FixMeStick Gold Computer Virus Removal Stick for Windows PCs - Unlimited Use on Up to 3 Laptops or Desktops for 1 Year

Invariably, my in-laws will approach me with statements such as "The Google isn't working" or "We can't get anything to come up," after which my stomach will knot up a bit, knowing what IT frustrations lie ahead. Usually, their computer is infected with malware and/or viruses due to the fact that they've let their Internet Security software lapse. So, in I go.This time, I made it easy on myself. I took the plunge on the FixMeStick and also got AVG Internet Security (2013) on a disk (since the Internet wasn't working and was untrustworthy). The FixMeStick is hardly cheap, so it was a tough decision.I went over to my in-laws' house, plugged the FixMeStick into their computer (already on) and let the stick do its thing. It updates itself and has you restart the computer, after which it boots up and looks through all your files. It took about 2.5 hours to analyze the in-laws' computer (the FixMeStick software has a status bar, etc.), after which it provides a list of files that it quarantined.Note that the FixMeStick is NOT a substitute for anti-virus/anti-malware software. It's designed to find problems on your computer and, basically, sequester them. And it's supposedly good for three computers. That doesn't mean can only use it three times, just on three distinct computers. After a year of use, I believe you can refresh your stick (for a fee, naturally), sort of like you do with anti-virus software.Anyway, once the FixMeStick was finished, I used an Internet browser and everything was quite zippy (when before it had been crushingly slow). I then loaded on the AVG Internet Security software and let it upgrade itself. Then I scanned the computer and called it a day. Enter: Happy In-Laws.Although the price was steep, it was well worth it. Highly recommended.

I have two lap top computers one is running windows 10 this is a older computer but not that old say around 5 years.About 6 months ago it started acting up by not booting up correctly along with more and more problems, such as not connecting to my web browser and other crazy things. I kept up on running all my virus protection programs, that kept telling me all clear. I was nearing the point of just purchasing a new computer. When I saw an ad for the Fixmestick. The claims they made sounded like it could be a last chance effort for my computer. So being a skeptic of any inter-net ad’s I started researching this product. After checking it out on the inter-net I went to Amazon and started reading everything posted by ratings and question & replies. After reading over many reviews and questions, I decided to take a chance and order one. Many people reported having problems booting up the Fixmestick. I was surprised when it came in just a plastic bag and little cardboard start up instruction sheet and that was all. However, I followed the instruction and had no problems booting the on broad program. This is where I started to find a few discrepancies in their advertising.They claim that you do not need an inter-net connection, but the first thing the system request is to connect to your inter-net to update and register your device. After following the connection instructions, the program seen to run with out any problems. My computer ran for about 3 hours. At the end it found 4 problems, and advised me to hit clean.When I rebooted my computer after removing the stick my computer was running back to it’s original condition.Much to my surprise 98% of the problems were gone. Now I feel that I no longer need a new computer, and can easily work around the small problems that I feel are a soft wear issue and not related to a infection on my computer.Bottom line was this worked on both my computers however I would take down the tech support number from Amazon Q/A just in case, Even though I didn’t need it. Also I would strongly recommend have a inter-net connection be for purchasing. In my case it was worth the purchase, However I am only rating this product 4 stars due to misinformation in the ad and very poor instructions with the product.

I'm giving this five stars for two very good reasons: First and most important is it works! Second is for ease of use. We have three computers: Desktop, laptop and book each used daily from entertainment to budgets to paying bills. All have software to protect them from viruses. Unfortunately at some point the virus software failed and our desktop crashed.Used our backup to recover, but here's the rub... that virus (malware) was also on the backups. In a panic I found the FixMeStick at Amazon which claimed to go after the stuff the virus software didn't get. As always I reviewed the reviews and read the overview and decided to give it a try....The copy I bought covers 3 units for a year and I ran it on all three. All three were infected and all of the "infections" (there were several) were identified, isolated and ultimately quarantined. It takes a while to examine every file, but it's well worth the time, and I did each system overnight.I would also like to mention their support: I could not get the FixMeStick to run on our desktop after doing the laptop and emailed support late Sunday night. I received a response (Monday in the AM), and another just as fast and uploaded the recommended updates (thank you Tamer). The updates fixed the issue and the unit ran flawlessly from then on.Running FixMeStick is now a very important part of our routine.