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Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition
Version: 2.0
Downloads Count: 820
License Type: Free
Price: Free
Date Added: May 26, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista
File Size: 2174 KB
Author: Returnil
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Editor's Review of Returnil Virtual System Personal Edition
The Returnil Virtual System offers a different sort of protection for your PC. Instead of trying to block malware before it can infect your system, it allows you to reset your computer to how it was before you turned on the software's virtual environment, so that any Trojans or other nasties that might have wormed their way in are wiped clean as if they were never there.
This can be an effective approach, but there's a drawback. Any good changes you make while the virtual protection was on--such as downloaded files, installed programs or bookmarked pages--also get rolled back.
Once installed, Returnil keeps a small bar at the top of your screen and an icon in the system tray. It doesn't do anything until you turn it on by right-clicking either place and choosing 'enable.'
From then on, everything you do takes place in a virtual copy of your system, but doesn't change the 'real' Windows installation on your hard drive. So you can surf the Web, read e-mail, and even install downloaded programs, but after you turn off the virtual protection (which requires a reboot), everything goes back to how it was before you turned on the virtual system protection.
That can be handy for testing a new download, but it might cause some headaches if you happen across a site you'd like to bookmark, or download an e-mail attachment you'd like to keep. Those changes go away as well--though the company offers a $25 a year Premium edition that allows for selecting files to keep in the 'real' system.
If you're willing to change your own habits and put up with its limitations, Returnil can provide strong protection for your PC. But it does mean putting up with major changes.
--Erik Larkin
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