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1. NETSHRED X READ ME NETSHRED X READ ME WWW MIRETH COM SUPPORT MIRETH COM THE RIGHT SOFTWARE FOR THE JOB Table of Contents About NetShred Xecrcissiisicisicsrseroiristi bestit tT sekadesackecssnewesucdesde edevtedevavesssenevea sens 2 Systemi Requirements 28 pcs ccs ceca cnn ec ercu keie cera cvod vac anesini niaii seniti iii 3 Installing Uninstalling NetShred X ccccccecsececceceecncceceecnccecesceseeensenseseneees 4 How to Install NetShred X cccecccccecccsecsecsssccssccssscsscssecssecesscessccsesesscsaecassessessseeeseeass 4 How to Configure the NetShred X Preferences aiscnssusssusvesssersensiarcovsnnaedionnidtesvavens 5 How to uninstall NetShred X w ccccccecceccesscesscssccsssecsscscecssecsscesssccssecsssseecuscsacessaeesseaes 9 How to upgrade DCTS OAK sccasarieusta coors snenrdeuunbalisdundaunotiilulnsdul a daiiahuliieess 10 How to Run NetShred X vis cicsesicueces tes ecdevesuanedoatececesvecsndecde tev esuetvaustedesvedenesvesenes 11 How to run NetShred X automatically sivcsicseussivoscssesoncsstivasnitinnsiesveesesiveneustsmentesiansns 11 How to run NetShred X miaiall assed ccactuinnnonmnsenamanamneuinnets iantnnseal 11 How to re start NetShred X manually wiisssvecisisinsiecsvvessossdeondsrvnendesivoiinlsieatnonondaaaivens 13 How to check the current status of the NetShred X cccecccccccssscescssecssessessssscees 13 IOI o E T A E A 14 Troubleshooting Guide saints icssxstcsssrececrsnnosornesrsonivcih e2. How to configure the Enable preferencesPreferences How to configure the Control preferences section of this document To manage which plug in cache items NetShred X configure the NetShred X Plug In preferences For further information refer to the Preferences How to configure the Plug In preferences section of this document To manage which HTML5 Local Storage and Database cache items NetShred X erases configure the NetShred X HTML5 preferences For further information refer to the Preferences How to configure HTML5 Local Storage and Databases section of this document If the browser or email application you use is not supported in the Enable tab you can configure NetShred X to shred for it using the Custom Tab For further information refer to the Preferences How to configure Custom Applications Preferences section of this document 6 Close the Preferences Menu and hide NetShred X How to Configure the NetShred X Preferences You can control the way NetShred X is run and which internet tracks it erases using the NetShred_ preferences Preferences How to configure the Shred preferences To control which Internet tracks NetShred X erases configure the NetShred X Shred preferences 1 From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the Shred Tab and configure the following items Web Browser Cache Tick this box to shred your web browser cache The defau
3. or email program untick the programs you don t want to shred for It s okay to leave a program ticked even if you don t use that browser or email program Web Browsetr Mail with Profile Some browsers support multiple profiles To configure which individual profile settings click the Profiles popup menu and check or uncheck specific profiles By default all profiles are checked Preferences How to configure the Plug In preferences To manage which plug in cache items NetShred X erases configure the NetShred X Plug In preferences Each plug in may have more than one cache file e For Java and Flash the cache files names and paths are provided To erase Java or Flash cache files just enable shredding of the plug in e For other plug ins the cache files names and paths are not provided To erase cache files for other plug ins e Adda custom plug in e Enable shredding for the plug in e Research the cache file names and paths for the plug in NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Plug in cache items are erased only when all enabled browsers are not running This is because plug in cache items may shared by one or more running browsers 1 From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the Plug In tab 2 Enable the plug ins that items are to be shredded for To enable shredding of cache items for a specific plug in check th
4. upgrade NetShred X 1 If you ve created an alias to the previous version of the program move the alias to the Trash Empty the trash If you re running the program from the dock move the program icon off the dock To install the upgrade follow the instructions in the How to Install NetShred X section of this document NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME How to Run NetShred X There are two ways to run NetShred X manually or automatically e Automatically The easiest way is to have NetShred X running all the time so that it can automatically shred your internet tracks every time you from a browser or email program e Manually You can also run NetShred X manually so that you can shred internet tracks right now or so that you can have NetShred X shred internet tracks and then shut down your computer How to run NetShred X automatically To have NetShred X run in the background and automatically shred your internet tracks every time you quit from a browser or email program follow these instructions 1 If NetShred X is not running double click the NetShred X icon 2 Quit from all your email and browser programs NetShred X will only shred the internet tracks for programs that are not running when NetShred X initiates the shred procedure e As soon as shredding has started you can re start your email or browser program
