iolo - System Mechanic Ultimate Defense Antivirus Software and Malware, Protection & Privacy

This software used to be for unlimited devices within your home, now, once I added a year, they deactivated the license on all but three of my home computers and all my mobile devices. They no longer state the license terms on their website. This is deceptive and very sneaky. I used to love System Mechanic, not it just hit rock bottom on my list.

Was supposed to be the installation CD, but its just the download. I hate this!

After installation it reports things which have already been addressed and repaired as though they havent been looked at at all. Turns out that this is pretty much useless software as it is a combination of things already available from most PC Manufactures and from Microsoft for FREE.

This is a good product to use for general maintenance and keep your computer running smoothly, But apon buying this product you will have to activate the product that involves Dealing with a dicey scam to intentionally mess up your email so they can show you a presentation to up sell you on a number of products. Any Good Reputation I have of them has been ruined. B

i dont like it you have to download in fist place if is not anti virus in you computer any thing ca be. I do haveing use yet i have a hacker and i can not reach them for download. I prefer a CD or DVD to intall and then after jnstall it you can activate.

what i ordered

As a user of Iolo software for more than twenty years, I find that Iolo provides the worst possible customer service. The software I purchased, System Mechanic Ultimate Defense, constantly reminds me to extend my subscription years ahead. When I took advantage of a $9.95 one year extension, Iolo also charged an additional $19.95 for tech support I neither wanted nor used. At my request, my credit card company reversed the $19.95 charge. Iolo then BLACKLISTED me, cancelled my subscription and refused to discuss the matter. Any other software provider must be better, even Microsoft.

Why doesnt Iolo provide the software key via a link or email like other developers? I waited for shipping and received a box which I thought contained a disc. All that was inside was a piece of paper with the software key! What a waste of packaging and shipping!

FAIR

Have had it for many years and was pretty good, but the updated version is hard to use. The virus updates are set to automatic, but sometimes they do not update for 2 weeks. Installed latest software update and now it says definitions have not been updated since August of 2022. There is no way to click update as it is set to automatic. If I click update software, it says up to date--except the expired definitions remain. Font is small and is hard to read. Cannot be enlarged. Todays update turned Active Care off and it cant be turned on. Seems to have lost some fingerprinting functionality. User controls have been reduced. Not sure why they made the changes, but the value is degraded. Seems like the quality of the software is declining.