- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: February 25, 2007
- Total Downloads: 11,860
- Downloads last week: 32
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 7 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
The primary flaw of this impressive tracks cleaner is its Internet Explorer-only coverage. PrivacyGuard clears your Internet Explorer cookies, URLs, temporary Internet and Windows files, history, and Recycle Bin, going one better by letting you determine what stays. Green all over, PrivacyGuard's interface features a setup wizard that guides you effortlessly through disguising cleanups. We were able to determine which URLs and cookies would remain, and we even picked innocent files to be shown in the recent documents list after cleanup.
If you don't feel like selecting files, PrivacyGuard lets you create fake files, adding a dummy extension for you to add to the mystique. It even features default names to throw off busybodies. You'll be able to enlist its super cover-up capabilities when clearing any one of the plug-ins on the ample list provided, and you can download others as well. Guarded by password protection and encryption of its own registry entries, this application is a dream. We just wish it covered other popular browsers such as Firefox and Opera. Still, this program is fabulous, free, and leaves the others green with envy.
Publisher's description
From Macrosoft Corporation :There are plenty of reasons you might want to use privacy software to cover your tracks. However, there are two major problems with most privacy software out there: Problem Number One: They delete important things like cookies that have passwords. Problem Number Two: After you run them, it is obvious that you have been trying to hide something, because suddenly everything is erased. The biggest indicator of this is when someone clicks on the drop-down Typed URL list in Internet Explorer, and suddenly there are no more Typed URLs. This software fixes those problems by giving you total control over what is erased from your computer. You can choose to keep certain cookies, and keep certain Typed URLs. You can even populate the Recent Document Menu with innocent files, and fill Media Players history list with fake names. Also compatible with over 150 Plugins for cleaning every program imaginable.
What's new in this version:
version 1 is the first version of PrivacyGuard
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 7 votes
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27 out of 27 people found this review helpful
Version: PrivacyGuard 1
"Takes 4 steps to get this program to work."
Pros: Step 1 Click on setup wizard, click next and you have a choice to save any recently typed urls. Then in step 1 click next click on cookies one at a time, and click add to save the cookies you want to keep.
Step 2 choose which files if any, will replace the files in the recent documents menu.
Step 3 you have the choice renaming start menu, recent documents with fake names, so it doesn't look like they have been cleared.
Step 4 you can enter a password to prevent others from viewing your settings, by opening this program. And you have a choice to enable encrytion, and run this program each time your computer is started. Click next to finish the wizard setup, and now it's ready to clean what you select.
Cons: Take's a while to go through the 4 steps.
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18 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Version: PrivacyGuard 1
Pros: It does what is says it will do. But I found it a bit too busy for my taste. I already have a program similar to this that I like much better.
Cons: NONE
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14 out of 14 people found this review helpful
Version: PrivacyGuard 1
"Does more than I expected. Excellent program"
Pros: Cleans up everythign you want it to and hides things that other competitiors don't even know how to - genious
Cons: None that I can think of
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Version: PrivacyGuard 1
"privacy is a very serious issue and this helps a lot"
Pros: elegant, powerfull program
Cons: i like everything
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Version: PrivacyGuard 1
"We agree with the cNet Review. Great software!"
Pros: It gives the user control of their history browsing and keeps their info private.
Cons: None reported
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