Is Rapport worth having ?

hubb

I have been advised by Santander when going into my account that I should downland and install Rapport to secure from hackers. However, as my PC isn't the fastest it slows it right down and is a pain.

Is it still worth having ?

m5rcc

No - a waste of space and resources. Just make sure you have a good internet security/antivirus package installed. If you don't, MS Security Essentials is a good free package.

home_alone

nasty bit of work had major problems on my PC and iMac until I uninstalled it then heaven.

paulwellerfan

yeah i agree it is nasty. caused my pc to freeze and malfunction.

hubb

I followed the link to uninstall but the page doesn't respond to mouse clicking the options.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Search button TRHS of this forum. Search this forum for > crapport <

debitcardmayhem

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

Search button TRHS of this forum. Search this forum for > crapport <

The penny returns watcha Rich. Oh and rapport is like rap music ---- Invisible C at the start

Loanranger

I have had Rapport for maybe two years, 18 months perhaps and had no problems whatsoever. It seems to do what it says on the tin.
I was recommended to have it by my building society and I reckoned they knew more than I did about security and had no reason, no hidden agenda, in recommending something that
1. didn't work
and
2. was c-rap.

John_Gray

Loanranger wrote: »

I was recommended to have it by my building society and I reckoned they knew more than I did about security and had no reason, no hidden agenda, in recommending something that
1. didn't work
and
2. was c-rap.

You will be aware that many PC manufacturers are paid money to pre-install the products of certain anti-virus manufacturers on the PC which they sell. Certainly the agenda there is not hidden!

And your suggestion that your building society "knows more about security than you do" may well be true, but this gives no guarantee that the product is good or useful. There is a logical fallacy called "the argument from authority" which could apply.

debitcardmayhem

John_Gray wrote: »

You will be aware that many PC manufacturers are paid money to pre-install the products of certain anti-virus manufacturers on the PC which they sell. Certainly the agenda there is not hidden!

And your suggestion that your building society "knows more about security than you do" may well be true, but this gives no guarantee that the product is good or useful. There is a logical fallacy called "the argument from authority" which could apply.

Adding to this of course those mentioned "arguments from authority" also swear blind that you must have put your pin code on a post-it note on your Chip and Pin card, and they swear blind that the money you transferrred from you account elsewhere has never arrived in their black hole, oh and it takes 25 days to clear a cheque , but it takes 2 nanoseconds from you hitting enter on an online transaction for the money to come out of your account. Loanranger did your wonderful Building society
1) Sell you any insurance (including PPI and insurance against identity theft)
2) Tell you you savings interest has changed from an eye-watering 0.85% to a sphincter-loosening 0.001%
3) Receive any kick-backs from Rapport

Dave_C_2

I'm noticing a pattern developing here!
Nationwide recommend using Rapport but it isn't mandatory.

As far as I can see, no mention of it appears in the on-line Banking Terms and Conditions or the On-line Banking Promise.

So they don't trust it enough to make it a mandatory requirement.

Dave