USAGE of IOBIT PRODUCTS

[solbjerg]

Acronyms in IObit

Some abbreviations/Acronyms used in IObit Products
(Best course of action is to write out the acronym at least first time you use it in every thread)

AFAIC As far as I'm concerned
AFAIK As far as I know
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AKA Also Known As
AMD Advanced Micro Devices
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
AS Anti-Spyware
ASAP Automatic Switching And Processing
ASAP As Soon As Possible
ASC Advanced System Care
ATM Adobe Type Manager
atm at the moment
ATP Analyze Tool Pack
AV Anti-Virus
AWC Advanced Windows Care (Now called Advanced System Care)
BBS Bulletin Board System, Bios Boot Specification
BBcode Bulletin Board Code (e.g. a smiley or brackets or another possibility)
BHO Browser Helper Object
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service
BMP BitMaP (File Format), Batch Message Processing, Basic Multilingual Plane
BSOD Blue Screen Of Death
BT Bus Terminator, Bit Test
BTW By The Way
BUS Broadcast and Unknown Server
BW BandWidth (digital) measured in bits per second (binary), Byte = 8 bit
BW BandWidth (frequency) measured in Hertz - usually KHz/MHz/GHz (cycles per second)
CCI Completely Clean Install (My own suggestion )
clsid class identifier
CMD Command
COM COMmand File extension, Component Object Model, COMmunication port (Serial port)
CP Control Panel (IObit Forum)
CPU Central Processing Unit
CXI Common X-windows Interface
DAC Device Access Code, Digital to Analog Converter, Discretionary Access/Data Acquisition Control
DAP Download Accelerator Plus, Data Access Page, Directory Access Protocol, Dynamic Application Partitioning
DCOM Distributed Component Object Model
DIY Do It Yourself
DIVx Digital Videoexpress
DLL Dynamic Link Library, Dynamic Link Loader
DM Desktop or Document Management, Disconnect Mode, Distributed Memory, Debugger Module
DNS Domain Name System, Digital Nervous System
DOG Digital Original Gene
DOS Disk Operating System
DPI Dots Per Inch (Resolution Measurement), Distributed Protocol Interface, Digital Phone Interface
DSL Digital Subscriber Line, Dialogue Scripting/Dynamic Simulation Language, Distributed Service Logic
DVD Digital Versatile Disk, Digital Video Disk
EDGE Enhanced Data-rate for Gsm Evolution
ENIS European Network (of) Innovative Schools
EULA End User License Agreement
FAT File Allocation Table
FiOS Fiber Optic Service
fps frames per second
FWIW For What It's Worth
fx. for example
FYI For Your Information
GB Giga Bytes (2^30 bytes or sometimes 10^9 bytes), Game_Booster (IObit)
GIF Graphical Interchange File Format
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile communications, Global Shared Memory
GUI Graphical User Interface
HD Hard Disk, Hard Density
HIPS Host Intrusion Prevention System
HKCU Handle to Registry Key Current User
Hz Hertz - electromagnetic wave (one cycle per second) K=1000, M=million, G=10^9
IAT Intelligent Agent Technology, Information Access Technology, Internet Appliance Toolkit, Import Address Table
ICQ I Seek You (communication program)
ID IDentifier
IDE Integrated Drive Electronics, Integrated Development Environment, Interactive Design/Engineering/Enhancement
IE Internet Explorer
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IObit Intelligently Optimized bit(s) (my own suggestion )
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
IP Internet Protocol, Information Provider, Instruction Pointer
ISP Internet Service Provider
JPE Jump if Parity Even
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
JPG JPeG File extension
KB Kilo Bytes (2^10 bytes or sometimes10^3 bytes), Knowledge Base
LAN Local Access or Area Network
LNG Language (File extension)
LOL Laughing Out Loud, Lots Of Love
LUI Local User Interface, Language User Interface (speech recognition technology), Logical User Identifier
LV Logical Volume, Low Voltage
MAC MACro File extension, Mandatory Access Control, Move Add Change
MAC Address Media Access Control Address
MAD Microsoft Active Directory, Mutual Assured Destruction
MB Mega Bytes (2^20 bytes or sometimes10^6 bytes)
MBR Master Boot Record
MFT Master File Table
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MMX MultiMedia eXtensions
MODEM MOdulator/DEModulator
MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group
MPG Motion Picture (expert) Group
MRU Most Recently Used, Maximum Receive Unit
MSG Message (.msg - message file extention)
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
MUI Multimedia User Interface
NA Not Applicable, Not Available
nbsp non-breaking space (hard space) (Alt+0160)
NTFS New Technology File System
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OMG Object Management Group
OMG Oh My God
OP Original Poster
OS Operating System
OSI Open Systems Interconnection, Open Source Initiative
OTOH On The Other Hand
OTT Over The Top
PAE Physical Address Extension
PC Personal Computer, Printed Circuit, Program Counter
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDF Portable Document Format, Printer Description File, Processor Defined Function
PE Phase Encoding, Portable Executable file format, Parity Error or Even
PID Personal IDentifier, Process or Product IDentifier, Proportional Integral Derivative
PM Private Message (IObit Forum)
PNG Portable Network Graphics File format
PSD PhotoShop Drawing File extension, Postal Security Device, Programmer's Supplementary Documents
PUP Potentially Unwanted Program
QT Quick Time
QUT Questionable User Terminology (My own suggestion )
RAD Rapid Access Disk, Rapid Application Development
RAM Random Access Memory
RAR Resource Adapters aRchive (compression file format)
RC Release Candidate
RMW Read Modify Write
rtl Raster Transfer Language, Register Transfer Language or Transistor Logic, Run Time Library
RZ Return to Zero
SA Source Address, Service Agent, Security Association
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
SFC System File Checker
SID Security IDentifier, Serial Input Data, System or Station IDentification
SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
SMBIOS System Management Basic Input Output System
SOA Service Oriented Architecture, Start Of Authority
SOHO Small Office/Home Office
SP Service Pack, Stack Pointer, Sequence or SignalProcessor
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, Synthesizer Specification Language
TAI Threat Analysis Index
TAI Think About It
TC Test Control, Transmission Control or Convergence, Technical Committee
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, Tape-Carrier Package
THX Thanks, Thank you
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
TIF Tagged Image File extension
TM Traffic Management, Transaction Manager or Monitor, Transmission and Multiplexing
TNT The News Toolkit, TriNitroToluene
TTL Time To Live, Transistor-Transistor Logic
TxIA Thanks In Advance
TYIA Thank You In Advance
UAC Universal Access Control, User Access Control
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UI User Interface, Unix International
UPNP Universal Plug aNd Play
UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
VBA Visual Basic for Applications
WDK Windows Development Kit
WFP Windows File Protection
WLAN Wide Local Access or Area Network
WOT Web Of Trust
WYSBYGI What You See Before You Get It
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
xDSL (all types of) Digital Subscriber Line
XML eXtensible Markup Language
ZAC Z's Are Calling, (the "sack's" are calling -time for bed)
ZIP Compression file format, Zigzag Inline Package, Zone Improvement Plan Postal code

