System Protect is free, easy-to-use software that helps keep your operating system stable and protect important programs, documents and files from deletion or modification caused by:

• Viruses, and other malware
• antivirus and antispyware programs
• other users on your computer such as your kids,
• or even by your own mistake.

Using System Protect

System Protect prevents deletion of important system and program files that are included in our database whose loss could cause your operating system and applications to crash. These files could be attacked by viruses or accidentally deleted by antivirus programs, you or your kids.

Protection of Selected Files

System Protect allows you to pick files and folders that you want to protect from deletion such as important documents, your favorite music, photos from your vacation, movies or any other files that you do not want to lose.

System Protect prevents not only deletion of system and selected files, but also their renaming, moving to another folder or another modification.

When someone or something attempts to change/modify the system or selected files, System Protect displays a warning or automatically blocks this change/modification depending on your protection settings.

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Managing System Protect configuration

To open System Protect application right-click the System Protect tray icon and select the "Open System Protect Center" option. System Protect can be also opened via Start menu or desktop icon.

Protect center

To find out if your computer is protected, open System Protect application and see the Protection Summary.

If you see these messages, then your computer is protected:

• Deny Mode
  Your protection is set to a high level.

• Deny & Report Mode
  Your protection is at the recommended level.

• Ask Mode
  We recommend changing the Protection Mode to enhance your protection.

If you see this message...

Protection Disabled
Protection is disabled. Your system and important files will not be protected.

...then you should click on the "Change" link, and change your protection mode to one of those mentioned above.

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Protection mode

System Protect lets you choose from 4 protection modes:

• Deny Mode

  If you select this protection mode, any attempt to delete, modify, rename or move the protected files will be automatically blocked by System Protect and you will get no notification.

  We recommend using this mode to unexperienced users.

• Deny & Report Mode (Default)

  If you select this protection mode, any attempt to delete, modify, rename or move protected files will be automatically blocked by System Protect and you will be notified of such an attempt.

  This mode is intended for more experienced users.

• Ask Mode

  If you select this protection mode, anytime anything or anyone attempts to delete, modify, rename or move the protected file(s), you will be notified and given a chance to block or allow this action.

  This mode is intended for experienced users only. If you are unsure, please select the Deny Mode or Deny & Report Mode.

• Protection Disabled

  If you select this option, your computer and important files will not be protected from unwanted deletion, modification, renaming or moving.

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Custom protection

System Protect allows you to pick files and folders that you want to protect from deletion such as important documents, your favorite music, photos from your vacation, movies or any other files that you do not want to lose.

To select the file/folder that you want protect, follow these steps:

1. Click on the "Custom Protection" tab.

   

2. To add a file to be protected, click on the "Add File" button.

   

3. Then select the file, and click on the "Open" button.

   

   Please note! The file must be located on your local drive, it may not be located on a network drive.

4. To protect a folder, click on the "Add Folder" button.

   

5. Select the folder and click on the "OK" button.

   

   Please note! You may not select a root directory such as C: or D:, or a folder located network drive.

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Update

To find out the current version of your System Protect, go to the Update tab

...and check the "Actual Version" column.

To get the most current application and definitions version, click on the "update" button.