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System Mechanic<\/a> vs System Mechanic Pro<\/a> (or System Mechanic Professional) differ in that the Pro version comes with the System Shield AntiVirus and AntiSpyware<\/a> protection while the standard does not. It also includes the malware removal tool called Malware Killer<\/a>. Additionally, System Mechanic Pro includes iolo’s Search and Recover<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0DriveScrubber<\/a>\u00a0programs.<\/p>\n

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Features<\/strong><\/td>\nSystem Mechanic\u00ae<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSystem Mechanic Pro\u00ae<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSystem Mechanic\u00ae Ultimate Defense\u2122<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Block and remove malware<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erase whole drives<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recover\u00a0<\/strong>deleted files<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Protect online privacy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Securely manage passwords<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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System Mechanic vs System Mechanic Pro (or System Mechanic Professional) differ in that the Pro version comes with the System Shield AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection while the standard does not. It also includes the malware removal tool called Malware Killer. Additionally, System Mechanic Pro includes iolo’s Search and Recover\u00a0and\u00a0DriveScrubber\u00a0programs. For a detailed comparison check our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[19],"ht-kb-tag":[32,30,31],"class_list":["post-40","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-general","ht_kb_tag-professional","ht_kb_tag-system-mechanic","ht_kb_tag-system-mechanic-pro"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nSystem Mechanic vs System Mechanic Pro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the differences between System Mechanic vs System Mechanic Pro. 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