x^y means x raised to the power of y where y is the exponent
Please edit and expand as you see fit
RMW (Read Modify Write)

I have made chat abbreviations blue

Cheers
solbjerg

[solbjerg]

About Help in the Forum

Forum Help

Help in the Forum is for the most part given by other users that have an idea for a solution or some advice they think pertinent.
There are a few employees from IObit that look in from time to time and give advice or post new information, but they have other duties as well.
When asking for help in the Forum it is really a good idea to tell what the problem is
Describe it as extensively as possible and please give information about your computer too! Which Operating System, configuration and the like.
Before asking for help please read as much about the problem as you can in other threads and posts in the Forum - use the seach function!
If you can't find something that covers the problem you are having, then describe it in the post you are creating.
In what circumstances it appeared - was it after a first time install or was it an over the top install. Was it during or after the first run - or was it something that happened after some other program installation. Please also tell whether you have the program(s) running automatically in the background - and which ones! It is also very helpful for the assisting user to have information about what settings you have in the program.
In short as much useful information as possible about the problem.
This will make it easier to decide on a course of action.
Please post in the relevant "General Forum", that is to say don't post a SmartDefrag question in other general forums than SmartDefrag, and likewise for the other forums -except in the Lounge forum, where you can post comments on other subjects.
Thank you!

