"...clean your computer to prevent system crash"

So, of these sites (besides AV Test), which are to be totally ignored for reviews?

CNET
PC Magazine
Top Ten Reviews
PC Advisor
Matousec

I've already deleted PC Antivirus Reviews from my paltry arsenal...

OK, then. More room on my computer as I can delete all the others. I'll study the AV Test site. There are a lot of programs there I've never even heard of, but there's an entire universe of computer stuff I've never heard of.

Thanks, again.

nottaclue9 said:

So, of these sites (besides AV Test), which are to be totally ignored for reviews?

CNET
PC Magazine
Top Ten Reviews
PC Advisor
Matousec

I've already deleted PC Antivirus Reviews from my paltry arsenal...

I don't visit any of those websites much, so I cannot speak to how well written their stuff is... but I can glance at who owns them and see if they are "fly by night" websites.

CNET is an arm of (Columbia Broadcasting System)
PC Magazine is a reputable company.
Top Ten Reviews is a part of a huge network of websites owned by tucows.
PC Advisor is a UK arm of (Columbia Broadcasting System)

Matousec - Their main page has "news" articles that are 6 months apart. April 2014, Oct. 2013, March 2013... That would not be where I would go for current info. I don't know anything about the company (located in the Czech Republic) that owns this website.

That's very interesting to know. Pretty soon we'll be down to maybe 6 - 8 global companies owning practically everything? But that's for another day. I've learned that at least one of the places I checked is worth considering. In a world where things aren't what they seem, it's good to know of a trusted place to get information. Thanks to all you guys.

nottaclue9 said:

Thank you, akjudge. That's a clear explanation. I'm assuming that the octet is some type of adware, then, right? Whatever it is, Adware didn't seem to be bothered by it.

octet is the size of the Adware Cleaner text files (ie. AdwCleaner [R0].txt), not some type of adware. The program shows the size of the Adware Cleaner text files in octets instead of bytes. It also shows the date of the file.

Sorry, it took me a couple of days to answer -- been away

I love it when something is actually easy! Thanks, Mr. Whoopee. I did a lot of stuff I actually didn't need to do, but live & learn...

No problem, akjudge. I've been gone, too. Now I know that an octet is not eight people playing stringed instruments, but a particular measurement that Adware Cleaner uses. Y'all might actually teach me some things! Not an easy thing to do, BTW...