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Free Internet Window Washer is a free internet tracks eraser and privacy cleaner software. It simply and safely erase internet tracks, computer activities, programs history and improve PC performance.

Cleans the following Windows components:

Windows Items

• Recently Documents: On your Start Menu, the last 10 or 15 documents you read are stored in the Documents folder.

• Start Run: This is a history of all files you have run using the Run command.

• Windows Search - File Find: Windows and IE saves the files, text and computers you have ever searched, so when you want to search again, you do not need to type again, but others can also find what you have searched on your computer.

• Empty Recycle Bin: This is a special area on your computer that holds all deleted files until they are permanently deleted from your computer.

• Temporary Files: Windows creates temporary files in a folder named "Temp" that stores files used during installation of a program or files used while an application is running.

• Clipboard: After you finish using programs or performing copy/paste operations in Windows, all kinds of data can be left behind in the system's memory. Other programs and other users can obtain this data.

• Memory Dumps: The *.dmp files created by windows when there is a system crash.

• Chkdsk File Fragments: The Windows utility Scan Disk creates .CHK files at the root directory of drives. These files usually contain junk data and can be erased to help keep drives clean. This option will have Privacy Eraser Pro erase the .CHK files (if they exist) for you.

• Windows Log Files: When you install a new program or piece of hardware Windows logs the changes to .LOG files in the Windows directory. In most cases these files will never be needed, even for advanced users. This option will safely delete these files.

• Open/Save Dialog Box History: Windows records the filenames that you opened and saved in the system registry.

• Menu Order Cache: The Start menu allows you to set a custom order to the programs listed, although there's no option to sort all folders by name. Selecting this option removes any custom ordering from the Start menu.

• Tray Notifications Cache: In Windows XP the System Tray (the set of icons next to the clock in the bottom-right corner) orders and hides items automatically for you. Whilst this is useful, it records a list of every program that has been run from the tray. This option clears the list of previous programs and removes any custom display/hide options. (Warning: This won't have any affect until you manually restart the explorer process from the Task Manager.)

• User Assist History: The start menu on Windows XP displays a list of the most recently run programs. Selecting this option will clear this list.

• Microsoft Media Player: If you have Windows Media Player installed on your system, playlists that have been created for easier access to your media are stored on your computer.

• RealOne Player: If you have RealOne Player installed on your system, playlists that have been created for easier access to your media are stored on your computer.

• Paint: If you use the Windows Paint program, this log provides a list of files that you have recently opened using Paint. You see this list on the File menu in Paint.

• Microsoft Office: If you have MS-Office the "Most Recently Used" (MRU) lists are stored on your computer. The MRU lists contain links to the last 5 or 10 items that have been used and are found in MS-Office applications under the OPEN, SAVE AS, Insert Picture, and other options. These lists show the MRU for Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and PowerPoint. Supports Microsoft Office 97,2000,XP and 2003.

• Instant Messengers: Support MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger, Skype.

• Outlook Express: Washing items in Outlook Express will delete the data stored in each folder.

• Cache (Temporary Internet Files): When a web page is requested and delivered to your browser, the images and documents associated with the web page are saved in a temporary Internet file or cache so that the next time they are requested; they are accessed from your computer and not over the web (unless a change has occurred). Support Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox.

• Cookies: A cookie is a small message of text stored on your computer. The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser, which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

• Visited URL History: Browser such as IE/Netscape/Firefox saves web pages, images from visited web sites into your hard drive whether you click on them or not, so that next time when you visit you won't have to re-download the image. But this means that many megabytes of data of all types get saved to you hard drive. Anyone who can use your PC can tell where you have been browsing on the web.

• Recently Typed URLs: Any website addresses you manually type into the address bar are stored and displayed in the address drop-down box. Selecting this option will safely remove the record of typed in addresses.

• IE index.dat files: There are multiple Index.dat files in different directories that keep a copy of whatever there is in that folder and they continue keeping those records even after you have deleted the contents of those folders. These files can be very hard to find and erase. If you are in Windows, even with "Show hidden files and folders" enabled, these files are not visible and cannot be found if you do a search for these files. The reason that these files are so invisible is that they are not just hidden, they have been designated as "system" files. System files and folders are treated differently in DOS and Windows and are effectively cloaked from casual searches.

• Last Download location: Files and file components that you have downloaded from the web are stored in directories on your computer. Examples are Active X and Java Applets. Sometimes these files are harmless, sometimes they can contain virus, spy ware, or ad ware applications.

• Autocomplete History: Browser can store a record of almost everything that you typed into any web site form. Form data can be things such as all the keywords you have ever typed into a search engine and personal information such as your name and address.

• Preferences: These settings are preferences you set in Netscape or Firefox from the Edit menu. This option deletes any changes you made to the preferences and sets them back to the default settings.

     There are so many third party applications that keep track of recent activities such as ACDSee, Acrobat, KaZaA Media Desktop, Morpheus, Winzip, WinRAR, PowerDVD, and much more. Others can also see what files you have opened, what media you have played, and what pictures you have viewed. Removing these stored activities will further help protect your privacy.

     With Free Internet Window Washer, you can easily erase the tracks of the popular applications. We currently offer more than 100 plug-ins which supports the most popular programs.