- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $29.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: August 25, 2005
- Total Downloads: 90,249
- Downloads last week: 48
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 48 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Although we have a couple of minor quibbles about this privacy-protection application, it's by and large a very solid pick. Privacy Shield's tabbed interface is simple to navigate, letting you check or uncheck boxes depending on what areas of your system you want to clean. Similar to most apps in this class, this one can wipe away Web-surfing traces from Internet Explorer. And while it also supports Netscape and AOL, it can't clean up other browsers such as Opera and Firefox. Besides the ability to wipe tracks from common Windows system areas, Privacy Shield supports nearly 40 third-party programs, including popular toolbars, IM apps, media players, and file-sharing clients. You can schedule cleaning sessions and shred files or folders, though the latter feature doesn't let you eradicate data using government-sanctioned algorithms. We'd also wish for a longer trial period than 15 days. But in the final analysis, this utility offers enough protection for the vast majority of everyday users.Publisher's description
From Privacy-Shield :Privacy Shield erases data by using Government-level removal techniques. It completely "cleans" your computer of any Internet/Windows habits you want to guarantee won't get discovered. Privacy Shield covers your tracks for you, in seconds it will clear your browser history, browser cache, system cookies, visited and typed URL list, locked index.dat file, AutoComplete information, temporary files, recent documents, history and "Find" searches from the Start menu, Recycle Bin and the Windows clipboard, and Outlook/Netscape e-mail histories. It also will delete the full history of ACDSee, Acrobat Reader, AOL Messenger, CuteFTP, Google toolbar, ICQ, Kazaa, MSN Messenger, the MSN toolbar, Office2003, OfficeXP, PowerDVD, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, WinRAR, WinZip, Yahoo Messenger, and Yahoo toolbar. You even can set it to delete any files or folders you want to completely disappear. In brief, it could save your marriage. Your job. Your reputation. Your dignity.
Version 3.0.8 updated the help file and fixed a bug for history cleaning.
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5 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Privacy Shield 3.0.8
"still deciding if you want it or not?"
Pros: you dont have to erase the internet files and other stuff manual.. but i rather do it by myself than paying 30 bucks to do it automically!!!!!!!
Cons: look at all the complaint! you shouldnt even think if you should get it. the answer is simply NO! do not get it. just wastes your time and HD
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