Avira Privacy Pal is a free security platform for Windows 10 that removes digital traces from your computer and allows you to modify Windows privacy settings. From its interface you can disable or enable services such as Cortana, clear web browser caches, disable location, integrated ads, and disable the Microsoft Store. It also includes a file destruction service that erases files so they cannot be recovered, among many other options.
There are many options for disabling web tracking and that of Windows 10, but what differentiates Avira Privacy Pal from other options is all its additional integrated options.
Below we list the configurable options of the utility:
- Delete Skype chat logs.
- Disable personalized ads in the Start menu and in Microsoft Store apps.
- Prevent the device from automatically syncing with services.
- Do not share the Wi-Fi password with your contacts.
- Turn off the webcam while the screen is locked.
- Disable remote access to the computer.
- Prevent companies or websites from tracking you.
- Do not save image previews in File Explorer.
- Disable Microsoft Store.
- Disable Microsoft Cortana.
- Block the installation of programs recommended by Microsoft Store.
All this security system protects you from your online activity and from Microsoft, and you can activate or deactivate it with a single click. You only need to download Avira Privacy Pal; it is not necessary to download Avira's antivirus for it to work properly.
Security scans
After analyzing all digital traces on your computer, you can clean them. But during the scan, you can skip some services, for example, clearing web browser caches.
Privacy levels
There are three privacy modes: “Enhanced”, “Basic”, and “Personalize”. We really recommend the last option for fully personalized protection, since the first two are automatic.
The File Shredder
After adjusting the computer's privacy settings, you can use the file shredder. This way, files are permanently deleted and no traces remain for recovery. This tool is very good because it comes with many file deletion algorithms that you can select.
Avira Privacy Pal is a very good program that works in the background to protect you from your online activity and from Windows.