5. 5 SeaMonkey 1 2 Shiira 1 2 NetShred X works with the following email programs Apple Mail 1 5 Eudora 5 6 Postbox 2 Mozilla 1 Netscape 7 Thunderbird 1 5 2 NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Installing Uninstalling NetShred X If you want to install and run the Demo see the Appendix A About the Demo section of this document How to Install NetShred X 1 Drag the NetShred X folder to wherever you keep application software 2 Double click the NetShred X icon The Registration dialog will appear when you launch the program displaying four buttons Preave Reguter Then sotmas has mek booe cogiiinred mi hemi tnenalty mal be hemtend ened A n regietened License Qua tun Demo GEED tepsir Figure 1 Registration Dialog Quit to quit the program click the Quit button Run Demo Downloaded version only For further information refer to the Appendix A About the Demo section of this document Buy Now Downloaded version only If you wish to purchase this program now online click the Buy Now button and follow the instructions Register To register the program now follow the instructions below 3 Register NetShred X The Registration dialog will appear when you launch the program e Enter the License Type Purchaser s Email Address and Registration Key supplied when you boug
6. How to run NetShred X manually NetShred X includes many options for running it manually besides running it right now to shred your internet tracks When you shut down your computer or logout the operating systems quits from all running programs This will trigger NetShred X to run which might cause your logout or shutdown command might fail if you have a lot of internet tracks to shred and the operating system gets tired of waiting for NetShred X to finish Instead you can have NetShred X quit from all your applications shred your internet tracks and logout shut down e To have NetShred X run right now follow the instructions in the section How to Shred Right Now below e To have NetShred X run and log you out follow the instructions in the section How to Shred and Logout below e To have NetShred X run and shut down your computer follow the instructions in the section How to Shred and Shutdown below NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME e To have NetShred X run and restart your computer follow the instructions in the section How to Shred and Restart below If you are going to run NetShred X manually we recommend that you put it in a convenient spot To put NetShred X on the desktop e Select the NetShred X program by single clicking the NetShred X Icon e From the File menu select Make Alias Drag the Alias to the Desktop To put Net
7. Shred X in the dock e If you prefer to run NetShred X from the Dock drag the NetShred X icon to the Dock instead of making an alias How to Shred Right Now To shred your Internet files right now follow these instructions 1 Quit from all your email and browser programs 2 If NetShred X is not running double click the NetShred X icon 3 Click the Shred button on the Main Dialog Box or choose Shred from the File menu 4 As soon as shredding has started you can re start your email or browser program How to Shred and Logout If you don t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you log out use this option NetShred X will quit from all running programs shred the Internet files and log you out 1 From the File menu choose Shred and Logout or click the Logout button on the NetShred X Main Dialog How to Shred and Shutdown If you don t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you Shut Down use this option NetShred X will quit from all running programs shred the Internet files and shut down your computer 1 From the File menu choose Shred and Shutdown or click the Shutdown button on the NetShred X Main Dialog How to Shred and Restart If you don t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you restart use this option NetShred X will quit from all running programs shred the Internet files and restart your computer 1 From the File menu choose Shred and Restart or click the Restart b
8. al Storage and Database shredding NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME To enable shredding of Local Storage and Database items check the item named Shred HTMLS Local Storage and Databases To Exclude specific trusted web domains from shredding add them to the Exclude List To add an excluded domain click the button under the Domain list This creates anew domain called newdomain com Rename it to the domain you want to exclude from shredding To rename it double click the domain and type the name you prefer E g mireth com To Delete domains from the Exclude list to be shredded To delete a domain click the domain name to select it Click the button Preferences How to configure Custom Applications Preferences If the browser or email application you use is not supported in the Enable tab you can configure NetShred X to shred for it using the Custom Tab If you use this feature ensure that you know what you are doing before continuing You are responsible for finding the applicable files that need to be shredded If you shred the wrong files you could cause yourself a problem Ensure you know what you are doing before continuing From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the Custom tab Add the application that items are to be shredded for To add an application click the button under the A
