PC Tools (company)
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PC Tools formerly known as WinGuides.com, is a software company headquartered in Australia
with offices in the USA, UK, Ireland
and Ukraine
. It develops and distributes security and optimization software for the Mac OS X
and Microsoft Windows
platforms. There are over 200 employees. PC Tools has won nearly 100 separate awards for its products.
announced the signing of an agreement to acquire PC Tools such that PC Tools would maintain separate operations. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
with offices in the USA, UK, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It develops and distributes security and optimization software for the Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
and Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platforms. There are over 200 employees. PC Tools has won nearly 100 separate awards for its products.
List of products
- Spyware Doctor for Netbooks—anti-spyware and malware removal product for Windows Netbooks
- Spyware DoctorSpyware DoctorSpyware Doctor is a spyware removal product for Microsoft Windows developed by PC Tools.-Features:Spyware Doctor is a program which scans a computer for spyware, examining files on the hard drive, objects in memory, the Windows registry, and cookies, and then attempts to quarantine or remove...
—anti-spyware and malware removal product for Windows (Free version does not remove any detected spyware) - Registry Mechanic—repair and optimization product for the Windows registry
- PC Tools AntiVirus free edition—free anti-virus program
- Privacy Guardian—privacy product to clean up internet and PC usage history
- File Recover—file recovery
- Spam Monitor—anti-spam program
- PC Tools Firewall PlusPC Tools Firewall PlusPC Tools Firewall Plus is a personal firewall created by PC Tools. It is a freeware designed for Windows 7 , Windows Vista and Windows XP . The current version is available as a standalone product and with Spyware Doctor as a bundle.The program is a two-way firewall, monitoring incoming and...
—free firewall program - ThreatFire—free and paid protection against zero day attacks
- PC Tools Internet Security—internet protection suite for all in one
- iAntivirusIantivirusiAntiVirus is free antivirus software for Intel based Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS 10.5 and Mac OS 10.6 . The software was developed by PC Tools and released in June 2008...
—anti-virus and anti-spyware suite for Mac OS X systems - Desktop Maestro—all-in-one application that integrates registry cleaning, system monitoring and privacy cleaning.
- Browser Defender—"The Browser Defender toolbar allows you to surf safely by displaying site ratings as you browse the Internet. When you visit a site its address will be checked by our servers and a rating shown in the toolbar based on any malicious behavior or threats we have found associated with the site."
- Startup Explorer—Startup Explorer allows a user to customise the startup behaviour of their PC. Items that can be controlled include:
- Startup Programs
- Systems Services
- Scheduled tasks
- Loaded drivers
- System init files
- Explorer
- Print Monitors
- Safe Mode options
- Shell integration
- Known and Shared DLLs
Acquisition by Symantec
On August 18, 2008, SymantecSymantec
Symantec Corporation is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
announced the signing of an agreement to acquire PC Tools such that PC Tools would maintain separate operations. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.