- Nov 21, 2015
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Is 360 (Qihoo) Trustable?
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Yes. Qihoo is as trustable as any other security software or Windows itself. There is a lot of negative hype regarding Qihoo that is, just what it is, nonsense.
I am huge privacy advocate and I would use Qihoo. They are no worse than Microsoft or Google Analytics.
I am huge privacy advocate and I would use Qihoo. They are no worse than Microsoft or Google Analytics.
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- May 1, 2015
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- May 8, 2015
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I have a love hate relationship with Qihoo. What most people don't realize is, privacy policy means nothing. They could be taking more or less than what they say they are unless you get Emsisoft which allows you to turn off encryption of data and read everything they are sending to their own servers. You the individual have to say "hey I trust Qihoo as a company" to use it. Qihoo does take data, and it does sell data to make money. I have no idea if they anonymize it before doing it. Obviously more than Qihoo does this but many AVs anonymize it before using it (like Avast, Emsisoft, etc).
If you trust the privacy policy and feel they won't overstep it, it's as good as any other privacy policy out there. They claim they won't share personal user information and these include:
Source: 360 Total Security | Download Free Antivirus for PC
Since trust is user choice, you will have to decide to use it or not however protection wise, I recommend it. For free AV, it's probably my favorite in protection, system impact, resource usage, and control over detection (no forced quarantine/deletion by changing one setting).
If you trust the privacy policy and feel they won't overstep it, it's as good as any other privacy policy out there. They claim they won't share personal user information and these include:
Source: 360 Total Security | Download Free Antivirus for PC
Since trust is user choice, you will have to decide to use it or not however protection wise, I recommend it. For free AV, it's probably my favorite in protection, system impact, resource usage, and control over detection (no forced quarantine/deletion by changing one setting).
They can be trusted as a reputable security vendor. Their 360 research team has demonstrated their quality through blogposts, e.g. Integer overflow leading to heap corruption while unflattening GraphicBuffer In Android（CVE-2015-1474） | 360移动安全
and through their security conference Syscan.
However, as others have mentioned, they do have data collection policies, and you have to decide for yourself if their privacy policy is okay with you.
and through their security conference Syscan.
However, as others have mentioned, they do have data collection policies, and you have to decide for yourself if their privacy policy is okay with you.
- Nov 21, 2015
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Yes, I trust them. I love most products from CH. Now, I'm using WPS Office
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- Sep 12, 2015
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Peoples should get over privacy thing because it just making you like a cry little baby over some small stuff. I as myself and other peoples don't have nothing to hide as long i don't do illegal stuffs that involve government, FBI, and Law enforcement watching me. Also, peoples should get over " I don't trust Chinese software" or " I don't trust Chinese company" Look,what's wrong with Chinese software or company? Because we are hacker? Because we are from outside America? Because we are selling your privacy information to other 3rd party company? We are not the only that are doing this, even a huge America billionaire company are doing this as well such as Microsoft, Google, and many others. So don't just makes us outsider feels bad and ashamed when you forgot to look at America itself.
Other than that, i trust Qihoo 360 because i never have any program issue compare to Emsisoft which is reminds me of Bitdefender.
Other than that, i trust Qihoo 360 because i never have any program issue compare to Emsisoft which is reminds me of Bitdefender.
- Oct 16, 2015
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QIHU 360 SOFTWARE security products (a.k.a. 360 Total Security) are all offered for "free". That means, people may use them without purchasing them.
However, businesses, like QIHU 360 SOFTWARE, unfortunately cannot run on thin air. They need a source of income. QIHU uses these notorious controversial data mining techniques to gain revenue from advertising companies to whom they "lease" it.
I'm very certain, however, that, to at least some extent, this data is anonymized, so that no "real" sensitive information is released to the 3rd parties; only "statistical" data is released.
Take another company for example: Comodo Group, Inc.
That is the company that develops all COMODO products, which are quite popular, and of course, they develop offer their very well trusted SSL Digital Certificates.
Products like COMODO Internet Security Premium, COMODO Firewall, COMODO Antivirus, Chromodo, Comodo Dragon, COMODO Cleaning Essentials, are all offered for free to home and small business users, with a free "lifetime" license.
However, again, this software isn't developed on thin air.
The costs for its development is covered primarily by those SSL Digital Certificates which COMODO offers.
In other words, a company must be paid in someway in order to continue maintaining their products.
This is the basic idea. All in all, I believe there is no serious privacy issue to be afraid of from 360 Total Security.
Make sure, however, that you always download it and install it from the main website: 360 Total Security | Download Free Antivirus for PC,
as other websites may bundle the product with other junkware, such as toolbars and other tracking software.