It is a good idea to read this thread, USAGE of IOBIT PRODUCTS to get to know the program.


IMPORTANT NOTE: Please have a look at Information about Forum leaders, and. View Forum Leaders .

IObit Guy , Tim Xue , BBAdmin , Krissy, Joanne, cicely, lambo, itobe, Jessie - IObit PR, ivy, hxin, eric.long, Lily2000, Alicia, JohnnyZ, skyxj are from IObit, and the rest is users trying to help the IObit products users in this Forum.


Please feel free to add, edit or extend this description
RMW (Read Modify Write)

Cheers
solbjerg

[enoskype]

False Positive Alerts about IObit Products by Security Programs

If you come across to a warning from Security Programs about IObit products, please check the concerned file in the following site:
www.virustotal.com

After receiving the report, you can share the information in the Forum.

See the comment in the post by Tim Xue, the author of ASC here .

(False Positives are files that are flagged as malware - virus/spyware - by an anti-virus application, without in fact being malware)

The solution for the recent false positive unins000.msg from McAfee is described here:
http://forums.iobit.com/showthread.php?t=3176

HOW TO UPLOAD TO VIRUSTOTAL IS EXPLAINED IN THIS THTREAD By wozofoz


Cheers.

[solbjerg]

IObit Security 360

IObit Security 360 is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, and hijackers. With the unique "Dual-Core" engine and the heuristic malware detection, IObit Security 360 detects the most complex and deepest spyware and malware in a very fast and efficient way. IObit Security 360 has a real-time malware protection and frequent automatic updating for prevention of zero-day security threats. IObit Security 360 can work with your Antivirus for a superior PC security.

NB Newest version is not beta anymore (no longer beta now version 1.0)(September.2009)

IObit Security 360

The first thing to do before running a scan is as always to check the settings in the program.

General settings
Here you can choose to Minimize to system tray when progam is closed
Your preference
And/or to Execute at Windows startup
Your preference

http://forums.iobit.com/showpost.php...9&postcount=22
Thank you Maxxwire

Context Menu
Here you can choose if you want to have "Scan with IObit Security 360" and "Unlock&Delete" available in your right click menu.

Scan Settings
Scan Extension
You can choose between "Scan all files" or "Use Smart Extension" (Scanning)
Your preference

Scan parameters
Scan Process priority
You can use Low or Normal or High
Your preference
http://forums.iobit.com/showthread.php?t=4135

Max Scan file Size
Here you can choose the max file size that is to be scanned 10/20/50/100 MB
I haven't yet seen any change in performance by choosing any of them.
100 MB in reality means >100 MB (unlimited)

Quarantine files when removing them
This option can either be ticked or unticked. By default it is ticked.

Automatic Scan
Mode
Here you can choose between:
Perform computer scan at a scheduled time
or
Perform computer scan when system is idle (Recommended)
or
Disable automatic scan
Your preference

Method
Smart scan
Full Scan
Custom scan
Under custom scan you can choose to scan "System Area", "User Profile", or "My Documents" or you can choose to scan whichever disk(s) you have.
Schedule
Here you can configure your shedule(s)
Just fill in the options

Quarantine
Quarantine List
Here you can either "Restore" or "Delete" a quarantined item.

http://forums.iobit.com/showpost.php...&postcount=211

Ignore List
Here you can remove (Restore) an item you have previously placed in the ignore list.
It will be found again and you can then either let the program "clean" it (Delete it) or place it in the ignore list again by clicking ignore.

Update
Method
Choose between:

Update programs and database automatically (Recommended)

Perform updating at a scheduled time

Check for Updates when program starts

Your preference

If you choose Schedule you can configure your schedule(s) in the window that comes up.

