Smart ID Scan

Smart ID Scan is a user-friendly and practical software solution aimed to provide you with the means of finding and cleaning traces of personal information from your computer, for a higher level of protection, should your system be infiltrated by a virus or a hacker.

Appearance-wise, the application features a compact and easy to understand interface, allowing even the less computer-savvy to work with it from the first try.

The main window of Smart ID Scan lets you start a new task, while also displaying details about the last operation you executed and its results.

In order to run a new scan on your system, you firstly need to configure the execution parameters, specifically what to look for. For this reason, you have the possibility of indicating the ‘ID Type’ as ‘Last 4 digits of credit card’, ‘Last 4 digits of social security’, ‘Last 4 digits of bank account’ or ‘Other’, for covering a wider array of personal data.

Afterward, you can define the search criteria, meaning the 4 digits corresponding to the information you fear may be on your computer or any other keyword relevant for the search, for instance your address, phone number, or others. You can also assign the task a description, to make it easier to determine its role, should you wish to run it again.

After pressing the ‘Scan’ button, Smart ID Scan will go through documents, spreadsheets, archives and various other files from your PC, looking for the information you specified and retrieving them for you to see. The results can be opened, ignored or shredded, rendering them irrecoverable to ensure they do not fall into the wrong hands.

In short, Smart ID Scan is a useful and reliable program that can help you keep your personal information safe by assist you in scanning, retrieving and destroying it yourself, before someone else gains access to it, in a more or less illicit manner.