However, the program also installed (or bundled with) third-party adware that caused pop-up advertisements across Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer (other internet browsers were not tested). We were asked if we wanted to install 360 Total Security and we chose to do so. We also found that (alike most freeware) 360 Total Security promoted third-party items and other programs associated with the publisher, including the 360 Internet Protection add-on.įurthermore, 360 Total Security was brought to our attention by a deceptive marketing campaign and third-party program. After a “Full Check” scan, 360 Total Security wanted to detect this important file as a “Risk Item.” The free Antivirus program wanted us to remove this file, which is very odd.
We found that the 360 Total Security program detected many false positives and files that are valuable to a computer system, including the WCScheduler.exe file that is used by our machine to perform system recovery. Our 360 Total Security review resulted in mixed reviews though mostly negative.
Some reputable Antivirus and Anti-Malware programs have flagged this software as a potentially unwanted program (PUP), while others claim the program is safe to use. 360 Total Security by 360 Security Center is a free Antivirus program with mixed reviews.
