If You Don’t Have One Already, It’s Time to Get a Password Manager

Software that manages your online passwords simplifies and secures your security. If you haven’t transitioned from manually thinking up, remembering, and typing passwords into your dozens of online accounts, it’s time to do so. Password breaches are a leading cause of online theft, while at the same time they are largely preventable.

When selecting a password manager, it’s important to choose a product that lets you instantly create complex passwords that are secured with encryption technology. But the best password managers also perform on-demand internet scans that check to see if older passwords you may still be using have been breached. Online hackers share databases of such passwords, and the very best password security apps can scan the so-called Dark Web to see if your passwords are on any lists these hackers share.

As part of its total optimization and security software package System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense™, iolo offers ByePass™, a platform-agnostic, secure password manager that also helps protect your online purchases. With ByePass, malicious intermediaries are thwarted from obtaining your password and credit card information because it is locally encrypted and only deployed as needed to sign into accounts or make purchases. Users no longer need to insecurely type or store passwords and credit cards in a web browser, where keyloggers and hackers can steal them. ByePass allows you to:

  • Check for leaked passwords
    Scan the Dark Web to see if any of your passwords are on lists hackers share to attempt brute force attacks.
  • Encrypt your passwords
    Securely store your passwords and credit cards with military-grade encryption.
  • Never forget another password
    Using ByePass means never forgetting a password, because you won’t have to remember them in the first place!
  • Securely organize passwords
    Delete and throw away those dangerous password lists.
  • Ensure adequacy of your passwords
    ByePass automatically assesses the security level of your passwords.
  • Cease typing passwords
    ByePass will autofill them, and even think them up for you with its password generator feature.
  • Remotely log out
    Log out of all websites from anywhere.

In addition to these features, ByePass offers several new enhancements with its latest release within System Mechanic Ultimate Defense 20.7:

  • Create identities
    Securely store the data you would ordinarily need to type into web forms. All identities are encrypted locally on your computer or mobile phone.
  • Change your master password
    Now you can reset the one password you’ll ever have to remember as often as you like.
  • Recover your account
    The new Recovery Key feature during the signup process provides a 24-digit recovery code that can be used in addition to your master password to regain access to your account. You can also create a Recovery Key at any time by accessing this feature within the Settings menu.
  • Enjoy ByePass on Edge Chromium
    ByePass is now available for the new Microsoft Edge browser—in addition to Chrome, Firefox, Safari browsers on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, as well as Android and iOS mobile platforms.

ByePass is included in System Mechanic Ultimate Defense, iolo’s premium software to speed up, secure and simplify your digital life. For more information on the latest version, please click here.

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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.