Privacy Cleaner Pro 5

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This PC-privacy utility takes care of the basics but isn't as robust as many of its competitors. Privacy Cleaner zaps your surfing history from Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Opera browsers, as well as from common Windows system areas such as the Recent Documents list, the Run menu, and the Recycle Bin. The interface couldn't be called pretty, but it is logically arranged and simple to use. However, support for the cleaning of third-party applications is limited to only a few programs such as the Google Toolbar and WinZip. Privacy Cleaner can remove junk files and delete specified folders, but since it won't let you choose from different secure-deletion algorithms, we wouldn't use it with sensitive data. On the plus side, we appreciate the inclusion of a boss key, which will instantly hide all browser windows at the touch of a hot key. Privacy Cleaner might appeal to novice users with basic needs, but you won't have a hard time finding a more powerful utility in this class.

Publisher's description

From Linren Software :

Are you using your computer without aware that it will store all your tracks when you surf online, or use software? Your track history can be easily accessed by others who use your computer, this will get even worse when you are using a public computer or in a net bar. But with Privacy Cleaner Pro, you will no more worry about that. Privacy Cleaner Pro was customized for you to erase the IE cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, autocomplete history, and Window's temporary folder, run history, search history, open/save history, and recent documents.

More than that, Privacy Cleaner Pro can also allow you to erase tracks of applications, such as playlist of Realplayer, Mediaplayer, QuickTime, recent files of Office, Acrobat, WinZip, and other tens of most used applications. Version 5 includes unspecified updates.

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