PrivaZer Discussion Thread

There is a feature in the drop-down ( top-right ) that says USB Key , and running that scan will show the history of all USB devices .
Is that what you are referring to ?

If so , it appears to be a very tricky issue to implement.
I was in contact with the devs on this same point some time ago , and AFAIK there is still not a reliable cleaning method .

There is a similar tool in the Nirsoft package that will display all of those entries , but again , no cleaning option.
If memory serves , the Nirsoft tool displays more entries than PrivaZer does , but I would have to check to be certain .

Either way , I'm not holding my breath

 

@ quietman

Yes, that's it.

Good news, there is a free app for that

I use it & it works as advertised. I just wondered if such a feature might be worth including in Privazer

 

Hello to @all,

for you info, next improvements to come in the next 3 releases of PrivaZer :

1. - Improved prefetch cleanup (win8 + win10)
2. - Improved Flash LSOs cleanup
3. - USB history cleanup

Hope it helps.

 

@ CloneRanger,

Thanks for posting !

Note : it appears to have moved here :-
http://www.cherubicsoft.com/en/projects/usboblivion

 

@ quietman

Hope you find it useful. And Thanx for the new link

 

@ The_PrivaZer_Team

Yes Thanx, it all helps.

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Memory Test

Hidden Processes detection. Terminated but still resident in Memory

I used Deep System Explorer by DiamondCS to discover the above, & found Dozens i had run & then closed This session Only from a fresh boot. Then i ran Privazer with ONLY Memory selected. I don't have a Swap File or use Hibernation, so Only the RAM check is applicable.

After cleaning out the RAM, i reran DSE & All those entries were still there ?

 

we will check this out @CloneRanger.
How much RAM do you have?

 

@ The_PrivaZer_Team

Good to hear ! 2Gb of which 1/2 to 3/4 is usualy free.

What about the IPConfig issue i mentioned in Post # 1275 ?

 

not an issue.
PrivaZer is flushing your DNS cache with "ipconfig /flushdns".
IP address reached (displayed on your screenshot) is 0.0.0.0.

 

@ The_PrivaZer_Team

Re - ipconfig

Just thought it was strange why it tried to run whilst/after being cleaned !

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I still find .tmp files in system32 after Many cleans over Many months ?

 

Can you send us a screenshot of those files with the exact path to support@privazer.com or post it here ?

 

@ The_PrivaZer_Team

Hi, on further checking etc, i discovered they must have been dates of when the files were originally created at source, rather then in my comp. That's my theory anyway, because after cleaning & rebooting again, they are not there. Sorry to alarm you etc, but as you may imagine, it alarmed me at the time ! So, ALL good then. Thanx

 

Hello @jwcca,
I'm unable to reproduce the issue with PrivaZer v3.0.8 or even with the new release of today v3.0.9
The obfuscation of dates and times (last execution dates/times, creation + modification dates/times) seems to work as expected.
Here is what I have before and after cleanup with PrivaZer :


BEFORE cleanup :



AFTER cleanup :

 

https://privazer.com/download.php#tab-changelog

 

post 1267

post 1268

post 1288
You're using the Nirsoft program
"WinPrefetchView"
so your results may vary from
"ExecutedProgramsList"

hope this helps sort it out,

J

 

And then there is "LastActivityView" , and you will likely see a different set of results there !

NirTools are lean and mean , so I keep in mind - " be careful what you ask for " -

 

@jwcca
OK. We will check this out.
We keep you posted.

@quietman
LastActivityView should not retrieve a lot of activities after a cleanup with PrivaZer.
Please send us a screenshot if you think there is still leftovers.

 

Which is why they are different programs...

 

Yes indeedy ! Just so .

We are on the same page then ......

Incidentally , on a related earlier topic here , has anyone else tried the USBOblivion tool mentioned by CloneRanger above ?

I used it on a W7 machine and it worked just fine , and then I re-mounted as many devices as I had to hand , scanned , cleared
and checked again .
All was good , no registry errors that I could find , and I'm looking forward to PrivaZer including a similar feature soon .

 

on our roadmap. Scan of USB history is already available in PrivaZer.
USB history cleanup will come in PrivaZer v3.0.11

 

Since PrivaZer cleans the Windows Registry,

any chance you add a Registry Defrag/Compact Tool?

 

Will do

 

I hope you do it soon...

 

@The_PrivaZer_Team, Any chance for adding cleanups of chkdsk logs X:\System Volume Information\Chkdsk? I requested you via mail too few weeks ago, and you said you would look into it.

Isn't defragging registry some kind of snake oil?

 

Yeah, just like registry cleaning itself.
Privacy aspects of cleaning it are valid ofc.