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REQUIREMENTSWindows 7 ,8,10;
10 0MBharddiskspace
WEBSITEwww.ashampoo.com
NOTESGetaserialcode byregisteringwithin
thesoftware
REQUIREMENTSWindowsXP,Vista,7,8,10;
50 MBharddiskspace
WEBSITEwww.iobit.com
NOTESGetyourregistrationcode at
asc13.disc.computershopper.co.uk.
Includesasix-monthlicence
REQUIREMENTSWindows7,8or10;
2GBharddisk space
WEBSITEwww.kaspersky.co.uk
NOTESNo needtoactivate. Includes three
months of free updates
ASHAAMPOOWINOPTIMIZERIS
ahighhlycomprehensivePC
clean--up,maintenanceand
optimmisationsuite.
Ifyyou’re short of hard disk
ssppaacceee,forexample,theprogramcan
removveleftoverWindowsand
appliccationfiles,surplusbrowser
tracess,unnecessaryduplicatefiles
andbbroken shortcuts. TheDiskSpace Explorer helps
findotherspace-hoggingfolders,andthe
rramcanevendefragthedrivewhenit’sdoneto
ensurreyou’regettingthebestpossibleperformance.
Annarrayofotherspeed-upmoduleshelpsto
ccoonnttrrol your Windowsstartup programs, highlight
and disable unnecessary services, optimise your
internet connection, clean and defragment your
Registry, remove unwanted applications, manage
running processes, and more.
ADVANCEDSYSTEMCARE13is the latest edition of
IObit’s comprehensive PC maintenance suite.
Justinstalling the package gets you an entire
library of essentialtools.There
aremodules to cleanand
optimise your Registry,delete
junk andduplicate files, control
your startup programs, fix
Windowsissues,detect and
remove malware, free up RAM,
updateand back up yourdrivers,
undeletefiles, fully uninstall
applications, schedule PC shutdowns,securely
wipe confidentialfiles, and apply ahost of useful
Windowstweaks. That’s not everything, either;
youcould buildanother excellentmaintenance
suitefrom the modules we’ve leftout.
There’s realdepthand intelligencehere, too.
SSyysstteemmCCare doesn’tjustlistyour browser toolbars
AASPERRSKYINTERNETSECURITY2020 is a
powerful suiteofmalware-hunting, anti-hacker
web safeety tools.
Theree’s antivirus, browsingprotection, afirewall,
exploitpprotection, avulnerability scanner,parental
controls,,webcamand audio protection, online
transactiion protection andeven more tools
designeddto keepboth your privacy and personal
informattionsafe.
Theseefeatureshavereal
value,tooo.Independent
testinglaabs such as
AV-Compparativestypically
rate Kasppersky as offering
someofthe best protection
around;;iit’s consistentlybeen
one of thehighest-scoring
anti-malware providers for
Asshampoo WinOptimizer 2020
IObit Advanced SystemCare 13 Pro
KaasperskyInternetSecurity2020
WinOptimizer also includes a
whole libraryofmaintenance
modules, including toolsto
benchmark your system speed,
monitor drive health, control
fileassociations, edit Explorer
context menus, save and restore
your desktop iconsettings, and
split,join, encrypt, decrypt, wipe
and undeletefiles.
It’salsofully up to date, andincludesmodern
tools such as aWindows 10 privacy protector,which
disables Microsoft’stelemetry in seconds.
While this mightsound complex, it’s all simple to
use.You can have WinOptimizerfind and fix any
issuesonyour PC in acouple of clicks, thenleave it
to maintain your system all on its own. Alternatively,
youcan takefullcontrol of anyofits modules
whenever youneed them.
andstartupprogramsand leave you to figureout
what to do next, forinstance: it highlights
unnecessary or dangerous itemsand allows you to
remove them with asingle click.
If you want even more
functionality,the Pro version
includes an Internet Booster
module,AutoRAM cleaningtool,
adisk optimisation feature and
tools to improve system startup.
Apart fromanew design,
version 13 makes some good
additions, too. TheSecurityReinforcemodule,for
example, helps diagnose andfixsystem weaknesses,
whileaHomepageAdvisormodule will warn if any
third-party tool attempts to hijack yourweb browser.
The updated PerformanceMonitor will alsoget
the very most from your system, and arebuiltIObit
Undeletenow supports portable storagedevices.
several years now, andisquick to updateits
protections whennew threatsarise.
The Software Updater checks forupdates to
common apps (including AdobeReader,Flash, Java,
Chrome and Firefox), and can optionally install them
without youhaving to see or do anything at all.
The SecureConnectionfeature is aprivacy-
oriented VPN, automatically kicking in whenyou use
Wi-Fi hotspots, internet banking
sites and otherpotentially
sensitive services.
The Installation Assistance
tool also looks outfor adware
and other pests that canget
silently installedwithcertain
free software, while the
SoftwareCleaner helpsyou
decidewhattoremove.