9. bugging Do this only if requested by a Mireth Technology Support NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Analyst The default is Off Government Standards If you set both standards on the shred will comply to both standards DoD 5220 Clear This is the minimum level specified by DoD 5220 Any settings you specify will always comply with this standard and so it is not possible to disable Clear compliance Default value is On DoD 5220 Sanitize Tick this box to enable the US Department of Defense 5220 Sanitize standard compliant feature Default value is Off NSA Tick this box to enable the new NSA Standard compliant feature Default value is Off Overwrite Options Number of Writes Set this popup menu to the number of times you wish to overwrite the original data This popup includes the option to select the Gutmann standard number of overwrites 35 Pattern Set this popup menu to the pattern that you wish to overwrite the original data with Preferences How to configure the Enable preferences To manage which browsers and email program NetShred X erases the Internet tracks for configure the NetShred X Enable preferences 1 From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the Enable tab and configure the following items Web Browset Mail To disable shredding for a web browser
10. cache junk mail favicons cookies plug in cache and HTML5 Local Storage and Databases These files not only potentially compromise your privacy they also take up disk space NetShred X is the easy to use Internet track eraser that securely erases cached files your browser and email programs leave behind It erases browser cache browser history email trash download cache quicktime cache mail cache junk mail top sites cookies favicons plug in cache and html5 cache for almost every browser and email program on every Mac NetShred X is the Internet privacy software that is easy fast and cleaner e Easy because it runs automatically you don t have to remember to use it e Fast because it runs in the background you don t have to wait for it e Cleaner because it erases not just deletes all the Internet tracks your browser and email programs leave behind Take care of the problem once and for all time In less than 15 minutes you ll have NetShred X up and running automatically erasing your Internet tracks for the rest of time NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME System Requirements To run NetShred X you need Mac OS X version 10 3 or later NetShred X works with the following web browsers Camino 0 7 2 Chrome 4 19 Firefox 0 8 17 Flock 2 5 3 iCab 2 4 Internet Explorer 5 Mozilla 1 Netscape 7 OmniWeb 4 5 Opera 5 11 Safari 1
11. e checkbox beside the plug in name 3 If required add custom plug ins To add a New Plug in click the button under the Plug in Name list To rename the New Plug in double click it and type the name you prefer 4 Add cache items to be shredded for a custom plug in To add cache items to be shredded for a plug in click the plug in name to select it Click the button under the File or Folder list and choose the cache file or folder item You may add as many cache items as you like to a custom plug in 5 You can disable cache items to be shredded from a plug in Click the Plug in name to select it Click the cache item to select it Click the button under the File or Folder column 6 You can Delete a custom plug in but not a built in plug in To delete a custom Plug in click its name to select it Click the button under the Plug In name column 7 To Reset Build In plug ins not factory settings click the Reset button Preferences How to configure HTML5 Local Storage and Databases To manage which HTML5 Local Storage and Database cache items NetShred X erases the Internet tracks for configure the NetShred X HTML5 preferences HTMLS5 Local Storage and Databases are similar to Cookies in that they allow web sites to store information on your computer for later retrieval or use in web base applications 1 From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the HTMLS5 tab 2 Enable HTML5 Loc
12. ht the product If you purchased online the easiest way to do this is to copy Apple C and paste Apple V the information from the email we sent you If you purchased a CD the Registration Key Serial Number will also be printed on the CD jacket e Click the Register Button If you have entered the Registration information correctly the Registered message will be displayed If there is a problem with the registration information the Invalid Registration NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Information dialog will appear To correct the problem refer to the NetShred X FAQ in the documentation folder If required configure the NetShred X Preferences To configure which Internet tracks NetShred X erases cache history etc configure the NetShred X Shred preferences For further information refer to the How to Configure the NetShred X Preferences section of this document To configure how NetShred X is run automatic actions overwrite standards etc configure the NetShred X Control preferences For further information refer to the Preferences How to configure the Control preferences section of this document To configure which browsers and email program NetShred X erases the Internet tracks for configure the NetShred X Enable preferences For further information refer to the Preferences