Notification
Here you can either tick or untick the option to have balloon tip shown.
Your preference

Network
Here you can configure the proxy settings if you need them

Take a look in enoskype's informative posts about network settings

Network Connection speed
Start/Control Panel/Network Connections - right click your Internet gateway and choose Status.
http://forums.iobit.com/showthread.php?t=4456


Protection
Here you can choose either:

High level
Monitor and stop all threats. Pop up a window for each threat, asking the user to choose the actions.

Recommended level
Monitor and stop dangerous threats only, with few pop-ups.

DOG
Here you can choose to:

Enable DOG
DOG (Digital Original Gene) is a novel heuristic malware detection algorithm, that evaluates key attributes relating to software making, distribution and advertising. Various factors are considered before determining that a program is malicious. For instance, if the program is published by a notorious vendor. The main function of DOG is to enhance detection of zero day threats.

Enabled by default

User Interface
Here you can choose the Transparency level
Your preference

Language
And in the box you can choose your preferred language.
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Security holes
Security holes are possible vulnerabilities in your system.
(e.g. if the scan finds that one of your passwords is weak it will flag it as a security hole. What parameters it uses here I do not know)
For the time being this application can only be used in English based OS setup computers.


Changing settings in the Opening window
Just click the green ON and it will change to OFF or vice versa
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An example of personal settings is described by enoskype:
In posts #2 & #5 in Recommended Scan Settings? thread.

Description of IObit Security 360 settings will be expanded as needed and links to informative posts will be added under each section if any exists
Cheers
solbjerg


Glossary of some Malware Terms:
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AdSpy: Adware/Spyware, software that displays advertising or software that sends the users’ personal data to a third party without their knowledge or consent.

Adware: Adware (or spyware) is a small program that is designed to show advertisements (in various form and degrees of intrusiveness) on your computer. It often reports personal information back to its owners. As a result your sense of privacy can be violated.

Backdoor: A backdoor is a small malicious program that is used to gain access to a computer by bypassing the computer access security mechanisms. It gives the attacker almost unlimited rights. While it can be used to spy on a user, it is mainly used to install other malware on the system.

BHO: Browser Helper Objects are small programs that extend the functionality of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Many toolbars shown in Internet Explorer are BHOs. Spyware and browser hijackers frequently use BHOs to integrate themselves with Internet Explorer, and to display advertisements, capture data, etc. BHOs are often installed by small ActiveX-based files.

Browser Hijacker: Browser Hijackers are programs that attempt to alter homepage, searchpage and/or other browser settings. Some also install additional files that change these settings back on every restart (if you should try to revert to your old settings). Browser Hijackers may be installed by ActiveX controls on webpages.

Dialer: Certain services available in the internet have to be paid for. Genuine dialers are only installed on the user’s computer subject to the user’s consent, which must be given via a completely unambiguous and clearly visible labeling or request. Fraudulent dialers install themselves on computers unnoticed, by dubious means or even with deceptive intent and set the computer up to dial up through their number, so as to make money from the calls.

Dropper: A dropper is a component that has been designed to "install" some sort of malware (virus, backdoor, etc) to a target system. A few other malware files code compressed inside the dropper in such a way as to avoid detection by virus scanners. So detection of the whole dropper package is needed.

Heuristic: A technique designed to detect malware by empirical means but without having the specific data.

Hijacker: Hijacking is a type of network security attack in which the attacker takes control of a communication - just as an airplane hijacker takes control of a flight - between two entities and masquerades as one of them.

Malware: A generic name for all types of malicious programs: adware, backdoors, rogues, trojans, viruses and worms.

Misleading: The program reports false or exaggerated system security threats on the computer. The user is then prompted to pay for a full license of the application in order to remove the threats.

PHISH: Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity (usually: popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators) ?in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.

Rogue: A rogue program is a malicious program that is disguised, for instance, as trustworthy anti-spyware programs or registry cleaners. But these programs are only put on the market to scare you into buying these programs because they make exaggerated claims about the safety of your computer or, worse still, give erroneous scan results or put their own malware in your system.

