What is System Mechanic Ultimate Defense?

Phoenix 360™ has been integrated into the System Mechanic® product family with the launch of new System Mechanic® Ultimate Defense™. System Mechanic Ultimate Defense combines seven powerful products in a single System Mechanic dashboard for your convenience.

What happens to my existing Phoenix 360 license?

If you are an existing Phoenix 360 or System Mechanic Ultimate™ customer, you will receive new System Mechanic Ultimate Defense when you update your product. Your Activation Key will remain the same, with existing subscription time retained.

What is included in System Mechanic Ultimate Defense?

System Mechanic Ultimate Defense includes the Full Versions of:

• System Mechanic® performance optimization
• System Shield® real-time antivirus protection
• Malware Killer™ on-demand malware removal
• Privacy Guardian™ online privacy protection
• ByePass™secure password manager (now also available for Android devices)
• DriveScrubber® drive wiping technology
• Search and Recover™ deleted file recovery

Compare available System Mechanic products using the below chart:

What are the System Mechanic Ultimate Defense System Requirements?

To run System Mechanic Ultimate Defense, you will need a PC with:

•    Windows® 10, 8.1, 8 or 7

•    At least 270 MB of available hard disk space

•    Minimum 512 MB RAM (optimal 2 GB)

•    Internet connection for license activation

•    Windows Administrator user account

•    Web browsers must be up-to-date

•    Latest Windows updates fully applied

•    A USB drive is required to run the full hard drive data wipe feature of DriveScrubber

How do I get System Mechanic Ultimate Defense?

If you have not received a desktop message that an upgrade is available, go to www.iolo.com/products/system-mechanic-ultimate-defense/ to purchase and download the product.

For further information on installing and activating, please visit our How Do I Install and Activate System Mechanic Ultimate Defense knowledgebase article here.

How do I install System Mechanic Ultimate Defense?

Note: There is no longer a CD required to install iolo products. Each product can be downloaded for your convenience.

Product Download Manager

1. Please Ensure that your internet connection is on and that no firewall or security programs are blocking outgoing access.
   
   
2. Open your internet browser and navigate to https://smu.iolo.com. By default it should download to your Windows Downloads folder.
   
   
3. Launch the installation file from either your browser download tray or from the Windows Downloads folder. If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes.
   
   
4. When the installer wizard opens, follow the steps onscreen to complete the installation of System Mechanic Ultimate Defense.
   
   
5. Once installed, if you are installing for the first time, click on the Activate now button at the middle of the application window and follow the prompts to activate as a trial or as a full product by entering your product activation key.
   
   
6. You may be prompted to separately accept the installation of System Shield in order to proceed. You may elect to install it should you have no current active antivirus software installed or you may cancel and close the dialog window.

In-product Update

1. From within System Mechanic Ultimate Defense, click on the question mark (?) in the application menu at the upper-right.
   
   
2. Click on Check for updates. In a few seconds a window will appear showing whether a product update is available.
   
   
3. Should an update be available, click on the button and follow the steps onscreen to complete the installation of System Mechanic Ultimate Defense.

Visual Walkthrough

        For a visual walk-through on installing System Mechanic Ultimate Defense please click here.

For further information on installing and activating, please visit our How Do I Install and Activate System Mechanic Ultimate Defense knowledgebase article here.

Why won't my Activation Key work?

If you have any difficulties with the licensing or installation of System Mechanic Ultimate Defense:

• Ensure that your computer is connected to the internet and that no firewall, security, or parental control programs are blocking outgoing access.

• Double-check the values you entered for the Activation Key, making sure that no spaces are entered and that all letters and numbers are entered exactly as shown.

• Some characters in the Activation Key (such as the number 0 and the letter O) can look very similar. Try double-checking the following: the letters O, l (lower-case L), I (capital i); and the numbers 0 (zero) and 1 (one).

• Under the terms of iolo's Whole Home License®, you may install System Mechanic Ultimate Defense on every PC in a single-family household for personal, non-commercial use only. For full terms and conditions, please see iolo's End User Licensing Agreement.

What is the Fully Integrated Product Dashboard?

The System Mechanic Ultimate Defense user interface allows you to access System Mechanic, System Shield, DriveScrubber, Search and Recover, Privacy Guardian, and Malware Killer from right within the main product panel. Simply click on the appropriate product icon at the top of the panel to call up that product's tab. You can also see certain information about the status of your ByePass account. Since ByePass is a web browser extension, its main UI remains browser-based.

Find Answers to Questions About Other iolo Products

• System Mechanic Frequently Asked Questions
• Privacy Guardian Frequently Asked Questions
• Malware Killer Frequently Asked Questions
• ByePass Frequently Asked Questions

How do I access the System Mechanic Ultimate Defense Product Help?

On the red menu bar, click the ? icon. From the dropdown menu, click Get Help Online.

Where can I find additional Help?

To communicate with Support agents and track the status of any submitted tickets, sign into iolo’s Customer Care portal.