

Totally agree. Older folks in church ask me to help them buy laptops or PCs, and when they arrive, I do a full reset immediately and start with a clean image, and just grab the needed drivers. 👍

[marigeobrien]

The FIRST general rule to avoid any scams (apart from never click on a link within an email) is, if you receive an email that says ANYTHING about being charged at all then call your credit card company and check your purchases THERE. Do not call any numbers they give you. Call the number on your statements. Basically, when checking, stick to things you know are reputable / real.

[taylorjones]

one time my brothers computer had gotten both AVG and norton installed and they started fighting each other so hard that we litterly could not do anything on it xD

[ErikSWE]

Rule of thumb that goes beyond software: If it’s advertised by YouTubers and Podcasts it’s junk 99% of the time.