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IObit security 360 free?

Oct 29, 2009 10:02PM PDT

When I try to download IObit security 360 free, I am redirected to to a page that requires me to sign up for a trial "pro" version and will not let download the free version.

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This one?
Oct 29, 2009 10:08PM PDT
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Personally I wouldn't worry about that after....
Nov 3, 2009 1:11AM PST
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Thank you for the information...
Nov 3, 2009 4:04AM PST

The CNET Download.com team is already aware of this and is actively looking into it.

It's a shame that this has happened. Who can we trust nowadays??

Thank you!
-Lee
CNET Community

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(NT) Thanks Lee.
Nov 3, 2009 4:05AM PST
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(NT) Thanks!!
Nov 3, 2009 4:50AM PST
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How the hell do you remove this stuff?
Jan 11, 2010 9:55AM PST

I want it off of my computer, and it won't go. I uninstalled Smart Defrag, it's gone, but the doggone iobit.com is still there.

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Iobit/Malwarebytes controversy
Dec 25, 2009 2:45AM PST
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When I downloaded Smart Defrag updates
Jan 11, 2010 9:52AM PST

I got the Iobit.com toolbar. I uninstalled Smart but the Iobit.com toolbar is still there....I WANT IT GONE. How do I get rid of it. Customer Support won't reply to my emails.

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uninstall toolbar
Jan 11, 2010 11:37AM PST

Does it show up in Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs?

Better yet, try Revo Uninstaller.

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No!!! It's not in the Control Panel
Jan 11, 2010 3:40PM PST

It came with the Smart Defrag update. In Control Panel it showed as Smart Defrag in the first column and Iobit in the second column. I uninstalled Smart successfully; but the Iobit.com toolbar is still there!

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What is Revo uninstall?
Jan 11, 2010 3:40PM PST

Where do I get it, will it work?

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Defragsetup.exe is what Iobit is called in my system
Jan 11, 2010 3:43PM PST

How do I find it in my Vista O/S?

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CNET most popular uninstaller
Jan 11, 2010 7:38PM PST
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Hi, just used it to uninstall Firefox
Jan 11, 2010 9:18PM PST

Hopefully that works.

Who are these people imbedding their program in the Smart Defrag? how dare they do this! In the future I'm not using Cnet tracker to download but going to the software site direct.

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Cnet does not bundle software within its downloads...
Jan 12, 2010 8:01AM PST

Any toolbars, third-party software, etc. that is included in the download is added by the publisher/developer, not Cnet. The publisher/developer may offer alternative versions that exclude such packaged software on other sites, including their own, but Cnet has no control over such actions except to de-list any software that fails to conform with Cnet's TOS. Thus, boycotting Cnet TechTracker and other services will not help resolve the problem or deter the future bundling of software by those third-party companies.

Regards,
John

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Well -- there should be a "warning"
Jan 12, 2010 8:10AM PST

Or something...that Smart Defrag has an add-on toolbar...whatever.

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You need to forget about Iobit
Jan 12, 2010 8:09AM PST

Uninstall it from your computer, and find a "legit" software.