Memory Eraser

What is lurking on your PC? What memories does it hold and what secrets can it tell? The fact is, if you spend any time on the Internet, your PC has a complete record of all of the websites you’ve viewed, images you’ve come across, instant messages you’ve sent and received.

What if you could use a memory eraser to completely clear your tracks? You can. Use a software tool to thoroughly erase all traces of your online visits. Not only is this important to protect yourself from snoops, it also protects your financial data and it will help your PC perform better.

Protection from Snoops

Whether it’s your employer making sure you’re spending your time at work productively, a curious co-worker, or a suspicious spouse, you can’t be completely sure your PC isn’t being examined by a snoop unless it is under lock and key. Even then, you can’t be sure because spyware has proliferated to the point where it’s highly possible for your PC to be infected with a program that searches out your financial data and transmits it to a third party.

Protection for your Financial Data

Your PC saves all kinds of tracks during the course of an Internet browsing session. If you were shopping online, you likely entered your credit card into a form. Saved form data allows you to just enter a few digits and have the information auto-complete which is highly convenient but also highly compromising. All another user needs to do is enter a digit at a time until he reaches the first digit of your credit card number. When he does, your number auto-completes and the snoop now has your financial information!

You’ll also want protection from cookies that store information about you such as your preferences, billing address, etc. With the right cookie, your information can be revealed.

Performance Boost

When you use a memory eraser, you will often experience a boost in performance. This is because all the junk that is cluttering up your PC’s memory and hard drive gets wiped for good, freeing up your PC’s resources and increasing performance.

How Do I Erase Memory and Internet History?

Erasing these web tracks can be done manually fairly easily. Simply open up the Internet Options which is found in the Tool menu of Internet Explorer. Find the Temporary Internet Files section and choose Delete Files and Delete Cookies. For Internet Explorer 7 and above the Internet Options has expanded to give you more choices. In this case, find the section called “Browsing History” and choose Delete. A new screen opens listing numerous items for deletion including saved form data and passwords.

The problem with manual erasing is that it must be done regularly and it isn’t completely foolproof. Tools exist, and are readily available, for the recovery of deleted data. Once previously available to law enforcement and computer forensics experts, these tools are now marketed to the general public. Anyone with an interest in your Internet habits that has access to your PC can recover files you thought you had deleted.

How Do I Erase Memory and History for Good?

Erasing memory and web tracks permanently is possible with a software tool designed to protect your privacy. Privacy protection software is available to permanently shred files. Look for complete privacy solution in a product such as the highly rated WinClear, Evidence Eliminator, or Privacy Controls. Any of these products will serve you well.