However, businesses, like QIHU 360 SOFTWARE, unfortunately cannot run on thin air. They need a source of income. QIHU uses these notorious controversial data mining techniques to gain revenue from advertising companies to whom they "lease" it.
I'm very certain, however, that, to at least some extent, this data is anonymized, so that no "real" sensitive information is released to the 3rd parties; only "statistical" data is released.
Take another company for example: Comodo Group, Inc.
That is the company that develops all COMODO products, which are quite popular, and of course, they develop offer their very well trusted SSL Digital Certificates.
Products like COMODO Internet Security Premium, COMODO Firewall, COMODO Antivirus, Chromodo, Comodo Dragon, COMODO Cleaning Essentials, are all offered for free to home and small business users, with a free "lifetime" license.
However, again, this software isn't developed on thin air.
The costs for its development is covered primarily by those SSL Digital Certificates which COMODO offers.
In other words, a company must be paid in someway in order to continue maintaining their products.
This is the basic idea. All in all, I believe there is no serious privacy issue to be afraid of from 360 Total Security.
Make sure, however, that you always download it and install it from the main website: 360 Total Security | Download Free Antivirus for PC,
as other websites may bundle the product with other junkware, such as toolbars and other tracking software.
- Mar 15, 2011
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Well its just a sign that we are stereotype, some products came from China contains numerous dirty tactics but Qihoo being a legitimate company should not posses any security risk.
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To answer that random thought, then yes Qihoo has their trusted AV and their license to the two engines are valid at all.
- Jul 6, 2015
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Most all online AV tests like AV comparatives dont test quihoo products anymore for some strange reason? i find it hard to find any online AV test that lists a quihoo product
- May 8, 2015
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This is from SpiderOak main page... I won't comment on other... undesirable talk... Where is this forum going to nowadays? Too much hostility for my taste.
And one certainly shouldn't distrust a product or people for being from a certain country...
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- Sep 13, 2014
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the question should be: the internet is trustworthy?
I suspect the internet more than the programs I have on the computer. our privacy ends when we entered the internet...and our apps in smartphonesthat we use daily, collect more than they say...
I suspect the internet more than the programs I have on the computer. our privacy ends when we entered the internet...and our apps in smartphonesthat we use daily, collect more than they say...
- May 9, 2015
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I accidentally said "should" instead of "shouldn't" for my last post... which unfortunately reversed what I meant to say. Had to make that apparent before more people hate me.... lol You SHOULDN'T judge a product based on country of origin. Just one of those days for me I guess.
In the end it's all out choice and trust. Can't judge those for not trusting. It's there own personal preference to make. No one elses.
In the end it's all out choice and trust. Can't judge those for not trusting. It's there own personal preference to make. No one elses.
- Nov 21, 2015
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i think stereotype is what cause the distrust in the china/chinese software?
Hard to believe that Qihoo does this and other software only for the glory. In this regard, before "sponsoring" this antivirius just because It got good results, it would be interesting to see who is behind it, who owns it, what are the activities related to the company that controls it... and, looking at the privacy policy, we can understand many things.
Attention, I can also report this argument even for other manufacturers, however, Qihoo worries me a bit more.
Attention, I can also report this argument even for other manufacturers, however, Qihoo worries me a bit more.
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- Mar 15, 2011
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Let's compare as separation of Church and State.
Qihoo's performance as an Antivirus firm does perform really well, which we observe that however its an isolated case when it comes on privacy hence its all about our point of view and judgement.
Qihoo as background of company, is more also on advertising which why their revenues goes on that case since their products are all free as possible.
Overall its an isolated case but if there's something wrong then it will be arise from authorities immediately, however through the years no reports that we can assure as information are been hacked or use from malicious just using a reputable product.
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@Thunder33345: Well its from us we interpret the stereotype which coincidentally happens at majority of events, + some Chinese products tends to develop programs or even in real life to be innovated however risks are bound without any assurance of safety.
Qihoo's performance as an Antivirus firm does perform really well, which we observe that however its an isolated case when it comes on privacy hence its all about our point of view and judgement.
Qihoo as background of company, is more also on advertising which why their revenues goes on that case since their products are all free as possible.
Overall its an isolated case but if there's something wrong then it will be arise from authorities immediately, however through the years no reports that we can assure as information are been hacked or use from malicious just using a reputable product.
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@Thunder33345: Well its from us we interpret the stereotype which coincidentally happens at majority of events, + some Chinese products tends to develop programs or even in real life to be innovated however risks are bound without any assurance of safety.
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