- License:
- Free to try; $15.50 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
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- Average User Rating:
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- Downloads:
- 43,258
- Requirements:
- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, 16MB RAM
- Limitations:
- 5-day trial
- Date Added:
- September 23, 2002
Publisher's description of The Cleaner
From The Cleaner: The Cleaner is a privacy and clean-up utility that eliminates all these tracks from your computer. Cleaning up the history of your activities requires tedious hours of manually removing each history file or entry. If privacy and disk space are to be maintained, this process must be performed every time you use your computer. The Cleaner makes protecting your privacy and improving system performance a breeze. The Cleaner automatically cleans your browser's cache, cookies, history, and recent document list. It can run in the background to clean up your tracks when you are done browsing the Internet or any other time you choose. Everyone from computer beginners to expert users agree: The Cleaner is an essential tool for protecting your privacy and improving your computer's performance.- See more CNET content tagged:
- privacy,
- track,
- history,
- Microsoft Internet Explorer,
- Web browser
Editor's review of The Cleaner
This basic privacy-protection application performs its few jobs well enough, but it's far from a comprehensive solution. The Cleaner simply wipes away Web-surfing traces and deletes user history from a few Windows system areas, such as the Run menu and the Recycle Bin. Unfortunately, the app only works with Internet Explorer, neglecting support for popular alternative browsers. This program offers a tool for managing cookies, but unlike some of the better privacy programs on the scene, The Cleaner can't erase your tracks from third-party apps such as the Microsoft Office Suite, IM clients, or P2P programs. Needless to say, you also won't find a file shredder for permanently destroying data. A utility this simple really should be totally free, but you'll only be able to use this program 10 times before the demo expires. Inexperienced Internet Explorer users might appreciate The Cleaner's no-nonsense approach, but anyone wishing a to keep an extremely tight lid on their computer habits will need to keep searching.
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