What can NetDuster do for you?

Registry Integrity

This group contains specific sections in the registration database to scan for missing references and optimize your computer.

NetDuster will...

Clean obsolete "Application Management" entries

NetDuster scans the address resolution protocol cache for invalid references.

Delete invalid "Application Paths" registry keys

This scanning option verifies that all application paths referenced in the App Paths section are present on the system.

Remove "COM or ActiveX Objects"

It scans the subkeys of the CLSID section that no longer reference valid COM objects on the system.

Scan and delete unused "File Extension Records"

This section detects file extension records with no reference to any associated program.

Clean invalid "File Type Records"

NetDuster scans the various file type records for subkeys like DefaultIcon or shell\...\command which contain invalid references.

Delete obsolete "Help File References" keys

This scanning option searches help files references that are no longer point to valid files.

Remove useless "Installation Folders"

It scans the installation folders entries for invalid application paths.

Detect and erase "Invalid Shared Folders" registry entries

This section scans for entries that reference non-existant shared folders.

Delete "Missing Applications" registry keys

NetDuster scans the applications subkey for missing software references.

Remove "Missing Font Files" records

It removes entries from the Fonts section if referenced font files are no longer present on the system.

Find and erase "Missing Shared DLLs" entries

This scanning option removes entries to shared dynamic link libraries that are no longer found on the system.

Erase the "Most Recently Used Apps" obsolete keys

NetDuster scans the most recently used application entries for invalid references.

Remove unconsistent "MUI Cache Entries"

The multiple user interface cache contains references to localized strings used for program titles.

Scan and delete "Obsolete Software Keys"

This section scans for invalid or empty software subkeys.

Delete invalid "Run At Startup Programs" registry keys

NetDuster finds and removes invalid references to executable files that run automatically when Windows starts up.

Clean "Start Menu Programs" obsolete registry entries

It scans for start menu programs that are no longer valid.

Find and remove unconsistent "Uninstaller Reference Issues"

This scanning option deletes entries that reference missing uninstall programs on the system.

Delete "Unused File Extensions" keys

NetDuster scans and removes file extension entries for which there is no associated program.

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Internet Explorer Browser

This group contains Windows Internet Explorer's items.

NetDuster will...

Clean your Internet Cache

The cache consists of all internet content locally stored on your computer.

Remove Internet Cookies

Cookies are text files created while surfing the web, they contain information specific to websites.

Delete Internet Browsing History

As you surf the web a record of every website you visit is stored locally in an indexed file.

Clean Auto-Complete Forms

All the words written into the browser's edit boxes are kept locally in the registry.

Empty Download & Save Directories

Internet Explorer remembers the last directory used of saved and downloaded files.

Delete Typed URLs

All web addresses typed into the browser's address box are kept locally in the registry.

Erase Stored Usernames & Passwords

All usernames and passwords typed into the browser's edit boxes may be kept locally in the registry.

Delete the index.dat files

Hidden files index.dat contain your entire browsing habits. These files are locked by the system while
the user is logged on. They will be removed at next reboot.

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Mozilla Firefox Browser

This group contains Mozilla Firefox's items.

NetDuster will...

Erase Internet Cache

The cache consists of all internet content locally stored on your computer.

Delete Internet Cookies

Cookies are text files created while surfing the web, they contain information specific to websites.

Remove Internet Browsing History

As you surf the web a record of every website you visit is stored locally in an indexed file.

Empty Auto-Complete Forms

All the words written into the browser's edit boxes are kept locally in a file.

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Opera Browser

This group contains Opera's items.

NetDuster will...

Delete Internet Cache

The cache consists of all internet content locally stored on your computer.

Remove Internet Cookies

Cookies are text files created while surfing the web, they contain information specific to websites.

Clear Internet Browsing History

As you surf the web a record of every website you visit is stored locally in an indexed file.

Erase Auto-Complete Forms

All the words written into the browser's edit boxes are kept locally.

Remove Temporary Downloads

This item removes temporary downloads from Opera

Delete Downloaded Images

This item cleans icons and other image files downloaded from visited sites.

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Toolbars & Instant Messengers

This group contains instant messengers, toolbars and other browser add-ons.

NetDuster will...

Clean eBay Toolbar

This will clean the eBay search history and logs.

Clear Google Toolbar

When using Google, a record of every search term and category inquired about is kept locally.

