PrivaZer Discussion Thread

Manually deleting restore points gives no error. I see the error on the PrivaZer UI when deleting restore points.

 

I was wondering if Privazer cleans Tracing keys. All tracing keys are located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing

These keys are deleted by Malwarebytes' AdwCleaner. They claim that malware sometimes target these keys and they can safely be removed.

 

Hello @fredvries

job done in v3.0.78 just released.

1. Tracing data will be erased in the registry while keeping the settings untouched in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing
   
   
2. Tracing files will be erased.

Hope it helps,

Fladen,

 

I was wondering if Privazer should clean some additional files from Windows Defender
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Result\Quick
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History\Result\Resource

and

container.dat
C\Users\[..]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge_[..]\container.dat

[Did I just earn a Donor's Version with all my suggestions?]

 

support@privazer.com

I am trying to work out how to delete additional files from a directory.
I would like the ability to use the wildcard e.g. *.mp3 but do not seem able to make it work.
Please advise if this is possible and how to set it up. If not possible can it be made so?
Many thanks.

 

PrivaZer v3.0.79 Released (27 September 2019)
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We will look into your issues, guys.
Sorry for delay. We were working on adding ADS cleanup

 

Ok since I am not able to get a reply via support email I will ask here. Is there a way to point to a firefox profile that is located in a different location? I tried using the path in Privazer settings and it does not allow sub folder location. Example I can populate it with E:\Mozilla_Profiles but I am not able to add the Firefox profile folder to the end of that path. Was wondering why Privazer didn't clean firefox at all.

 

Have you tried editing the path variable for your profile in the profiles.ini file?
Mine is at: C:\Users\kronckew\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini

 

Yep the folder path I have the profile data located is correct in profiles.ini

 

Hello,

PrivaZer will look into %appdata%\Mozilla\Firefox\profiles.ini to retrieve FF profile paths.

Under "Advanced Options" > "Internet Browsing" in PrivaZer you can add custom profile paths to scan/clean.
But there is a limitation : Privazer checks if the path, you added there, contains a subfolder named "profile" or "profiles".
If none found, the path you added is not considered as valid.
I'm sure we will be able to improve this, by checking the content of the folder, not its name.

I will prepare a modifed version of PrivaZer. I keep you posted @Tmod700.

Fladen,

 

Could some kind person please tell me under which heading the new ADS clean takes place coz I have failed to see it listed.
I have seen it actioned when hitting the CLEAN internet traces 1 click but it is not always there. Does it only get actioned when needed, if so how does the ordinary user discover whether a clean is needed or not?

 

Hey Fladen,
Just noticed that Privazer did follow E:\Mozilla_Profiles\Firefox profile\ path and it cleans some files but never did clean any cache files or folder as I had some before 2017 that still remained. Maybe Privazer doesn't clean the cache in the actual profiles folder but I would think it would or should. I see it cleaned WebCache but that is in the AppData path.

 

@takiabtom,
You are right, PrivaZer should always display the number of ADS cleaned during the cleanup process. So far, while deleting files and folders, if no ADS is found, PrivaZer won't display anything. In next release, it will show : "0 Ads cleaned" or better "0 ADS found" if none was found.

The removal of ADS is always activated, when removing a file or a folder with Privazer.

Hope it helps.

@Tmod700,
Could you give the full path of a cache file that still remains?

 

Here ya go, E:\Mozilla_Profiles\Firefox profile\cache2\entries\*.*
And there is one file "index" located in E:\Mozilla_Profiles\Firefox profile\cache2

 

Thanks for the feedback on ADS. Another simple conundrum. If I use privazer right mouse click in order to delete a directory the allocated space, file sectors and MFT are cleaned or deleted. Simple question is why do you not clean/delete the relevant sheelbag also?

 

Good suggestion !
If you want to securely delete some files and folders with PrivaZer, for instance, thanks to the right-click menu "Delete without a trace" in Windows Explorer,
you are right, PrivaZer will overwrite for each files/folders, the allocated space (occupied sectors) if any, slack space and the MFT entry (scrambling dates, overwriting file size, file name, etc., and now Alternate Data Streams as well).

Shellbags entry should be deleted also and it is not so far. Will be added in a next release. Thanks for this brilliant idea, @takiabtom

 

@Tmod700,
are you sure Firefox is closed when cleaning it with PrivaZer.
(If not, cache files may not be cleaned as expected)

 

I was wondering if Privazer already deletes Outlook Searched Items. See here.

 

No.
Thanks for all your suggestions. We will investigate if it makes sense or not. We keep you posted.

 

@Krusty,
Display issue fixed in v3.0.80 just released : the restore point was deleted but gave an error message.

 

Hello,

PrivaZer version 3.0.80.0 has been released.
Homepage - Download - Donors Version - Release Notes

 

I have two problems!

https://i.postimg.cc/mL49yfNH/error.jpg

Code:

bugreport.txt
https://ddl.to/vyfwgnsriqks

 

Hello @liba,
I looked into this issue. Can you try v3.0.80 just released and send us the bugreport if any?