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Reviewed Feb. 6, 2023

I am a customer for many years, but I'm scared to ask for more help from them now. The Sales Pitch comes first, and the pressure is unbelievable..It has gotten deffently worse. The last "Tech" took my Adblocker off and when I called I was told they don't work, but they sure worked for me before.. I paid Adblocknow and I can watch my Soap from Germany again without these pesty Ads. I am 84 years old and that is my Entertainment for years.. I wish they would retrain their Tech not to be so agressive, and just do their Job for what we have paid them for..

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Reviewed Jan. 31, 2023

I Have been having my laptop serviced by GuruAid for 8 yrs now. For the most part I Like them. There is just ONE Thing That I HATE about them.. How they come at you for MONEY every time you speak to them, and when you say NO THEY DON'T STOP!!! Last year one guruaid Gave me the same ** Line.. "If You don't get

now it will cost you double.." He ALSO Told me that Guru aid was going out of Business as of 2027.. So I Spent the money and have them until end of 2026..

Today when I called for cleanup I got the same runaround for money. I said Hold on, "I Have you until; 2026 and was told you were going out of Business... " They asked me who said that as it was a LIE. (I should have said Listen to your tapes as you tape ALL of These conversations.) We went around and around me telling them NO and it just wouldn't stop. I Will Call in 40 days for a Clean up and see how it goes. If It's like before I'll Hang Up and that's It, won't call again. I Have LEARNED a lot from watching them over the yrs and do it myself! I Really Don't Need the ** Hassle!

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2020

    I’ve been a GuruAid subscriber for 15 years: the service was recommended by McAfee. Over the long haul, I’ve been generally satisfied with their service. I have a 3-yr contract for 24/7 service, but have found that their hours have been cut to 2:30 am to 5:30 pm (no time zone specified), which is NOT what I contracted for. Last evening, I called them around 9 pm EST and received a message about the 2:30-5:30 hours; when I called back a couple hours later, I received a different message, saying all techs were busy, with choices of either holding or someone would return my call.

    Having received call-backs at 4 am, I just hung up, but checked their website, which stated in the headline: OPEN 24/7. The headline was exactly the same today. So when I called at 4:30 pm today, I was disappointed when the fellow said they were closing soon, and made an appointment to call me back tomorrow. He had a lot of excuses for not being open 24/7, most of which were just blither. When I attempted to pull up their website just now, my secondary security software blocked it due to a Trojan.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2019

    Having used this service to improve the performance of my computer over a number of years satisfactorily, the most recent time I called them to service my computer, a recorded message said the hours were 2.30 am to 5.30 pm. When I said I was calling between these hours, I was told this was US time. The true EST time was 5.30pm to 8.30am, hours not suited for many Australians and certainly not the advertised 24/7.

    When I did speak to a representative, he did not even know the current AEST for Brisbane and was more interested in extending the contract and extorting more fees rather than attend to the problem I had paid for. A number of times an agreement was made for an appointment and on each occasion the call was made hours later, once at 10.00 pm after I had gone to bed. GuruAid is not interested in meeting Australian conditions. When they quote a price, it is in US dollars, something not disclosed at the time so an apparently good deal quickly is expensive when converted to A$. After the last contact, my antivirus detected a virus, possibly inserted my GuruAid. Other reviews also not malware insertions so this is a malicious abuse derived when access is given remotely to a computer.

    Anyone considering GuruAid would be well advised to have nothing to do with a company which does not provide the service paid for in a timely manner. It is far better to deal with an Australian service which respects Australians rather than an overseas company that is more interested in signing up contracts for as many devices as possible for at least three years without informing customers of any change of conditions and not honouring the contract initially signed for. At the last contact, my

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2019

    GuruAid is a criminal organisation doing the "Tech Support Scam". They pretend people have problems with their computers and scam them out of money while putting malicious programs on their computers. They are fraudster scammers. The good reviews are written by themselves.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2019

    I used GuruAid for about 4 years and they were decent. They always responded quickly and took care of the problems. They did try to upsell me every time, but I politely refused. They did try to create an exclusion for themselves on Malwarebytes, but I said "NO" and made certain they were always excluded once we hung up. I have not been able to contact them by phone anymore, so they are definitely not 24/7.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2019

