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- Price: Free to try (11-day trial); $24.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 13, 2005
- Total Downloads: 128,257
- Downloads last week: 410
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 56 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This privacy utility offers just about every feature we like to see in this type of application. The cleverly designed interface, which mimics a box of laundry detergent, is a big point in this program's favor. Similar to virtually all applications in this class, Wash N' Go cleans out your browser's temporary files, cache, cookies, and typed URLs. It's great the program now supports many Web browsers beyond Internet Explorer, including Firefox, Opera, and NetCaptor. The application also can wipe traces from common Windows system areas, including the Clipboard and the Run menu. It includes a file shredder, giving you multiple ways to securely delete files. The list of supported third-party applications seems quite comprehensive and includes support for popular IM clients and design programs. The ability to schedule cleaning sessions and to run the program in stealth mode are big pluses, though some users might find the 11-day trial period rather short. Average Web surfers looking to hide their traces likely will find this program offers just about everything they need.Publisher's description
From RedLeg Software :Wash N' Go is a system-cleaning tool that securely wipes your system and Internet-surfing traces, including passwords and credit card data. The program supports 10 browsers (Internet Explorer, Advanced, Avant, Enigma, Firefox, Maxthon, NetCaptor, Netscape, Opera, and Slim Browser). It cleans more than 30 Windows system areas, 10 MS Office programs, and more than 50 popular Internet-related software programs. Wash N' Go has eight integrated levels of secure deletion, such as #0 overwrite, military (U.S. DoD 5220.22-M, NISPOM, NSA), and the full 39 steps of Dr P. Gutmann.
Wash N' Go has an IE cookie, the IE ActiveX/Spyware Manager, Mail, and the Task Manager for automatic washes. You can create your own objects to wash. The program comes with the file/folder shredder Vanish, also available as a right-click menu option in Windows Explorer. Wash N' Go has multilanguage support and supports multiple users. Version 2.3.3.1 adds User Alert when a system integrity test fails.
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User reviews of Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
- Average user rating: 2.9 stars out of 56 votes
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7 out of 13 people found this review helpful
Version: Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
Pros: ran once, i decided not to delete any of what it found just in case. uninstalled with no problem.
Cons: to many tweaks for the novice pc user, to use this product. if you're new to PCs don't use.
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
"DO NOT Download Wash N' Go!!!!!"
Cons: Completely took total control over all programs and corrupted explorer.exe. Would not allow un-install. Had to do a total re-install of windows. WARNING!!! DO NOT download this product. You will be sorry!!!!!!
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
Cons: This product worked fine I thought at first, but when I went to unintall it, my system said that explorer.exe was corrupted. Now I'm pretty much stuck. Ugh!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
Pros: Having used earlier versions of Wash n Go, while cleaning my son's computer I downloaded this new version without reading reviews or having any concerns. Imagine my surprise when, after a so far successful execution of the program and cleaning of my son's PC, I read the other user reviews. I actually went home at lunch and uninstalled the program, expecting unintstall problems, corrupt programs or files...the worst of everything. I am a network engineer and by way of that, I've had to learn more about PC's than I really care to know. But I can tell you that, after my own personal PC cleaning procedure, this new Wash n Go found over 1 GB of additional trash. When I became apprehensive and decided to uninstall it (while I had a recent restore point should many things be corrupted), uninstalling was a simple, 20 second problem free task. No problems since uninstalling, either. I will reinstall and purchase the appropriate license.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Wash N' Go 2.3.3.1
Cons: I also had my computer damaged while uninstalling this program. Why this program is still on this site after this many problems is a mystery. Stay away.
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