13. l program trash The default is On To have NetShred X shred your email trash instead of having your email program delete your trash configure your email program to not delete email trash Mail Eudora 6 Postbox 2 and Thunderbird 1 5 2 Junk Tick this box to shred the contents of the Junk Folder The default is Off Quicktime When user selects Logout Shutdown or Restart then shred Quicktime Cache Tick this box to shred your Quicktime Cache when using the Shred and Logout Shred and Shutdown or Shred and Restart options The default is Off Preferences How to configure the Control preferences To control how NetShred X is run configure the NetShred X Control preferences 1 From the NetShred X menu select Preferences Select the Control Tab and configure the following items Automatic Actions Browser Watch Tick this box to have NetShred X monitor running programs and automatically shred when you quit from your browser and email programs NetShred X automatically installs itself as a login item or removes the login item based on this setting The default is On Hide After Shredding Tick this box to hide the NetShred X dialog in the dock after shredding has run The default is Off Confirm Shredding Tick this box to be prompted before NetShred X shreds files The default is On Activity Log Tick this box to enable the NetShred X activity log for de
14. lt is On Download Cache Tick this box to shred the cache created when you download a file The default is Off History Tick this box to shred your web browser history The default is NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Off Safari Top Sites Tick this box to shred Safari Top Sites URLs Otherwise they will be retained The default is On Favicons Tick this box to shred icons favicons that show up in the navigation bar of the browser when you visit a site Shredding Icons will result in your Bookmarks not showing the site icon The default is Off Cookies Tick this box to shred cookies that are set by servers when you visit a site Shredding Cookies will result in all your cookies being shredded so be sure this is what you want prior to enabling this option The default is Off Passwords Tick this box to shred passwords that are set by the Firefox browser when you enter them Shredding Passwords will result in all your passwords being shredded so be sure this is what you want prior to enabling this option If you enable this option you will need to remember and re enter your passwords each time you visit a web site The default is Off Mail Cache Tick this box to shred your web browser cache and your email cache The default is Off Trash Tick this box to shred your emai
15. plication quits NetShred X no longer waits for all applications to quit while skipping applications that are running 7 display status of running applications in Browser Watch area of main dialog 8 online help to Help menu 9 support email to Help menu 10 eSellerate wizard Added Mailsmith support Added Firefox and Camino support Added Safari Icon support Add Camino 0 8 support Add Firefox 1 0 Omniweb 5 Apple Mail cache support Add Opera 7 support Add Omniweb 5 1 favicon support Remove buy now button on CD versions in register dialog for retail partners Add Enable tab in preferences to allow users to enable disable shredding for each browser and email program Add support for Firefox profiles Add support for Mail 2 Safari 2 Tiger compatibility Add Shred amp Logout Shred amp Restart Shred amp Shutdown options Add Hide NetShred feature Add support for Eudora 6 Add support for Firefox 1 5 Add support for Quicktime Download cache shredding clarified Apple Mail cache preference Build as Universal Binary to provide native performance on Intel Macintosh Add support for Thunderbird 1 5 Opera 8 amp 9 and Camino 1 x Shiira 1 0 Add support for Cookie shredding Modify preferences layout Add support for Firefox 2 iCab 3 Shiira 2 Thunderbird 2 erasing of site passwords Firefox 2 only Add support for Leopard OS X 10 5 Add support for Safari 3 Improve Mail 2 Trash shredding Add suppo
16. pplications list and navigate to find the application file For most applications the navigation path is the following From the application file select the Contents folder then select the MacOS folder and then pick the program from within the MacOS folder Add the items for that application that are to be shredded e g cache To add items to shred click on the application name click on the button under the Item s to shred list choose files or folders to shred If you use the Custom feature with a browser email program supported by the Enable tab unclick the browser email program on the Enable tab Otherwise you d be trying to shred the same files twice Close the Preferences Menu and hide NetShred X How to uninstall NetShred X 1 If you configured NetShred X to run automatically change it to not run automatically NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Launch NetShred X Open the NetShred X Preferences Click the tab titled Control Uncheck the item named Browser Watch Drag the preferences files to the Trash HOME Library Preferences com mireth netshred plist Move the NetShred X folder from wherever you keep application software to the Trash If you ve created an alias to NetShred X move it to the Trash If you are running NetShred X from the Dock drag it out of the Dock Empty the Trash How to
17. rt for custom browser monitoring and shredding now works with any browser that a user may choose to configure Added support for Firefox 3 Camino 1 6 Omniweb 5 7 iCab 4 1 Opera 9 5 SeaMonkey 1 0 Added support for Safari 4 Camino 1 6 7 and Flock 2 5 Added preference to Keep top sites for Safari Added support for Chrome 4 and SeaMonkey 2 Added support for Apple Mail 4 Add support for Safari 5 Opera 10 Camino 2 and Chrome 5 Add automatic configuration of Login item Add Plug In 15 NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation 2011 04 13 2011 07 20 2012 04 03 2012 06 08 2012 07 30 2012 12 07 4 6 4 7 4 7 4 4 7 5 4 7 7 4 7 7 NETSHRED X READ ME support Add HTML5 Local Storage and Database support Add improved DEMO mode dialogs Add support for Firefox 4 Postbox 2 Add support for Lion OS x 7 Safari 5 1 Firefox 5 Add support for Firefox 11 Camino 2 1 and Chrome 17 Add support for Firefox 13 Chrome 19 a support for Mountain Lion OS X 10 8 Firefox 14 16 Safari Add support for Firefox 17 16 NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Appendix A About the Demo The NetShred X DEMO is NetShred X without a Registration Key It is provided so that you can see how the program works The demo looks and performs exactly like the full version of the software bu