    The contract for my Dell laptop expired. I called to get the cost for re-contracting. The cost was prohibitive for me. Somehow I found out about GuruAid (don't remember). I was extremely pleased with the cost for a year. I DID become frustrated by continuous requests to sign up for three years. My contract ends in 2021. I was impressed with the 24/7 hours. That has since changed to the hours 2:30 am until 5:30 pm. Seven days per week. The service I received was impressive, professional, courteous and conformed to the procedure every time I called.

    Since the change in hours something has noticeably changed in procedure. Then I called with a specific problem. It was fixed but a new problem was evident in short order. I called again and this new problem was fixed but another new problem appeared in short order. The third time I called the problem seemed to be fixed. But it never went away. I am so frustrated and plan to call again. Since the change in hours the technicians have lost their formerly professional and courteous manner. They aren't rude but the service seems to be lax.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2019

    What is going on here? I feel compelled to post after reading all these crazy negative reviews. I had a GuruAid contract for three years for 399.00. I called them many times and definitely got my money's worth. No one ever tried to upsell me. They never called me for any reason; I only called them when I needed them. Once, my Windows XP was DEAD. It wouldn't even turn on. I called GuruAid and they told me they had a guy for that if I was willing to wait. Twenty minutes later, he came on the line and told me to do this, that and the other. It came on!

    I do not know what all these reviewers are saying about hacking and stealing serial numbers. These guys know computers and I'm planning on using them again for my Windows 7. My local computer guy wants over a hundred dollars to fix my computer ONE time. GuruAid will do it over and over for one set contract price. The tech told me I could call them every day, if I wanted to under the contract without additional charge. These bad reviews really have me baffled.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2019

    I have been s GuruAid customer for six years now and have only received the very best service. I was hacked into recently by someone representing themselves as AVG. They blocked my AVG, said my subscription had expired, and wanted $249.99 for 3 years. I finally discovered the scam and called AVG (the real AVG). They tried to fix things, failed, and said their tech support would possibly handle things for $100!!! I called GuruAid, which I should have done first, and they spent nearly two hours taking the "evil" off my computer. I suspect GuruAid's bad reviews have been put in by competitors as none of the pricing matches GuruAid's real pricing. They aren't the cheapest but they are available 24/7 and call me as a reminder it's time for computer cleanup. And, most importantly, I am happy and confident in their work. You gotta trust someone and I have trusted GuruAid for six years now.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2019

    I was using Avast on my computers and had a problem and called what I thought was their customer service number and ended up with GuruAid who assured me three times they were in fact the service department for Avast. They did solve my immediate problem, but then talked me into service with them, promising 24 hour support by phone if needed, etc. I am ashamed to admit they talked me into a $299 contract for two years on all of my equipment. A week later I get a call saying they have been ordered to shut down and began to walk me through a refund. midway through, they want me to connect with my bank and with them so they could refund the $299 and I could see they had done so. I refused to connect to my bank, and they have been calling for the last sixty days to try and talk me into it. I would never recommend this company to anyone, and I pray none of you have let them get into your bank account.

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    GuruAid author review by ConsumerAffairs Research Team

    GuruAid provides tech support for third party brands and specializes in remote support.

    • Money back guarantee: The company offers a money back guarantee if they’re unable to fix a problem or if the consumer is unsatisfied.

    • Ability to address issues remotely: This service has technicians on call to address problems remotely without having to wait for technicians to arrive on site.

    • Broad knowledge of products: GuruAid specializes in a wide range of products and services.

    • Customer service: The company has poor reviews for customer service.

    • Fees: This service charges a flat fee for annual maintenance.

    • Certification: The technicians, while knowledgeable about a range of products, aren’t always certified to work on all of them.

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    GuruAid Company Information

    Company Name:
    GuruAid
    Address:
    19 Business Park Drive
    City:
    Branford
    State/Province:
    CT
    Postal Code:
    06405
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.guruaid.com