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1: Start the Program



Click on the Internet Cleaner entry in the main menu Ashampoo WinOptimizer Platinum Suite.

Read the information on the start screen of the Internet Cleaner module carefully.

2: Adjust the Module Options

You don't need to make changes here if you don't want to. The standard settings are effective and safe. Just proceed directly to Scan.


If you have more than one browser installed select the Browser entry in the Options screen and select the browser whose "data trail" you want to clean up. You can only clean one browser at a time!

Select the Cache, History entry if you want to change the settings for clearing the Browser Cache and clearing the Broswer History (visited URLs). By default both options are activated.


Select the Cookies entry and check the settings for searching for cookies. Full explanations are provided on the screen. Deleting cookies is also safe, but you may want to exclude cookies of trusted sites so that you can continue to use the functionality they provide.

3: Perform the Scan



Select the Scan button and then select Start Scan to perform the scan. Now be patient, this may take a few minutes on large hard drives!


If you are not satisfied with the result of the scan or want to try out some other scan filters just click on the New Search button.
You can repeat the scan with the same options (which does not really make sense) by clicking on the Start button or click on the Options button which is now in sight and change the options for the next scan.

The Clear History function is necessary for clearing the entries in the Windows® Explorer and MS® Internet Explorer History folder. These entries are handled very differently from the browser history in Netscape®, Opera® and Mozilla must be cleared separately (see the Options screen for further details). To clear the History just click on this button and confirm the prompt displayed.

The Results screen is displayed automatically when the scan is completed.