App: PrivacyScan
Developer: SecureMac.com, Inc.
Genres: Dienst­programme, Produktivität

◆◆◆ Awarded Macworld | iWorld Best of Show by Macworld UK Magazine ◆◆◆

Securely erase those pesky files that violate your privacy by allowing people to see where you were surfing and what you were doing on your computer.  Safely and securely destroy Internet files used for tracking your whereabouts such as cache files, browsing history, cookies, flash cookies and temporary files to clean your Mac and save space while stopping snoopers from spying on your system.

Macworld 2013 Award Nominee

Mac Gem -- Macworld GemFest 2012

Editor's Choice Award -- Macworld UK

5/5 -- Macworld UK

5/5 -- Macworld AU


With PrivacyScan, you can rest assured that your tracks remain covered, your private information remains private, and deleted items stay that way. The secure shredding offered within PrivacyScan goes above and beyond United States Department of Defense (DoD) deletion standards by overwriting files with up to 35 passes to ensure complete deletion of sensitive data.

PrivacyScan works with many media, Internet, and popular apps such as web browsers, to scan for potential privacy threats and offer removal options to help protect your privacy and cleanse your system to save disk space.

Release notes:
• PrivacyScan is now compatible with macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
• Fixed a bug where Chrome Download Metadata wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
• Fixed a bug where Firefox Browsing History wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
• Fixed a bug where Firefox Download History wasn’t being identified for cleaning in some situations
• Fixed a bug where Safari Caches were not being identified for cleaning in some situations
• User interface updates and improvements