TotalAV anyone tried it before ?

[DDE_Server]

Hi gents,
when i was just browsing internet today and read more about security configurations. i found a free antivirus called "TOTALAV" i did not hear about before and it has a lot of useful features bundled with it such as ransomeware protection and remote firewall so any one here tried or tested it or just it rouge AV and scam . i want to know your opinion
here is screen shot from the official website:
Link to official site: Free Antivirus 2019 – Download Free Antivirus Software & Internet Security - TotalAV.com

 

[roger_m]

It's garbage. It uses Avira signatures, but in general is a terrible product.

There's an existing thread about it, which will give you more information.

Total AV free ?

Does Total AV have a free version? Or is it a scam too? 6 AVs flag it as a PUP on VirusTotal https://www.totalav.com/free-antivirus?forceLang=en https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/0e5a05974a0389791bc9bddeda39833c4dac840a5aa865e0aa3b470dee3c9d96/detection

malwaretips.com

 

[Dave Russo]

I would stay away,it has had a lot of false advertising,rating it number 1 in what seems to me to be a scam,It might be a rebrand

 

[roger_m]

I would stay away,it has had a lot of false advertising,rating it number 1 in what seems to me to be a scam,It might be a rebrand

It's not a rebrand. It uses Avira signatures, but they have their own GUI.

 

[Burrito]

Don't confuse TotalAV with Total Defense.

... not that I know anything about TotalAV or Total Defense. But both look pretty lame..

 

[Andrew999]

ScanGuard, PCProtect, TotalAV is the same company. I heard they are a very shady company as shown in this video.

Also this link show more too Q&A - Total AV - Is it a Scam?

 

[roger_m]

While it is garbage and should be avoided, contrary to what the video says, it doesn't install malware and they won't misuse your credit card or password. They make their money from the sale of it.

 

[stefanos]

Absolutely useless. Detection rate zero. Web protection zero. And full ads. Stay away from this garbage

 

[Cortex]

Dreadful advertising though seems have improved lately, but honestly if it was the only AV on the planet I still would not use it.

 

[Dave Russo]

ScanGuard, PCProtect, TotalAV is the same company. I heard they are a very shady company as shown in this video.

Also this link show more too Q&A - Total AV - Is it a Scam?

video tells it all thanks Andrew999

 

[Glenn H]

Watch these guys at TOTALAV ppl they'll burn ya. I paid something like $25 for a 12 month trial which I wasn't at all satisfied with, and then they debited my card $99 12 months later after I admonished them over their nasty product. Searching further on the net I see that I am only one of thousands unhappy with their underhanded behavior. Oh they did refund me $50. I installed their crap and uninstalled it in the same day, that's how much I was impressed with it and it cost me $49

 

[roger_m]

Watch these guys at TOTALAV ppl they'll burn ya. I paid something like $25 for a 12 month trial which I wasn't at all satisfied with, and then they debited my card $99 12 months later after I admonished them over their nasty product.

You would have needed to cancel your subscription before the 12 months and then you wouldn't have been rebilled. It's something you need to watch out for, as most software which you buy a subscription for, you are automatically billed again for when the subscription ends. Usually, even if you buy a discounted subscription, you are charged the full price when you are rebilled. As you have seen, sometimes the full price for software from less than reputable publishers is ridiculously high.

Whenever I pay for software with PayPal, I go to my PayPal account an cancel the recurring payments, so I am not rebilled.

 

[BVLon]

Total Defence is a bit more trustworthy than the other one. Total Defence is the new name of a company that years ago was knows as Computer Associates...It was never too popular, but at least it existed in some form.
This TotalAV is some totally unknown company, that’s popped up 2017, If I’m not mistaken. I think I will try and test Total Defence... Today I saw that it actually has scored better than McAfee and Avast... and it offers quite a lot of features.

 

[Burrito]

Whenever I pay for software with PayPal, I go to my PayPal account an cancel the recurring payments, so I am not rebilled.

Laughing.... I didn't even know that recurring PayPal payments is a thing....

So, I'll now go have a look at my PayPal account.

 

[BVLon]

I digged in every little detail about the company.

Update - READ BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD TotalAV, ScanGuard, PCprotect

You have arrived on this page because you have been searching for TotalAV, Scanguard, PCprotect or protected.net IMPORTANT TO KNOW IS THAT NONE OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE FAKE. A quick and proper search revealed TotalAV belongs to a British entrepreneur, named Christopher Stephen Philips. The office...

malwaretips.com

 

[Burrito]

I have an update on this TotalAV thing......
Please note that Total Defence is a totally different product ......unclear to me how the company will handle sophisticated infections. Nothing seems to have been provided as info and it looks like AI, ML, BB are all missing from the software.

Good detective work BVLon.

When either of these come up in the future --- and they will --- hopefully they will do a forum search and benefit from your research.



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Laughing.... I didn't even know that recurring PayPal payments is a thing....

So, I'll now go have a look at my PayPal account.

Update. I went to PayPal.... and sure enough, there were things listed in Automatic Payments.

I'd never actually seen the section 'Automatic Payments' -- as you have to maneuver around a little to find it.

And... there were things in there I have no idea about.... like Facebook. I don't recall ever paying Facebook anything, and I don't want them as an Active Automatic Payment.

And there was other stuff...

I encourage anybody with a PayPal account to log in, find the Automatic Payments, and clear out the dead wood.

Thanks to Roger for the tip.

 

[roger_m]

And... there were things in there I have no idea about.... like Facebook. I don't recall ever paying Facebook anything, and I don't want them as an Active Automatic Payment.

It won't be a recurring payment, it just means that whenever you make a payment from Facebook, your PayPal account will be listed as a payment method and you will be able to make the payment without signing in to it.