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Privacy Control

Privacy Control module protects your confidential information from theft by deleting all the temporary information stored on your computer. This module lets you use the Internet without leaving any history or residual data on your hard drive. It erases details of sites and web pages you have accessed while browsing. This page provides you with options for configuring the module.

It consists following tabs:
• General
• Advanced

General tab

This tab lets you specify the unwanted files created by web browsers or other installed software that should be deleted. You can configure the following settings:

Scheduler Options
You can set the scheduler to run at specific times and erase private information, such as your browsing history from your computer. The following settings are available in the Scheduler Options section.

Run at System Startup
It auto executes the Privacy Control module and performs the desired auto-erase functions when the computer starts up.

Run Every day at
It auto-executes the Privacy Control module at specified times and performs the desired auto erase functions. You can specify the time within the hours and minutes boxes.

Auto Erase Options
The browser stores traceable information of the websites that you have visited in certain folders. This information can be viewed by others. eScan lets you remove all traces of websites that you have visited. To do this, it auto detects the browsers that are installed on your computer. It then displays the traceable component and default path where the temporary data is stored on your computer. You can select the following options based on your requirements.

Clear Auto Complete Memory
Auto Complete Memory refers to the suggested matches that appear when you enter text in the Address bar, the Run dialog box, or forms in web pages. Hackers can use this information to monitor your surfing habits. When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears all this information from the computer.

Clear Last Run Menu
When you select this option, Privacy Control clears this information in the Run dialog box.

Clear Temporary Folders
When you select this option, Privacy Control clears files in the Temporary folder. This folder contains temporary files installed or saved by software. Clearing this folder creates space on the hard drive of the computer and boosts the performance of the computer.

Clear Last Find Computer
When you select this option, Privacy Control clears the name of the computer for which you searched last.

Clear Browser Address Bar History
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the websites from the browser's address bar history.

Clear Last Search Menu
When you select this option, Privacy Control clears the name of the objects that you last searched for by using the Search Menu.

Clear Recent Documents
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the names of the objects found in Recent Documents.

Clear Files & Folders
When you select this check box, Privacy Control deletes selected Files and Folders. Use this option with caution as it permanently deletes unwanted files and folders from the computer to free space on the computer.

Clear Open/Save Dialog box History
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the links of all the opened and saved files.

Empty Recycle Bin
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the Recycle Bin. Use this option with caution as it permanently clears the recycle bin.

Clear Cache
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the Temporary Internet Files.

Clear Cookies
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the Cookies stored by websites in the browser's cache.

Clear Plugins
When you select this check box, Privacy Control removes the browser plug-in.

Clear ActiveX
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the ActiveX controls.

Clear History
When you select this check box, Privacy Control clears the history of all the websites that you have visited.
In addition to these options, the Auto Erase Options section has below option as well.

Select All/ Unselect All
Click this button to select/unselect all the auto erase options.

Advanced tab

This tab lets you select unwanted or sensitive information stored in MS Office, other Windows files and other locations that you need to clear.

MS Office
The .msi extension files will be cleared if these options are selected.

Windows
The respective unwanted files like temp files will be cleared.

Others
The unwanted files in the Windows media player will be cleared.

NOTE	Click on Default to apply default settings, which are done during installation of eScan. It loads and resets the values to the default settings.

Policy Details also lets you do the following for Windows Operating System.