User Beware.
In a previous post I had recommended SmartDeFrag by IOBit. Their product does a good job of Disk Defragmentation, but recently when I updated the program it tried to change my browser homepage without asking. So it essence, SmartDefrag is SPYWARE. I don't care what kind of marketing agreement they've made. Changing settings like this without a prompt, speaks volumes about the company, not in a good way.
No matter how good any software program may be, changing any of my user setting not associated with the program being installed, is totally unacceptable. As a result I must withdraw all my recommendations for any & all software by IOBit. If a company is willing to this with one of their software packages, they cannot be trusted.
If you are using IOBit products, I recommend you stop using them & uninstall immediately, as I have done. If you are not using them, don't.
unTechTalk
In a previous post I had recommended SmartDeFrag by IOBit. Their product does a good job of Disk Defragmentation, but recently when I updated the program it tried to change my browser homepage without asking. So it essence, SmartDefrag is SPYWARE. I don't care what kind of marketing agreement they've made. Changing settings like this without a prompt, speaks volumes about the company, not in a good way.
No matter how good any software program may be, changing any of my user setting not associated with the program being installed, is totally unacceptable. As a result I must withdraw all my recommendations for any & all software by IOBit. If a company is willing to this with one of their software packages, they cannot be trusted.
If you are using IOBit products, I recommend you stop using them & uninstall immediately, as I have done. If you are not using them, don't.
unTechTalk
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