Peace of mind can be a problem, especially when it's marketed in a shiny, pricey box. Throwing money at your computer's security so you can make the scary red light turn green may make you calmer, but it doesn't necessarily secure your computer. As computer security expert Bruce Schneier has pointed out, "You can be secure even though you don't feel secure, and you can feel secure even though you're not really secure."
Pros:
Problems list gives accurate descriptions of what the product is trying to do
"Details" list gives user the right not to accept questionable fixes
Encourages users to be more vigilant about regular system maintenan
Cons:
Certain "vulnerabilities" the system tries to fix are actually security settings
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