System Mechanic 7 Professional has instead moved closer to Symantec Norton SystemWorks, loading itself up with extras you might not use while urging you to accept its findings without providing context or sometimes even a choice.

Part of System Mechanic Professional's allure was its position as the anti-Norton SystemWorks utility suite, providing useful system tools without all the extra baggage of a Symantec product. Also, Iolo has changed its core system utility tools, and not for the better. But Iolo has decided to play up the security suite features in System Mechanic 7 Professional, stating on the box 'Full service for your PC plus Internet Security' even though it lacks the antispam and antiphishing protection typically found in traditional Internet Security suites and new all-in-one security suites, such as Norton 360. Included within this latest release are other standalone Iolo products-including Search and Recover 4, Iolo Antivirus, Iolo Spython (AntiSpyware), Iolo Firewall, and Iolo DriveScrubber 3-which should, on the face of it, make this a great bargain at only $70.

With its latest release, Iolo System Mechanic 7 Professional has lost its focus as one of the premier system utility suites on the market.

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