| Window Washer 2008 (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Webroot
Category: Software
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £18.85
You Save: £1.14 (6%)
Avg. Customer Rating:   (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 618
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.6
UPC: 667208104017
EAN: 0667208104017
ASIN: B0013F45X4
Release Date: February 28, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Protect your privacy by permanently removing all traces of your web browsing history and other personal information on your PC. One click scours your hard drive, removing information such a web sites visited, downloaded files, stored user names and passwords. Remove opened file list from windows and hundreds of 3rd party applications such as windows media player. In addition, clean your system with the automatic scheduling feature ensuring your PC privacy is maintained on every use.
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Essential Software! November 23, 2008
Software like this is essential nowadays. Every time you use your computer you leave behind a signposted trail of what you did, when you did it and what you looked at. Files you delete can still reside on your hard drive years later. All this personal data can be viewed, even by web sites you visit - your privacy and safety are at risk from criminal exploitation.
I have used security software for at least 15 years, both previous versions of Window Washer and offerings from several others. I can report that Window Washer is a reliable and easy to use piece of software that you can happily install and forget - it can be set up to work automatically. It is better value than most, has a proven track record, is from a well known software house and is as easy to use and flexible as anything else on offer, without losing functionality. It gets my vote as the best all-round package for peace of mind.
User control is excellent with a simple interface. "Washes" as they call the deletion process, can be performed as desired, or scheduled either on a time lapse basis or at key events like start-up or shutdown. The scheduler function essentially allows you to "fit and forget" safe in the knowledge you are protected once you've set things up. Not only does the operation protect you, but the clearing of old data liberates memory and speeds up your computer too.
An important feature is the ability to include what Webroot terms "bleach" to the wash. In reality this is a flexible wiping tool that securely overwrites the space freed by the "wash", removing any trace of its previous existance. It can be user instructed to overwrite from a single pass right up to Guttman standard of 35 passes, including a file slack option too.
The control panel is simple and unfussy, yet gives you full control of what you want purged and how. There is individual control over all your programmes and processes, and you can create custom items too. Windows registry streams, autocomplete form data, browser history, cookies, temporary file cache, wbem log files, file access history, to name but a few - Webroot will safely remove all traces of personal data from your system.
Worthy of note, and worth the purchase price alone if you intend ever selling, handing on or scrapping your computer (and that means YOU) is the ability to create an external bootable disc! By booting your computer onto it, you are able to wash and bleach your entire hard drive - software, files, data, the lot - ensuring nothing is left behind for the new owner to discover. Be aware - surveys have shown that the majority of second hand and "scrap" computers still contain enough personal information for the identity of the previous owner to be stolen. Criminals are not unaware of this lapse! Judging by the recent news stories about second hand computers the MOD should be buying this software too.
Buy this software. Use it.
If you value online security and privacy, this is the product you need. September 5, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
In my opinion, the most effective and easy to use product of its type on the market. Totally erases your browsing history, totally obliterates files that actually remain on your computer long after they've been supposedly deleted from your Recycle Bin. Can even totally - and securely - wipe your entire system if need be. Nothing is recoverable. Maintains your privacy AND keeps your computer free of clutter and running at optimum levels. If you're browing similar products and trying to decide which one to go for, THIS is it.
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