My dad installed some anti-virus programs while he was at the computer store today, and I’m a bit skeptic about the legitimacy of the anti-viruses and programs he installed. Are these safe or should I delete them?
UrbanVPN is NOT an Antivirus program. It looks like the technician here downloaded pirated stuff as well.
Well, “Getintopc” is a piracy site so he didn’t purchase them lol.
virustotal.com and scan it
I recently used that VPN because it’s free and has Russian servers. But I wouldn’t trust them as they are very unknown. And because they provide all the servers for free, it’s probably a peer to peer VPN like HolaVPN, which you should absolutely avoid.
IDM is a legit program, so if you want to use that you can redownload it from their own website.
I don’t recommend IObit and would suggest using Revo Uninstaller or Bulk Crap Uninstaller instead
If you need a free VPN, go for ProtonVpn, servers in Europe, US, and Japan. I’d recommend installing malwarebytes and sophos scan and clean, they’re pretty much the best free scanning tools.
Urban i think is okay as i used it in the past and I’m fine. I wouldn’t trust it though as it’s a free VPN that’s unkown
UrbanVPN uses 100 percent of your disk even if its not running in the background…you should uninstall it
Get into PC is a known malware distributor and if that was an antivirus it would know that. All of this either looks like rubbish or just installed incorrectly. Get rid of it.
“hide extensions for known file types” is my least favorite Windows setting, but presumably some of those are shortcuts to installed programs and some are related to installation files?
UrbanVPN is a good soft for when I have to activate xbox code from different region, but I would not keep it installed on my PC at all time. It’s a free VPN and if something is free, then you are the product. Which means that most likely it scans your activity and sells it to third parties.
Dude, on your second picture it says Unknown Publisher. Never install any software if the publisher is unknown. Your computer may be compromised. Get a reliable antivirus and scan your computer asap.
As someone who works in I.T. here is what I have to say about antivirus and stuff in general.
Currently the built in antivirus software on windows 10/11 and Mac’s are great. not really a need for 3rd party one.
If you do get a virus, that is because you clicked on or typed in something incorrectly and brought it upon yourself. This happens a lot on accident with laptops because peoples thumbs with barely tap on the mouse pad, which counts as a click and the cursor could be anywhere and click the wrong thing.
You can have the best antivirus software, like having the best lock on your door, but when you answer the door and open it because someone knocks, they can just push you down and run in your house. Same concept if you type or click the wrong thing.
VPN’s are awesome and yes you should use one to at least help negate trackers. and make sure your OS isn’t old and not supported for security patches.
TLDR: get vpn, get a random antivirus if you want, ultimately just be careful on the web because if your computer is infected it is due to the actions of that user. And don’t log into anything important (or even anything at all that you type a password for) in public. Not on your phone, or computer.
Kaspersky is a good brand but don’t know much about that VPN.
I can’t say ive ever even heard of this one doubt it’s a antivirus
Don’t snitch on your pops!
If that’s the legit Urban VPN it’s safe. But I’m willing to bet it’s not.
It’s crap! Delete it. Windows defender is much better.
Go to malwarebytes website download/install the pro version free trial and run a full scan. It should find any malware/vitus in the system.
My only certainty is that IObit isn’t safe.