

Some components remain inactive until you turn them on. Do note that where this product offers three licenses, AVG TuneUp and Iolo System Mechanic, our Editors' Choice products for tune-up utilities, impose no such limit. In both cases, we chose to stick with the product at hand. During the install process, both for the tune-up tool and Ultimate, it offered to install adaware web companion. In this review, we'll focus on the antivirus. Please peruse that review for full details of our findings, beyond the summary below. The Ultimate edition includes all the tune-up features found in IObit Advanced SystemCare PRO. (Opens in a new window) Read Our AVG TuneUp Review Given the need for constant vigilance and antivirus updates, the subscription model does make sense. Advanced SystemCare Ultimate, like almost every other antivirus tool, is a subscription, $49.99 per year. You can purchase the tune-up utility once and use it for as long as you like, paying again only if you upgrade to a more advanced version. IObit's products are almost always steeply discounted, but at first glance, the list price of this mini-suite and of the standalone tune-up tool appear the same-$49.99 for use on three PCs. The current version 11 adds ransomware protection, among other enhancements, but testing revealed a big hole in protection against ransomware, and the product failed some of our hands-on tests.

The company's main focus is tuning performance, with antivirus capabilities added only in the top-of-the-line IObit Advanced SystemCare Ultimate. With IOBit, things are the other way around. When antivirus utilities expand into full-scale security suites, we're accustomed to seeing them add performance tune-up tools, perhaps to offset any perceived slowdown caused by security functions. Ransomware protection failed in testing.Fair to poor scores in our hands-on tests.How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
