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RealDefense LLC

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    • RealDefense LLC

      150 S Los Robles Ave #400 Pasadena, CA 91101-4675

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    Customer Review Ratings

    4.51/5 stars

    Average of 419 Customer Reviews

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    • Review fromRobin G

      Date: 07/27/2023

      1 star
      Please not do business with this company. They are very unethical in the way they conduct business.I signed up for a System Mechanic Subscription in June of 2022 and then got charged $19.95 per month for tech support after the first month. I called them immediately after the first month and explained I wanted to cancel the tech support and the software so it would not renew. So 1 year later, this morning I received an email saying the System Mechanic software had been renewed at $49.95. I called their call center which is overseas. They told me it had already renewed this morning so they could cancel it for the next time but they would not refund the subscription. They were very adamant that they would not give me a refund and were very difficult to deal with. After 15 minutes I finally convinced the agent that I would do whatever I could legally to get that money back. She quickly changed her tune and issued a refund. Customers should be treated better than this. They are clearly trying to use fine print and ambiquous advertising to trap people in a never ending cycle of recurring payments.
    • Review fromshelley s

      Date: 07/21/2023

      1 star
      I had System Mechanic a few years ago and liked it. I got a new version for my new computer, but it didn't really seem to work as well. After a few weeks, I got an email that I would be charged for customer service. I called to cancel the support, and was told that it was a mistake-I would not be charged. The next day, I was charged $21.15. I called and was told the refund would take 2 weeks. It never came. I have called back and am told that someone from the "escalation" department would call back about it, and there's no other way to get a refund. No call back. I'm not sure what happened to Iolo, but they are no longer a reputable company. Total scam.
    • Review fromCrystal C

      Date: 07/13/2023

      1 star
      I've used System Mechanics for years and had always been happy with it, until this year. I renewed my subscription for a yearlong subscription, apparently, along with the purchase came a free trial of customer support services for ***** a month. I didn't know this. Didn't want it, wasn't informed it was included, at least not in a transparent way. May in the small print not sure. Anyway, I went online to log in to my account but there was no way to do so. I was very confused because I have logged in to my account in the past. So, I waited a few weeks and tried again, thinking there must have been a technical issue. However, there still was no way to log into my account. I started a chat with customer support. I was told they were switching systems and that log in would be available. When I asked when, I received no answer. I had also told them that i do not want this extra service of a support team. I was told my subscription would be cancelled. I asked for a refund and was told it wasn't in company protocol to refund. Very frustrating. At the end of the chat, I tried to get the conversation transcript, but the button was grayed out and not available. I was given a number to call and held on hold for about 45 minutes. I decided to hang up. This is an obvious scam as far as i'm concerned. I will not be a customer of this company again.
    • Review fromJohn L

      Date: 06/02/2023

      1 star
      I wish that I could leave RealDefense LLC ZERO stars.This company will rob you for a monthly charge that is said to be for live tech support which I did not know when I purchased their crappy software.PLEASE DO NOT BUT!!! STAY AWAY FROM THESE ROBBERS BE AWARE OF THEIR FRAUDULENT CREDIT CARD CHARGERS PER MONTH
    • Review fromIrby H

      Date: 05/29/2023

      1 star
      I selected an option what was made out to be a one time purchase for a service of using the service system mechanic service and I somehow selected a year of monthly tech support for $19.95 a month. I don't recall seeing this while purchasing, must have been fine print. I called support to see if I was able to cancel as it was only 1 month. Rep ************* was nasty and tried to upsell me instead. So instead of me paying $239 for the year (*****/**) he said I should buy 3 years of using mechanic service which is the same price and emailed me the details. After reading the fine print, it comes with 1 year free tech support then *****/** tech support for 2 years. So not only would I pay $239 for 3 years of system mechanic, It would then me locked into years tech support for $239 per year for 2 more years for tech support after the first year of free tech support, this was what I wanted to cancel. Seeing how this was the fine print for the 2 years support the rep emailed must be what happened when I thought I originally purchased only system mechanic. Horrible. How can anyone/company morally do this. I would not recommend for anyone, horrible support and horrible hidden frees
    • Review fromDoug L

      Date: 05/12/2023

      1 star
      ****,Please beware. This company will charge you additional $19.99 per month for Live Tech Support. This additional charge was not mentioned during the low price initial sign up. I got robbed. I will never do business with this company again. I do not recommend this to anybody.
    • Review fromJack N

      Date: 04/19/2023

      1 star
      Beware! BAD NEWS these guys!!Firm does NOT do Business fairly. They will add there $19.99 Tech support to your purchase of systems mechanic (all versions) covertly without your signature or approval. With them for many years, but I will not be using them again ever! They are taking advantage of their good customers in this way. THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU RESOLVE TO YOU SATISFACTION. Trust me on this.
    • Review fromAnthony H

      Date: 03/25/2023

      1 star
      This company does NOT do Business fairly. They will add there $19.99 Tech support to your purchase of systems mechanic covertly without your signature or approval. This Is not the way to run an honest business. If you don't catch it they will just keep charging you each month and will not return your money! Even if you never used the product... I was with them for many years, more than 15 but I will not be using them again ever! This was never an issue until now. They are taking advantage of there good customers in this way. Beware!They owe me for 2 months of this ***** charge to my credit card which I did not sign OR, approve, to let them store my credit card on there website!! BAD NEWS these guys!!
    • Review fromDWIGHT N

      Date: 03/02/2023

      5 stars
      I have been a System Mechanic subscriber for quite a few years and any time I have a problem they are able to solve the issue.
    • Review fromWADE C

      Date: 03/02/2023

      5 stars
      Great thanks so much, saved me a lot of stress and headache.

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