That is, if Windows gets so snowed under with malware that you can’t install an antivirus program, which is a situation that still routinely happens with Microsoft Pretender (even though it puts up fake security screens to make you afraid to use products that compete with Microsoft), you may not be able to install an antivirus product and then pay for it, even if you wanted to. It’s likely to be worse than BitDefender Free, which is actually free and not spammy, but McAfee paid Lenovo to hawk their stuff, so that’s all that matters, right?įreeware antivirus companies have a vested interest in keeping your computer clean, although many of them try to regularly pitch their paid products (BitDefender doesn’t seem to annoy you). Wow, I feel confident….Īnd there are also sites that compare antivirus performance and protection, and McAfee has not scored among the top in performance or protection in a while now, though it is pretty expensive. Just listen to what users have to say about SurfEasy. To start out with, SurfEasy is based in a Five Eyes country (Canada), it only works with an official client that has no Linux version, and it’s more expensive than NordVPN even though there are less servers. ![]() They want you to buy antivirus programs from McAfee, and a VPN from SurfEasy. ![]() In fact, doing this every once in a while is really the only kind of “junk cleanup” that Windows is likely to need, aside from looking into removing applications you don’t use.īut that’s not where the sales pitch from Lenovo Vantage ends. You can start it by typing cleanmgr into your start menu search bar, hitting enter, selecting “clean up system files”, checking everything (except maybe media thumbnails), and hitting okay. Ruh roh!!!!ġ7 issues! Holy crap! And they recommend paying them $30 a year!īut when you look into what the issues could conceivably be, none of them are very serious, and most of them are covered by a freeware program built-in to Windows itself for decades now, called cleanmgr. And Microsoft is obviously happy with what any decent company would consider slander, because Lenovo is selling “snake oil” subscriptions that essentially cost $30 a year to empty your recycle bin.ĭon’t believe me? Here’s a screenshot of their “Lenovo Vantage” program. Every time they were defeated, they’d scatter their remaining forces, sleep for a while, and come up with a new strategy to slowly lick their wounds and then try to start problems all over again.įor Lenovo’s part, even though they’ve been smacked down by court proceedings and bad publicity, they have no idea when to stop trying to chase down a user for a quick buck after they’ve already bought an expensive computer. But Microsoft and Lenovo are like the Shadows and their Dark Servants in Babylon 5. To my surprise, her office opened an antitrust investigation and as soon as Lenovo and Microsoft heard the gears turning, they threw the transmission into full reverse and backtracked with a BIOS repair. Lenovo has been caught doing some shady things before, from installing the Superfish malware, to the infamous BIOS that took a Windows “security feature” and used it to keep reinstalling crapware no matter how many times the user deleted it, to blocking the installation of GNU/Linux operating systems in 2016, forcing me to take my case to the Attorney General of Illinois. ![]() ![]() Barnum famously quipped that there’s another sucker born every minute.
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