System Privacy Shield 1.85

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Although it lacks a few features we'd like to see, this well-designed privacy program handles most of its chores efficiently. System Privacy Shield's colorful, modern-looking interface makes it immediately clear how to access settings and initiate a cleaning session. As is standard for this type of utility, System Privacy Shield deletes Web-surfing tracks (Opera and Firefox are supported). It also tidies up common Windows system areas and lets you schedule cleanups. The list of supported third-party programs isn't as comprehensive as we've seen with other utilities in this category, but it includes a few major media players and P2P clients. On the plus side, you can design a cleaning plug-in yourself if you know which files and Registry keys to delete. The latest version introduces a file shredder, but it didn't work well in our tests. A recovery tool easily found a file we deleted using System Privacy Shield. On most counts, System Privacy Shield is a positive affair, but those who need secure deletion or extensive support for third-party software will probably be happier with a different package.

Publisher's description

From System Desktop Computing :

System Privacy Shield is a computer tracks cleaning tool. This tool will protect your privacy by cleaning all tracks on your computer (including Internet and system activities). When you're using Internet Explorer, FireFox, or an other browser to visit a Web site on the Internet, you will leave your tracks on the computer. If don't want to leak your privacy to others, you can use Internet erasing software to erase your Internet history information.

System Privacy Shield supports most popular browsers, such as Internet Explorer, AOL, FireFox, and Opera. This tool also supports plug-ins, you can build plug-ins and erase special items on your computer. Version 1.85 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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