Rogueware: Rogueware are meaningful files which in reality can be quite malicious. The most common type of Rogueware are fake anti virus/adware/spyware progams that once installed, say you have lots of viruses/malware installed and in order for the program to remove them you must pay for the full version. In the past, these programs typically spread by advertising on other sites with banners saying things like "1023 Viruses detected on your computer! Click here to fix it now!".

Rootkit: A rootkit is a software system that consists of a program or combination of several programs designed to hide or obscure the fact that a system has been compromised.

Spambot: A spambot is an automated computer program designed to assist in the sending of spam.

Spyware: Spyware is a type of malware that is installed surreptitiously on personal computers to collect information about users, their computer or browsing habits without their informed consent.

Tracking cookies: Tracking cookie is a small string of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser. A cookie consists of one or more name-value pairs containing bits of information such as user preferences, shopping cart contents, the identifier for a server-based session, or other data used by websites.

Trojan: A Trojan (or Trojan horse) is a small malicious program that pretends to have a particular function, but that only shows its real purpose after execution and that purpose is often destructive. Trojans cannot multiply themselves, which differentiates them from viruses and worms.

Unwanted: The program reports false or exaggerated system security threats on the computer. The user is then prompted to pay for a full license of the application in order to remove the threats.

Virus: A virus is a small malicious program that multiplies and is capable to attach itself to other programs after being executed. It then causes an infection and causes various degrees of damage to your computer.

Worm: A worm is often characterized as a malicious application that will use a host machine to infect other machines. Therefore worms can create enormous damage on networks with multiple computers.

Cheers.
__________________
enoskype

[solbjerg]

Miscellaneous

Here we will add those subjects which doesn't fit into any other category or if there isn't room for more explanation in the post where it ought to have been.
Cheers
solbjerg

UNBLOCK!!
With all the security they have added to Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Vista it is more necessary than ever to unblock the install file before installing.
The best way to achieve that is to download the install file to your computer and save it in a folder called for example "Install-Program Downloads".
You then go to the downloaded file - right click on it - choose Properties - and in the lower right-hand corner click 1 Unblock and then 2 Apply and then 3 OK.



Then install the program. Your Operating System now knows that this program is allowed.

The added benefit of having the "Install-Program Downloads" folder is that you always have the previous version at hand if there is something that doesn't work to your satisfaction in the newest version of the program.
Cheers
solbjerg


On account of missing space in the appropriate place for this description, I have placed it here too.

-(WM)Cookies manager
Here you can view your cookies and delete/exclude/refresh some or all of them by putting/removing a checkmark in the box
%userprofile%\cookies in Run to view the cookie folder
The default setting doesn't show you the cookies folder in Explorer, it can be shown by choosing to have Protected Operative System files shown - you have to untick that option in your folder settings to achieve that.
But the command %userprofile%\cookies circumvents this.

Cheers
solbjerg

Shortcut Fixer

There seems to be a problem in Vista (64) and in Windows 7 with this application.
Thanks to Graham Newey there is now these two links to guide you

http://forums.iobit.com/showthread.p...6275#post26275
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972035

Disk Cleaner

Even the largest hard disk fills up at some point. With today's Internet connections and the constantly growing range of downloads, this happens more quickly than most users would like it to. IObit DiskCleaner helps you find unnecessary files and recover this space.

Disk Cleaner can help you find unnecessary files on you computer, but you must check each category under Details to see if there are any you need before deleting them.
They will be deleted to the Recycle bin, from where they can be restored unless your settings are instant deletion or if you run a cleaning operation that also cleans the recycle bin before having checked if everything works as it should. Be careful
Please read about Disk Explorer too under Additional Utilities in this thread, much of the same functions and same advice applies here.

http://forums.iobit.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=6
Thanks Mentorron

Turbo Boost
If you click on the button shown in your Start Up window of ASC you will see this window:

If you click Config Turbo Boost (as you always ought to do) you will see this window:


