Publisher's Description
From Best Security Tips:
Data Sweeper Pro is a lightweight, fast, and easy to use file shredder which provides you a safe way to dispose of any file for good. If you need to get rid of sensitive private information such as bank statements, ID papers, credit card information then Data Sweeper Pro is a must have. Protect your privacy against unauthorized data access by shedding all sensitive information with Data Sweeper Pro.
What's new in this version: Version 2.2 fixes minor bugs and improves overall performance.
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"Installer made invasive & unwanted system changes"
Version: Data Sweeper Pro 2.2
Pros
Don't know - I never got it to work correctly. I gave it two stars only on an assumption that it would have worked OK if I left all the system changes alone.
Cons
I don't find the interface particularly attractive or intuitive. Even worse, installer makes unauthorized and unwanted system changes. Then when I uninstalled components that looked extra, the shredder wouldn't work.
Summary
I didn't find the interface particularly attractive. I would have preferred just the standard Windows GUI. There was no explanation for "Keep current file size" option - what would happen if I turned that off (bigger or smaller)? Also, why would I NOT delete after overwriting? Worse, there was NO help at all in "Help" - just a version number an a link to their web page full of more apps to buy.
But my real grievance has to do with the installer making invasive and unwanted changes to my system. When I installed on a work computer, it hyjacked my IE7 home page, installed a toolbar and some other "Browser Helper Object", turned off my popup blocker, then threw me to "www.bestsecuritytips.com" with a pop-up leading me to install yet more junk. The home page hyjack corrupted my IE7 settings so that I could no longer use our intranet-based applications that my job depends on. I had to get help from co-workers to recover my settings IE7 before my IS group got involved!
I disabled the Add-Ons associated with the new toolbar, then used "Add or Remove Programs" to uninstall the component of the same name as the add-on. At that point, when I tried to use the shredder, it wouldn't work.
The effects of the installer are so invasive and troublesome, it's equivalent to a virus. It should be pulled from CNET!
Furthermore, I suspect "www.bestsecuritytips.com" are very active in promoting themselves, and whoever gave this app a positive review was from them.
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