SmartFix 4.0 Update Readme
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Introduction
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To provide the best computer experience available, SmartFix is an all-in-one system and security repair tool that allows you to fix and eliminate the pesky bugs and problems that may slow down your computer, via easy one-click menu options and a user-friendly interface. Furthermore, SmartFix adds an extra layer of protection against the security attacks and hazards of the Internet by repairing the security flaws on your system. To make your computer experience even smoother, an intelligent pop-up ad blocker is included to block those annoying spam pop-up and pop-under ads, as well as an easy-to-use system monitor taskbar that allows you to keep track of your computer's health.

Support Us through Donations
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To help us keep improving SmartFix and be able to continue providing it for free, please go to www.einfodaily.com and click on the donate button and donate some money to help us continue development. Any monetary support would be much appreciated. :)

SmartFix Pro
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Click on the "Buy DefendGate SmartFix Pro" button in Smartfix to purchase SmartFix Pro.  What you get is an improved system intrusion prevention engine to catch more of the bad software that intrude your computer, an intelligent memory defragmenter feature, enhanced privacy lockdown and  and crash protection to keep your computer running smoothly, enhanced privacy and security protection, and a liveupdate feature that lets you get the latest updates instantly.  Please support us by buying our software.

What's New
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v4.0:
-Added DefendGate Firewall, a software firewall application to better protect against both incoming and outgoing network attacks and threats
-Added Disable Support for PCT 1.0 Server
-Added Disable Anonymous RPC Access over HTTP
-Added Disable UPNP Windows Services
-Improve online anti-virus interface performance
-Improved real-time worm and spyware detection 

v3.9:
-Brand new user-friendly control panel interface for improving security
-Improved spyware immunization for the latest threats
-Improved real-time worm and spyware detection performance and accuracy against the latest threats
-Improved liveupdate for faster download of the latest security updates
-Reduced resource utilization for better performance

v3.7:
-Improved Immunization to protect against over 1800 spyware threats
-Improved real-time worm and spyware detection performance and accuracy
-Added high security lockdown mode for greater security practices
-Added integrated 18-pass NSA high security file shredder for permanently destroying old confidential documents and files so they cannot be recovered
-Improved intrusion detection performance

v3.6:
-Improved Immunization to protect against over 1600 spyware threats
-Added disable HTML Help Code Execution Vulnerabilities (deemed as a critical vulnerability by Microsoft)
-Added Read Emails in Plain Text Format in Internet Explorer, Outlook and other software that uses IE
-Added Disable Task Scheduler Window Services to protect against certain critical vulnerabilities
-Improved worm and spyware protection functionality

v3.5:
-Improved worm and spyware protection functionality
-Improved internal system performance

v3.4:
-Added Immunization against over 1000 spyware threats
-Added protection and repair against the latest discovered vulnerabilities
-Added detection and integration of Outpost firewall
-Added Harden IE "Local Machine Zone" security
-Added brand-new comprehensive user manual to help you understand how Smartfix works
-Added Perform Clean Sweep on Computing History (available in pro version)
-Improved worm and spyware protection functionality
-Improved integration and user-friendliness of anonymous web surfing feature

v3.3:
-Added Integrated online anti-virus feature from BitDefender
-Added Integrated anonymous web surfing feature via Anonymizer
-Added disable performance indexing service performance issues
-Added disable Windows HSC Code Execution Vulnerability
-Added disable Windows VBS vulnerabilities
-Added intelligent Memory defragmentation (available in pro version)
-Added System Crash protection feature
(available in pro version)
-Added Top Privacy Protection Mode
(available in pro version)

v3.1:
-Improved security alert console for more detailed statistics
-Improved worm detection mechanisms
-Improved spyware detection mechanisms
-Improved intrusion prevention mechanisms
-Added disable error reporting services option
-Added disable vbs services option
-Added back up important files options

v3.0:
-Brand-new SmartFix security center interface for better control over SmartFix
-Improved worm detection mechanisms
-Improved spyware detection mechanisms
-Improved intrusion prevention mechanisms
-Improved security alert feature for keeping up to date with the latest security threats

v2.6:
-Improved intrusion detection
-Improved stability optimizations

v2.5:
-New improved worm intrusion prevention feature for eliminating deadly worms
-New improved spyware intrusion prevention feature for eliminating intrusive spyware applications

v2.4:
-New Security Alert console for keeping up with the latest security threats

v2.3:
-Improved system intrusion prevention feature (Now detects spyware and worms more accurately)

v2.2:
-New process intrusion prevention feature added to monitor system behavior and detect unsafe applications such as viruses, worms, spyware, and other forms of malware

v2.1:
-Prevent Windows Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
-Prevent Internet Explorer MSWebDVD Object Corruption Vulnerabilities
-System Monitor can how be set to start up upon program startup

v2.0:
-New worm detection and removal tool added (a lightweight version of Smartalec Anti-Worm)
-Improve vulnerability protection optimizations

v1.9:
-Improved Application Failure Prevention Mechanisms

v1.8:
-Prevent Internet Explorer ActiveX-related Vulnerabilities
-Repair Windows Slow Log-off and Shutdown Problems

v1.7:
-Repair Windows Network Browsing Performance Issues

v1.6:
-Improved Windows and Internet Explorer Fail-safe Mechanism
-Improved TCP/IP Stack Protection

v1.5:
-Improved Microsoft Windows stability optimizations
-Improved Intelligent Pop-up Blocker capabilities

v1.4:
-Repair Microsoft Windows RPCSS Multi-thread Race Condition Vulnerability
-Repair Microsoft Windows Workstation Service Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
-Repair Microsoft Windows Network Services Vulnerabilities

v1.3:
-Repairs Internet Explorer Active Scripting vulnerabilities
-Repairs Internet Explorer JIT Compiler vulnerablities

v1.2:
-Repairs Windows DNS resource cache corruption vulnerability
-Repairs Internet Explorer MHTML vulnerability
-Added more stability repair features

Installation
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To install, simply extract the files supdate.exe into a temporary directory. Then run supdate.exe to run the SmartFix application.

This update requires the SmartFix application to be installed.  If you wish to get SmartFix in a full installation package, do one of the following:

A) go to http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4054.html to download the full installation package.

Updates
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To keep up to date with the latest fixes, go frequently to www.einfodaily.com to download the latest SmartFix update.

About Us
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Website: www.einfodaily.com (All the latest news you'll ever need in one website. This is where you download the SmartFix updates)
Company website: www.smartalec2000.com