MailWasher Pro 6.3

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Although it works well for checking multiple e-mail accounts from remote locations, MailWasher Pro isn't the most convenient antispam tool. The program installs easily and walks you through configuring your e-mail account information. Once operational, it periodically checks your e-mail without deleting it from the server, giving you a quick look at what's waiting for you.

When you're ready to reply to your e-mail, just click the Mail Program button, and your default e-mail client will launch. MailWasher Pro won't let you select other e-mail clients other than your default. It includes solid antispam tools, including a whitelist, a blacklist, and the ability to compare e-mail with a large database of known spam. It even includes some rudimentary virus checking. The interface is easy to use and makes checking your e-mail quick and painless.

Although we like the program's antispam tools, it doesn't integrate with any e-mail client, making spam-checking and replying to e-mail a two-application process, unlike some other antispam tools that filter e-mail right in your default client. However, if you have personal accounts you check periodically from work, or other situations wherein you don't need the most efficient e-mail access, MailWasher Pro works nicely.

Publisher's description

From Firetrust :

MailWasher Pro allows you to preview multiple accounts and all aspects of your e-mail on the server before you download it to your computer, thus protecting you from spam, viruses, phishing attacks, and other nuisances. The program also learns what kind of e-mail you want to receive and adapts to your preferences. You can then delete unwanted e-mail before it gets to you and even report it to the central FirstAlert database, where it's verified to ensure no other MailWasher Pro user gets it. Other features help identify and protect you against viruses and worms. Also included are comprehensive, customizable filters, use of public blacklists to identify spammers, and multiple accounts. MailWasher Pro is compatible with POP3, Hotmail, MSN, AOL, and IMAP.

Version 6.3 is a maintenance release.

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