PC Performer

[anotheoldgit]

Firefox 14.0.1 Windows XP

My computer is running rather slow and I have had a pop-up appear asking me if I want to download for free 'PC Performer'.

http://www.appround.b...d=0000003061095986028

Is this safe to download and does it work?

[ChuckFickens]

Leave alone.

For a start, registry cleaners are all a waste of time and just as likely to cause problems as they are to fix anything.

Additionally, appround.biz is classed as an unsafe site, so it's unlikely that you'd even get the genuine version of this software from them, more likely a fake bit of software that would warn you about all sorts of non-existent problems and ask you to pay money to remove them

As you are getting pop-ups asking you to download it probably a good idea to run a full scan with malware bytes just in case

[Lie-in King]

I'm no expert, but that says it will fix "up to 15 registry issues" & it's almost certain they're nothing to worry about. Once you've used the "Free" version, you'll be asked to pay in order to fix the "1000's of registry issues that remain" (or words to that effect).

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole of any length.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you so much for what sound like very good advice.

Chuck I only carried out a full scan via malware bytes a few days ago, do you suggest that I carry out another one

[ChuckFickens]

If the pop-ups are coming regularly, yes run another scan.

If they are only coming up when you go to certain sites, stop visiting those sites.

[anotheoldgit]

It only happens on Answerbank, too many ads I think.

[craft1948]

I've had a warning from Norton about an hour ago whilst on this site so I'm currently running a full scan (it didn't give the usual message warning just an error code)