18. sieushissiap eeii 14 Known Problems sssini oraren rse rA EN ER S EATS ARAE RENE 14 Version History neru an u a a eia teaustiiengsuaiens 15 Appendix A About the Demo ssssssessssssssssseesessssessrorssrsesessrsessrsesessesesseses 17 How to install and run the NetShred X demo e eeceecceccsssessceescessccssessecsesssceeseees 17 1 NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME About NetShred X Ever wonder why your bank recommends you clear your browser cache after you ve done your online banking What your bank knows is that your web browser stores copies of the images and text that you see in the cache folder on your hard disk Anyone with access to your computer can look through these files and see what information you have accessed on the web in this case your financial information What your bank may not be aware of is that clearing your cache may not be enough Clearing your cache throwing these files in the trash or deleting them will not remove the file contents from the hard disk it just removes the file name from the directory leaving the data intact and recoverable To erase Internet tracks you need an Internet track eraser like NetShred X to erase cache so it can t be recovered And it gets worse There s many more Internet tracks your browser and email program leave behind including browser history email trash download cache mail
19. t will only delete the Internet tracks not shred them Once you have purchased it you can enable the fully functional version of the program by entering the registration information For further information on buying our products see the Buy Me FAQ included in the documentation folder How to install and run the NetShred X demo 1 To install follow the How to Install NetShred X instructions in this document omitting Step 3 To run the demo registration is not required 2 Torun follow the How to Run NetShred X instructions in this document NetShred NetShred X are trademarks of The Mireth Technology Corporation Mac Macintosh Mac OS QuickTime Safari are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners and used here for identification purposes only NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation
20. utton on the NetShred X Main Dialog NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME How to re start NetShred X manually 1 If you accidentally quit NetShred X you need to start it manually To do this just double click the NetShred X icon How to check the current status of the NetShred X 1 To check on the current status of the NetShred X click on the NetShred X icon in the dock This will bring it to the foreground so you can see the status NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation NETSHRED X READ ME Help Troubleshooting Guide If you have a problem with the software please do the following 1 Refer to the Known Problems section of this document for the latest information on existing problems 2 Refer to the FAQ included in the documentation folder It answers the most commonly asked questions about the software 3 Check the Technical Support page of our site to see if any of the available FAQs answers your question http www mireth com text technical_support html 4 If your question is not answered please contact Product Support at support mireth com Please include the following information e Problem description e If you are having problems with a particular product please include the following information as well e What product and version you are having problems
21. with To find the version number Mac single click the product icon and Get Info OS 8 9 File Get Info OSX File Show Info Windows single click the product icon and show properties File Properties Version tab e What OS version you are running To find the version number Mac OS 8 9 Apple Menu About this Computer OS X Apple Menu About this Mac Windows Start Menu My Computer Help About Windows e Whether you are using the demo version or the registered version of the product Known Problems There are no known problems with NetShred X NetShred X Read Me 12 7 12 2 49 PM Copyright 2002 2012 The Mireth Technology Corporation Version History 2002 09 04 2003 01 13 2003 6 01 2004 02 24 2004 03 28 2004 04 19 2004 06 09 2004 10 15 2004 11 28 2005 01 27 2005 02 09 2005 02 27 2005 03 14 2005 08 02 2005 10 15 2005 11 30 2005 12 12 2006 05 28 2007 06 11 2007 11 01 2008 08 01 2009 06 10 2009 08 22 2010 01 28 2010 04 20 2010 07 01 3 0 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 0 3 4 0 3 5 0 3 6 0 3 7 0 3 8 0 3 9 0 3 10 0 3 11 0 3 12 0 3 13 0 3 14 0 3 15 0 3 16 0 3 17 0 4 0 4 2 1 4 3 0 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 1 4 5 0 NETSHRED X READ ME Initial Release Added support for Safari Added 1 support for Netscape 7 2 support for Mozilla 1 x 3 support for Opera 6 x 4 NSA standard shredding 5 increased number of overwrites maximum from 10 to 35 6 shredding if a single ap
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