User Guide

Product Guide 43
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Browser Cookies Cleaner
Cookies are small files that your Web browser stores on your computer at the
request of a Web server. Each time you view a Web page from the Web server,
your browser sends the cookie back to the server. These cookies can act like a
tag, which let the Web server track which pages you view and how often you
return to them.
The Browser Cookie Cleaner wizard helps you to quickly get rid of these files
that may jeopardize your privacy and security while browsing the Internet.
E-mail Cleaner
With the amount of e-mail you receive in just one day, cleaning your e-mail
messages can be a big task. Use QuickClean’s E-mail Cleaner feature to help
you get rid of old messages that you no longer need and importantly, you do
not want others to have access to.
ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner
ActiveX is a technology used by software developers to implement controls in
a program. An ActiveX control can add something as simple and useful as a
button in a program’s interface. Most of these good controls have been signed,
meaning that they are harmless and will do nothing bad to the data on your
computer. However, less than honest people can use ActiveX technology to
write programs that can jeopardize the security of the data on your computer,
such as a program which searches your hard drive for certain file types and
sends the information in it someone else.
Similarly, plug ins are small, special-purpose applications design to perform
specific control in a program. For example, a plug-in module incorporated into
your Web browser software.
Use the ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner to get rid of any of these items that may
cause harmful effect on your computer.
Privacy Cleaner
QuickClean’s Privacy Cleaner scans your computer for spyware or adware
programs installed or running in your computer. Spyware and adware
programs capture data about your Internet browsing habits; the data collected
is often given to interested third parties.
NOTE
Adware programs track your Internet browsing habits with your
knowledge. Adware becomes spyware if the program captures
your browsing habits without your knowledge.