Pareto PC reviews and complaints
Software downloads worthless
They advertise scanning software to clean up files and speed up your computer - however my experience after purchasing and running their software was exactly the opposite. Many time computer stalls or shut down and everyday performance (Windows XP) was terrible until I had the machine inspected by a local geek who's first suggestion on seeing my icons was to "get rid of that". To add insult, Pareto ignore fax messages asking for help. I would never buy from them again and suggest you research more deeply than I did.
Company Business Name: Pareto PC
Country of complaint: Canada
Address: Victoria, British Columbia
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Fraud and scam
First I bought RegCure, and Pareto PC came with it. As others have indicated, RegCure is useless. Pareto PC is supposed to clean up unnecessary files. When I first used it, I found there was no relation between the files it found and what was actually in the folders involved. I could empty a folder and yet Pareto PC claimed there were many files in it. Also...
Read full complaint
In addition to not working well, Pareto software is very difficult to remove. I was not able to totally get rid of the software until I redid the system on a new hard drive and transferred only programs and data that I needed. There appeared to be a rootkit that I couldn't remove.
I had the same exact experience. I even bought a subscription. Tanked my machine. I too, will research more thoroughly.