Scan Guard ???

Qui-Gon John · Post by **Qui-Gon John** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 2:52 pm

Just read an article about this Scan Guard on smartwarebuster.org.

Is this legit? Is it any good? Or is it some kind of malware itself?

Post by **Philip** » Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:59 pm

The company is pretty new, and that "article" seems to be just some advertisement.. I don't see the need to pay a monthly fee for home use virus protection because of the free available tools like Microsoft Security Essentials/Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Free, etc. It all depends on what fits your likes and browsing habits though. Even with paid software, I would choose one of the Top 20 solutions out there that are well reviewed and tested - ScanGuard is nowhere to be found on those lists. See av-comparatives.org for example.

dj3000au · Post by **dj3000au** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 5:19 am

If you Google for "scanguard reviews" pretty much all results tell you it is a scam except for one (probably an affiliate). I wouldn't buy it simply because it is not an accredited US based business (no BBB.org accreditation) as indicated here: [commercial link removed by admin]

Cheers

MarySelina · Post by **MarySelina** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:00 am

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Qui-Gon John · Post by **Qui-Gon John** » Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:51 am

Based on the first two responses, it looks like this last post, pro-ScanGuard, might be from someone at the company that puts out ScanGuard.

Post by **Philip** » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:02 am

Yeah, this thread seems to be a spam magnet, some people are just trying to push this questionable software.

I would not use, or recommend this program to anyone. The company is sketchy, the "reviews" all seem like a shill for the product. The program, when installed finds multiple "threats" on your computer and then demands payment in order to clean them. It may be hard to uninstall. There are much better, legitimate, free alternatives out there.

Ashdaw · Post by **Ashdaw** » Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:21 am

Glad I never got involved with this one.