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4.2 devolo EasyClean

If you surf the Internet using Microsoft Internet Explorer, devolo EasyClean can

help protect your privacy. The web browser continuously stores a range of per-

sonal information such as cookies and the addresses of visited sites, as well as

form contents and even passwords. However, Internet Explorer (especially ver

sions below 7.0) is very vulnerable to attackers who access that information and

misuse it for criminal purposes.

EasyClean can be found under start 왘 All pro-

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The devolo EasyClean utility lets you manually delete the information collected

by Internet Explorer and Windows. The following data can be cleared:

쎲 Cookies—Many websites store small files on your computer, so-called

cookies. These files may contain personal information such as log-in data,

passwords or credit card numbers.

쎲 Temporary Internet files—Temporary files are stored on your hard drive

while you surf the Net. Over time, these files take up a considerable amount

of space.

쎲 History files—Internet Explorer records your surfing activity over a period

of days or weeks. This can be practical, but it also takes up space and can

be undesirable in many cases.

쎲 Stored form data—Internet Explorer stores information that you enter in

forms and can auto-complete this information in the future.

쎲 Stored passwords—Passwords can also be stored and automatically

inserted together with usernames in subsequent log-in procedures. While

this is convenient, it's also dangerous—especially in connection with bank

transactions. Sensitive information such as this should only be stored locally

in special programs designed for this purpose.