Identity Finder - Identity Theft Protection

Identity Finder Home runs on Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or later as well as on Windows Vista. The software needs 50 MB free hard disk capacity; there are no minimum requirements in terms of RAM and CPU.

The installation is easy and standardized leading over to activation where you will be given the opportunity to register with the vendor. Then you are being asked to join the customer experience program to help making the program better.

I opted in for testing purposes, but then I thought I would advise the readers of this article not to do so as a best practice from an IT security specialist point of view because the software is specialized in (finding and protecting) sensitive data.

The next screen concludes the activation process, and Identity Finder is ready to use. Before the first scan of your computer you will create a password protected Identity Finder profile.

The Identity Finder GUI has a nice look and is logically organized. This is very helpful for anyone without former experience in anti-identity theft software. What’s more is that the software provides wizards until you are familiar with Identity Finder when you can switch to advanced mode.

Identity Finder scans your computer for sensitive data for such as passwords, health information, credit card as well as social security numbers and similar pieces of information identity thieves are after.

The anti-identity theft software can encrypt and password protect documents from a number of applications including Office and Adobe Acrobat for example in addition to shredding, scrubbing, or securely erasing sensitive data.

The Anti-Identity theft software scans your computer’s files, mails, browser data as well as the registry and attached drives similar like an anti-virus program and in about the same amount of time.

The software has is particularly useful in the United States as it complies with the Protected Health Information (PHI) as well as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislations. Some country specific search options are available for Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

The software is accompanied by an excellent manual, and on the vendor's web site you find a user as well as an admin guide. Identity Finder support can be reached by the online form, but a FAQ section would be an asset.

Identity Finder Home carries a price tag of $24.95, and for ten dollars more you can buy the Professional edition which extends Identity Finder’s search capabilities for data on servers, networks, databases, and Web sites.

BTW: Identity Finder is available as a minimal free edition, or enterprise style with centralized monitoring and analysis in addition to all the Pro edition's features.