Advanced SystemCare Free
Slow down, freeze, crash, and security threats are overAdvanced SystemCare Free is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes a one-click approach to help protect, repair, and optimize your computerIt provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC maintenance and protectionAll work will be done with 1 click and 1 minuteCompared with its nearest competitor, Advanced SystemCare Free provides the more essential and practical formula for Windows: Removing Spyware and Adware, Preventing Security Threats, Privacy Protection, Fixing Registry Errors, Temporary Files Cleanup, Startup Cleanup, Repairing Windows, Speeding up System and 1-click Mechanism.
Version 3.3.1 is a maintenance release
This utility offers a one-stop-shop for cleaning and maintaining your computer for better overall system performanceThe interface is very simple, featuring only a few buttons, which makes it easy to get down to cleaning immediately (in fact, it automatically runs on start-up) and doesn't confuse you with multiple steps
The Maintain Windows section focuses on four areas of maintenance: spyware removal, Registry cleaning, a privacy sweep, and deletion of junk filesThe Diagnose System button provides system optimization tools, detects spyware, defragments your disk, and scans for hijacked Windows settingsIn our tests the scan and clean for each of these areas took less than 10 minutes to completeIn many of these scans, it is difficult to tell what exactly is being accomplished by some of the tools, but we were able to test against other trusted apps, which confirmed Advanced SystemCare's efficacy in those areas
Under the utilities section you are given several tools, which are similar to plug-ins, for other areas of optimization and diagnostic testsOverall, Advanced SystemCare Free is a good way to maintain your system's speed and clear out junk files, but you'll need to remember to run it regularly because scheduling of scans is only available in the paid Pro version.