Clean Windows Live Toolbar

This item cleans the Windows Live Toolbar history and search strings.

Clear Yahoo! Toolbar

This will clean the Yahoo! search history.

Clean AOL Instant Messenger

This item cleans the AOL Instant Messenger history and cache files.

Clear Google Talk

This item clears the Google Talk chat and status log entries.

Clean MSN Messenger

This item cleans the MSN Messenger cache files.

Clean Trillian

This will clean the Trillian logs and cache files.

Clear Yahoo! Messenger

This will clean the Yahoo! Messenger logs and cache files.

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Microsoft Office Suite

This group contains the main programs for the Microsoft Office Suite.

NetDuster will...

Clean Microsoft Access

Every time you open or save an Access document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft Excel

Every time you open or save an Excel document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft PowerPoint

Every time you open or save a PowerPoint document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft Word

Every time you open or save a Word document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft Outlook

Every time you search an Outlook document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft Publisher

Every time you open or save a Publisher document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

Clean Microsoft FrontPage

Every time you open or save a web document it will be added to a most recently used file list.

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Windows System

This group contains various Windows operating system locations.

NetDuster will...

Clear the Windows Clipboard

This item will clear the contents of the clipboard from the last copy and paste operation made.

Remove Network Drive Maps

Every time you map a network drive, it is added to the recent list of mapped network connections.

Clean Open & Save Dialogs

When you open or save a file through Windows common dialogs, it will add the file to a recently used list.

Delete Recent Documents Shortcuts

This item will clear the shortcuts to documents that have been opened recently.

Empty Recycle Bin

This item will empty the Windows Recycle Bin.

Clean RegEdit History

This will clean the last opened key from the user's registry editor.

Clear Run Dialog Entries

Whenever a file is executed through the run dialog in the start menu, it is added to a recently used file list.

Clean Search Assistant

Every time you use the Search Assistant to search for a file, it will add the filename to a list.

Empty Config.Msi Folder

All the unpacked setup files left by Windows installer packages in this folder can be deleted.

Delete Crash Dump Files

All the crash log files in this folder can be deleted.

Erase Internet Logs

All the internet logs in this folder can be deleted.

Remove Downloaded Program Files

All the downloaded program files in this folder can be deleted.

Erase UserAssist Subkeys

All the values of this registry location can be deleted: It is used by various programs to store encrypted data.

Delete User Temporary Files

All the contents of this folder can be deleted: It is used by various programs to store temporary files.

Clear Windows Update Logs

Used by the operating system to log software updates, all the contents of this folder can be deleted.

Remove Windows Temporary Files

Used by the operating system, all the contents of this folder can be deleted.

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Multimedia Programs

This group contains various multimedia programs cleaning tasks.

NetDuster will...

Clean Windows Media Player History

This item clears the recent files and playlists played by Media Player.

Remove Media Player Classic History

This item clears the recent files and playlists played by Media Player Classic.

Clear Google Video Player History

This item clears the Google Video Player most recently used files.

Erase PowerDVD History

This item clears the recent files and playlists played by PowerDVD.

Delete QuickTime Player History

This will clean the downloads and list of most recent movies used by QuickTime.

Clean RealNetworks Real Player History

This will clean the lists of most recent files used by RealPlayer One.

Remove Macromedia Flash History

This will clean the cache and the most recent files used by Flash.

Erase VirtualDub History

This will clean the most recent files used by VirtualDub.

Clear BSPlayer History

This will clean the most recent files used by BSPlayer.

Clean Winamp History

This will clean the most recent files used by Winamp.

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Archive & Backup Programs

This group contains various compression or backup tools cleaning tasks.

NetDuster will...

Clean 7-Zip History

This will clean the 7-Zip's recently used archive list.

Erase IZArc History

This will clean the IZArc's recently used archive list.

Delete MS Backup History

This will clean the Microsoft Backup's logs.

Remove PicoZip History

This will clean the PicoZip's recently used archive list.

Clear PowerArchiver History

This will clean the PowerArchiver's recently used archive list.

Clean PowerZip History

This will clean the PowerZip's recently used archive list.

Erase QuickPAR History

This will clean the QuickPAR's recently used archive list.

Remove Symantec Ghost History

This will clean the Symantec Ghost's recently used archive list.

Clean TUGZip History

This will clean the TUGZip's recently used archive list.

Delete UPX Shell History

This will clean the UPX Shell's recently used archive list.