Turbo Boost can help you optimize and speed up computer by temporarily shutting down unnecessary background processes and services, cleaning RAM, and intensifying processor performance.
This is what it does by default (you can select what you want it to do)
Disable application compatibility cache
Disable Windows Update
Disable Aero Glass effect
Disable keyboard hotkeys
Disable printer support
Disable Ready Boost
Disable scanner and DC support
Disable scheduled tasks
Disable viewing other computers on LAN
Disable file sharing over the network
Disable tablet input support
Disable Sharing Media to other media devices
Disable proxy auto-discovery (Windows7)


It works much the same as GameBooster, but you have more options in Gamebooster.
Cheers
solbjerg


IObit Uninstaller
In the Menu line You can choose Uninstall with the options Standard or Advanced
The logical choice is the Advanced option (you don't need this program for the standard way)
Forced Uninstall command means that you can choose the application you want to uninstall by inserting the address of the program/application you want to uninstall.
Manage
Gives you the option to "Export your list of applications" - "Manage your Log files" - or "View your Restore points"
On the left You have the options:
All program - self-explanatory
Toolbars - List of Toollbars that you can choose to uninstall as you wish
Recently Installed - List of the latest programs/applications installed
Large Programs - List of large programs on the computer (Beware! some of them are essential for the functioning of the computer)
Rarely used - self-explanatory
Windows Updates - List of Windows Updates (if the need should arise for uninstalling any of those)
Cheers
solbjerg

Performance Monitor
Performance monitoring has been added to the possibilities in the program.
It decides from looking at the status of the program which level the performance currently has.
There are some "pitfalls along the way.
First go into the settings and decide whether you want to let it start up with Windows when you open the computer.
Next decide if you want the cleaning to to be a Deep registry cleaning (only available in the pro version)
Next in the main window under status decide whether you want the Deep Care to be Off or On (this is done by clicking on "On" or "Off" they will then change to the opposite)
Some have had trouble keeping the level at A
You should realize that the application reacts to the status of both the Quick Care and the Deep Care, so if a Quick care doesn't give you an A you should try a full Deep Care.
Sometimes though it looks as if the performance monitor has to be closed and then restarted for the application to react to the new level of cleanliness
in the program folder you have a file called Pmonitor.exe clicking that icon will start the Pmonitor (a shortcut can be sent to the desktop)
If you grow tired of looking at the level box on the desktop you can just right click it and choose close.
Cheers
solbjerg

Advice regarding the maintenance of the computer provided by Alpensopath:

http://forums.iobit.com/showpost.php...57&postcount=5

[solbjerg]

Hi Admins and Mods.

We can use this post to keep the Usage of IObit Products at the top of the section

Cheers.

Hi enoskype
You mean just bump it - and then delete completely the previous bump?
Cheers
solbjerg


EDIT:
Yes Sir, that's it.

Now I have deleted my two post. Next bumping post can be deletable, so this post describes it all.
Cheers.
enoskype

Ha-ha And I have removed them completely

[solbjerg]

Here is the post for the bump, and to be deleted at next bump.

[Melvin_Deal]

bump.

The next bump post. What and why am I bumping as the thread is sticky and closed? Dang it... soft deleting previous bump post by
Solbjerg... as instructed. (the thread is over 2 1/2 years old prior to Solbjerg's now deleted post)
Some editing has been done from time to time without this necessarily being reflected in the dates shown
Everything was explained in post # 21 (a lot of deleted bumps have taken place since then)

Sincerely,
-Mel
Live long and prosper!

[EDIT] Don't understand so restoring.

Hi Melvin
Actually there was no reason to bump the thread at this time - I had already done so.
What would be good though is to add a description on how to use ASC6, it has a totally different interface and the use of the program is also slightly different from the previous versions. There may also be other posts that need a little updating
Cheers
solbjerg

EDIT: Bumping was done to bring USAGE of IOBIT PRODUCTS thread to the top of the threads in Usage of IObit Products section and to make it seen on the Main Forum page for attracting more attention to the users to find it more easily. 氣