By Martine Broyles


Spyware Doctor, Malewarebytes, Smart PC Fixer-these are just three of the hundreds of registry cleaners on the market these days, promising to be the most effective means of finding and eliminating harmful viruses and activity in your system. Based on price ranges and traditional sounding names, many have chosen the Smart Fixer throughout the year, but is it all that it claims to be?

Before installation of any disk or program, always research available information that will educate you on your decision. The Smart PC Fixer was introduced to the market in early 2012. Featuring an extremely user friendly design that testers referred to as "intuitive", it works efficiently by cutting hidden elements. All functions and tools for use are easily laid out, right in the main menu.

This scanning system possesses mostly identical features to the majority of registry cleaners. These include scan and clean, system fix, system optimization, system tools, and a backup option. At first glance, the Smart Fixer has all of the and capabilities it needs to keep any computer running smoothly.

Optimizing your system is the beginning of a performance increase for your PC. By using this tool, it's possible to reduce the clutter in your service, startup, desktop, and menu on your computer by getting rid of all the junk files that only serve to take up space. The result of this will hopefully bring you one step closer to maximum PC performance.

The system fix tool is actually quite handy. Designed to scan the entirety of the computer for errors, it diagnoses these breaks or corruptions and gives the operator the option to fix or delete them. Broken shortcuts, ActiveX, Winsock2 troubles, and other associated malfunctioning files waste valuable space on your computer, leading to a slower running and more annoying system.

The usual scan & clean option is the essential selling point. Through the use of this feature, you also have a junk file cleaner and an evidence cleaner right at your fingertips. The evidence cleaner may sound like an extra incentive, but does not do much more than clear your internet history and cookies. This is a process that would take no more than thirty seconds of your own time.

The system tools feature gives a few additional tools to help improve overall computer performance. These extras include access to a file splitter, a file shredder, an uninstall manager, a disk defragmenter, a windows update checker, an ActiveX blocker, a toolkit for use on internet explorer-for restore and management options, and a BHO manager.

Any legitimate registry cleaner should come equipped with a backup tool, which simply backs up computer files before it begins the scan and repair process. Especially for those that are not so technologically advanced, accidentally deleting an important file could lead to a total disrupt in computer usage ability. Backup is always an important tool to take advantage of.

Unfortunately, the Smart PC Fixer did not pass the worthwhile computer cleaner test. The only visible perk of the program was the easily navigated home page, which is not the most useful feature in scanning software. The scan feature itself caused other programs to lag when used simultaneously, and worked at slower pace than most.

The accuracy of the Smart Fixer's scanner was also a disappointment. Removal of errors is guaranteed, but that depends on if the scanner can detect any malicious activity. Particularly disruptive viruses are smart at disguising themselves, and this PC Fixer was no detective. While it can't be said that it is useless or simply a sham, there are several other available registry scanners in the same price range that produced a much more comforting result.




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