Clear WinImage History

This will clean the WinImage's recently used archive list.

Erase WinRAR History

This will clean the WinRAR's recently used archive list.

Remove WinZip History

This will clean the WinZip's recently used archive list.

Clean ZipGenius History

This will clean the ZipGenius's recently used archive list.

Erase ZipMagic History

This will clean the ZipMagic's recently used archive list.

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Anti-Virus, Firewall & Spyware Programs

This group contains various anti-virus or spyware tools cleaning tasks.

NetDuster will...

Delete Ad-Aware Logs

This item will clean the log files from Ad-Aware.

Clean Avast AntiVirus Logs

This will clean the Avast Anti-Virus logs.

Remove Avira AntiVir Logs

This will clean the Avira AntiVir logs.

Delete AVG Anti-Virus Log Files

This item will clean the log files from AVG Anti-Virus.

Erase AVG Anti-Spyware Logs

This item will clean the log files from AVG Anti-Spyware.

Clear BitDefender Anti-Virus Log Files

This will clean the BitDefender Anti-Virus logs.

Delete Computer Associates Anti-Virus Logs

This item will clean the log files from CA Anti-Virus.

Remove GIANT AntiSpyware Log Files

This item will clean the log files from GIANT AntiSpyware.

Clean Jetico Personal Firewall Logs

This item will clean the log files from Jetico.

Erase Koffix Blocker Log Files

This item will clean the log files from Koffix Blocker.

Delete Norton AntiVirus Logs

This will clean the Norton AntiVirus logs.

Clear Spybot - Search & Destroy Log Files

This will clean the SpyBot logs.

Delete SpyDefense Logs

This will clean the SpyDefense logs.

Remove Spyware Doctor Logs

This will clean the Spyware Doctor logs.

Erase Spyware Terminator Log Files

This will clean the Spyware Terminator logs.

Clean Webroot SpySweeper Logs

This will clean the SpySweeper logs.

Delete Windows DefenderLog Files

This will clean the Windows Defender logs.

Clear ZoneAlarm Logs

This will clean the ZoneAlarm logs.

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P2P Applications & Download Managers

This group contains some peer-to-peer applicatons.

NetDuster will...

Clean Azureus Log Entries

This item clears the Azureus log entries.

Delete eMule History

This item clears the eMule search history and file hashes.

Remove GetRight Logs

This item clears the GetRight log entries.

Erase Go!Zilla History

This item clears the Go!Zilla search history.

Remove Kazaa History

This item clears the Kazaa search entries.

Clean LeechGet History

This item clears the LeechGet history entries.

Delete LimeWire Entries

This item clears the LimeWire incomplete entries.

Erase Morpheus History

This item clears the Morpheus search history.

Clear uTorrent Temporary Files

This item clears the uTorrent temp files.

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Other Applications

This group contains some general applicatons.

Delete 32bit Web Browser History

This item will clean the most recently visited sites from 32bit Web Browser.

Erase Ahead Nero - Burning Rom Compilations

This item will clean the most recent used burning compilations in Ahead Nero.

Remove Adobe Photoshop History

This will clean the recently opened files from Adobe Photoshop.

Clean Acrobat Reader History

This will clean the recently opened files from Acrobat Reader.

Delete Avant Browser History

This item will clean the most recently visited sites with Avant Browser.

Erase Ashampoo Burning Studio History

This item will clean the most recent used burning compilations in Ashampoo.

Clean Microsoft Management Console History

This will clean the Management Console recently opened files list.

Remove Microsoft Paint History

This will clean the list of most recent files used in Microsoft Paint.

Clear Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 History

This will clean the lists of most recent files and projects used.

Clean Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 History

This will clean the lists of most recent files and projects used.

Delete Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 History

This will clean the lists of most recent files and projects used.

Remove Microsoft Visual Studio 6 History

This will clean the lists of most recent files and projects used.

Erase Microsoft WordPad History

This will clean the lists of most recent files used by WordPad.

Delete Remote Desktop Connection Cache

This will clean the Remote Desktop cache files.

Remove Safari Web Browser History

This item will clean the cache, cookies, history, downloads and form values lists from Safari.

Clean Sun Java Cache

This will clean the Java cache files.

Delete Google DeskBar Entries

This item clears the Google DeskBar history and search entries.

Erase Google Earth Entries

This item clears the Google Earth history and search entries.