Acronis now lets you Try&Decide

Reuben Lee | Oct 18, 2007

Your friend sends you an email attachment, you open it unwittingly, and bam! You end up with irritating spyware on your PC. Having suffered a similar encounter only recently when an infected MSN file caused mayhem to my work day, not to mention my computer system, I've been "shopping" around for software solutions out there that can minimize such occurrences.

So when True Image 11 Home from Acronis announced its latest all-in-one solution for backup, recovery and security on the PC, this had my attention. Targeted at home and SOHO users, one of the noteworthy features in this latest version is the Try&Decide function. It allocates an isolated yet protected space on the computer to perform the desired tasks, letting users decide whether to keep the changes or delete them completely without exposing the hard drive to viruses, trojans or other security threats.

In other words, you can now open an email attachment or even install a new software application without having to worry about putting your computer at risk.

Other notable features are the Drive Cleanser which lets users securely erase hard drives and the File Shredder to ensure deleted files are not recoverable. The latest version also comes with options to protect and backup system files, automatically catalog backup locations, and recover messages from Outlook.

The Acronis True Image, which is now distributed by New Era in Southeast Asia, goes for US$49.99 and should start shipping to selected Asia countries this month.

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