What’s New in System Mechanic® 20.5

Welcome to System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense 20.5! System Mechanic® and System Mechanic Pro® customers can explore the Privacy Guardian features within the free trial provided in the System Mechanic dashboard.

Here is an overview of the new enhancements to your software:

  • Re-architected Digital Fingerprinting Protection helps protect browsers from newer, more invasive forms of online tracking, profiling and data mining.
  • Multiple new Privacy Shield™ features now allow you to turn off a number of additional Windows® privacy invaders, as well as block suspicious emails.
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Enhanced Privacy Guardian:

New Disable Cortana virtual assistant

This commonly used feature sends to Microsoft enormous amounts of data related to precisely how you use your computer.

New Disable camera and microphone access

When access to these tools is enabled by default, you are allowing all of the apps on your computer access to them. Many types of malicious attacks access camera and microphone through vulnerable apps, to spy on you or steal your personal information.

New Disable activity history collection

This feature, particularly when the Send my activity history to Microsoft box is also checked, risks exposing unknown quantities of information on how you use the apps and services on your computer.

New Phishing Detector

This new technology within Privacy Guardian looks to see whether incoming email is from a proxy DNS server, a common indicator of potential phishing attacks as the sender attempts to mask their identifying information, such as true IP address.

New Digital Fingerprinting Protection

Privacy Guardian has been re-engineered to help stop aggressive new online tracking, profiling and data-mining methods that can detect and collect very specific information about you and your computer use. One click turns on this powerful new online protection.

New In-product Tutorial walks you through even more ways you can optimize your internet privacy, including:

  • Enabling Fingerprinting Protection to thwart the newest forms of online tracking
  • Disabling more Windows data-sharing features, including:
    • Cortana
    • Camera and microphone
    • Activity history collection
  • Setting the Phishing Detector to discover and block suspicious emails
  • Customizing which tracking cookies and browsing data you want Privacy Guardian to clear whenever it cleans,
  • including:
    • Address bar history
    • Autocomplete
    • Download history
    • HTTP cookies
    • Saved passwords
    • Website history

Windows 10 users can more fully enjoy the latest Privacy Guardian enhancements with update 1909 or later.

Enjoy all of these new product enhancements and more by upgrading to System Mechanic Ultimate Defense. System Mechanic and System Mechanic Pro customers can explore these features within the free trials provided in the System Mechanic dashboard.

Choose the System Mechanic product that’s right for you:

Features System Mechanic Ultimate Defense System Mechanic Professional System Mechanic

Optimize PC performance

Erase whole drives

Recover deleted files

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Block malware

Remove malware

Securely manage passwords

Protect online privacy

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Performance

ActiveCare

Advanced cleaning and repair removes more unsafe
clutter and fixes more problems than ever before,
going to work whenever your PC is idle.

Internet Cleanup

Delete temporary internet files for better responsiveness

Windows Cleanup

Delete Windows junk files to unleash speed

Memory Mechanic

Free up memory for better performance

NetBooster

Optimize settings to speed up internet connections

Registry Cleanup

Find and repair registry files to improve performance

Security Optimizer

Detect and resolve Windows security issues

Program Accelerator

Detect and resolve Windows security issues

Toolbox

Startup Optimizer

Speed up Windows startup time

Network Scanner

View external devices and connections

File Incinerator

Remove and destroy deleted files

Advanced Uninstaller

Easily remove installed programs

Process Scanner

Find memory-intensive background tasks

Deceptive Programs

Find and remove harmful software

AppPrioritizer

Prioritize speed and efficiency for the apps you use most

What is iolo's Whole Home License?

The Whole Home License® is iolo’s licensing policy that allows you to install and keep your software running on all of your compatible devices within the same home. Previously, users were allowed to install and license their iolo software simultaneously on a maximum of three PCs. Under the Whole Home License, a single activation key allows you to use your iolo software on all of your PCs, other than any PCs you use for business purposes. What you need to know about Whole Home Licensing

  • You, your spouse, and your relatives living within the same household may use the same license on any number of PCs that you own which are not used for business.
  • For full legal terms and conditions, see https://www.iolo.com/company/legal/eula/

To install your iolo product on additional PCs:

  1. On the additional computer, download the latest version of your iolo product. Choose from the list of downloads offered here.
  2. Follow the steps in the installation wizard, and enter the same Activation Key that you used to install on your original computer.

You can view the Activation Key on the original computer from within System Mechanic > red menu bar > key icon > Activation Key.