- CNET editors' rating: stars
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Average user rating:
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- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7
- Date added: July 01, 2009
- Total Downloads: 20,720,233
- Downloads last week: 658135
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Jason Parker on December 17, 2008
This utility offers a one-stop-shop for cleaning and maintaining your computer for better overall system performance. The interface is very simple, featuring only a few buttons, which makes it easy to get down to cleaning immediately (in fact, it automatically runs on start-up) and doesn't confuse you with multiple steps.
The Maintain Windows section focuses on four areas of maintenance: spyware removal, Registry cleaning, a privacy sweep, and deletion of junk files. The Diagnose System button provides system optimization tools, detects spyware, defragments your disk, and scans for hijacked Windows settings. In our tests the scan and clean for each of these areas took less than 10 minutes to complete. In many of these scans, it is difficult to tell what exactly is being accomplished by some of the tools, but we were able to test against other trusted apps, which confirmed Advanced SystemCare's efficacy in those areas.
Under the utilities section you are given several tools, which are similar to plug-ins, for other areas of optimization and diagnostic tests. Overall, Advanced SystemCare Free is a good way to maintain your system's speed and clear out junk files, but you'll need to remember to run it regularly because scheduling of scans is only available in the paid Pro version.
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Publisher's description
From IObit :Slow down, freeze, crash, and security threats are over. Advanced SystemCare Free is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes a one-click approach to help protect, repair, and optimize your computer. It provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC maintenance and protection. All work will be done with 1 click and 1 minute. Compared with its nearest competitor, Advanced SystemCare Free provides the more essential and practical formula for Windows: Removing Spyware and Adware, Preventing Security Threats, Privacy Protection, Fixing Registry Errors, Temporary Files Cleanup, Startup Cleanup, Repairing Windows, Speeding up System and 1-click Mechanism.
Version 3.3.4 improved AutoCare function.
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- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 5939 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.4
"Can't update it and can't uninstall."
Pros: Efficency of product can't really be measured.
Cons: See above.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.4
Pros: Skali klik, suma jalan.. Laju gak..
Cons: Stakat ni suma no problem..
Summary: Sorila bro suma.. Gua xterer nk speaking2 omputih ni.. kuang3x!
Lu try la dulu bro, not bad la menatang ni.. Adioss!! -
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.4
"Works great, had several versions and liked them all."
Pros: It does all the work so I can do other things. And it informs me of updates.
Cons: Don't like being bugged all the time with splash screens telling me to upgrade to pro version. I don't need the pro version. But I will put up with it for the price.
Summary: It cleans up the registry.
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Version: Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.4
Pros: Easy to use, works quite fast
Cons: Does not give detailed options on actions (e.g. which files to delete) and knocks out recent files history in almost every application.
Summary: A well integrated product that delivers what it promises. I have had no problems using the freeware version unlike some others which botch up things to a point of despair. Intend to use the pro version to check out the performance.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Advanced SystemCare Free 3.3.4
"It is very good program wish it updated self though"
Pros: Very handy
Cons: needs automatic updates instead of manual.
Summary: It ia a good program for keeping your computer cleaned up
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