After uninstalling 360 Security Guard and restarting the computer, 360 Security Guard can still run, which proves that it has not been completely uninstalled, but strangely, it can't be found in the add and remove programs. Obviously, 360 does this to avoid user uninstallation, because most people will uninstall by adding a removal program. If they can't find it, it will be difficult to completely uninstall 360.
The 360 folder of drive C is hidden.
The 360 folder should not be hidden before installing 360 security guards, but the 360 folder will become hidden after installation. This is similar to the above point, in order to escape the management of users.
Unable to uninstall, but also automatically started.
In fact, this is not new for 360 security guards. Many users report that it is difficult for them to uninstall after installing 360 security guards, and they also start automatically, which not only occupies resources, but also interferes with users' choices. This made 360 infamous.
Combining the above points, the rogue characteristics of 360 can be seen. Recently, Sina Technology launched a Weibo survey on "the security software we installed in those years", and several softwares were among them. It is worth mentioning that up to now, according to the voting results, 360 security guards ranked first in the "security software that was inexplicably installed" vote, which is called the king of hooligans.
Of course, 360' s despicable behavior does not stop there. In addition to being tied up and difficult to uninstall, there are some unfair competition methods, such as strangling competitors' products and guiding users to uninstall competitors' products. For this reason, 360 defendants went to court more than a dozen times, and basically ended in failure. What's more, 360 products still have the problem of stealing users' privacy, which is also prohibited by enterprises or institutions such as Baosteel, Netease and Taiwan's Chang Gung University.
In addition, not long ago, some media reported that 360 also invested in "Maiyadi" to produce the first Apple virus Wirelurker, so that hundreds of thousands of users can be infected and then launch corresponding killing tools to form an industrial chain for manufacturing, spreading and killing viruses. This practice is completely challenging the industry bottom line of the Internet.
August 20 13, foreign websites accused 360 antivirus software of lying about Microsoft system vulnerabilities to users, and then disguised 360 browser as Microsoft patch (the file name imitated the file name of Microsoft patch) to mislead users to install 360 browser.
AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST and Virus Bulletin, the three most famous authoritative anti-virus software testing institutions in the world, jointly denounced Qihoo 360, a domestic security manufacturer, because the products submitted by 360 for inspection are not the same as those actually used by users. According to the survey results of the three major evaluation agencies, among all the products submitted for testing, Qihoo started Bitdefender engine by default, but Qihoo's own QVM engine was never started, and this version of the software was published on a seemingly public page in official website. On the contrary, in the main market area of Qihoo 360, the default setting is Bitdefender off and QVM engine on. After testing, this will significantly reduce the protection level and significantly increase the false alarm rate. There are options to adjust these settings in the product, but most ordinary users don't care. During the test, the testing organization repeatedly emphasized that the default settings of the product should be used to objectively reflect the real use situation.