Tiger Cache Cleaner Editor's Review

Tiger Cache Cleaner is a utility that can fine-tune your Mac OS X.

You can do all types of maintenance, like repairing file permissions, cleaning system logs, as well as scanning your computer for viruses. Nowadays, people say that Mac viruses don't exist, but nobody can tell you how much this will last. Anyway, there were some cases of Mac OS X Trojans and key-loggers, so the OS X is not bullet proof.

With Tiger Cache Cleaner, you can also optimize your internet connection based on its type. This can be done by modifying the system parameters regarding the network card that you use to connect to the Internet. Clearing the system's caches can be done at three different levels such as light cleaning, medium cleaning, and deep cleaning. However, the user is warned that the cache cleaning routines are strictly for troubleshooting and should not be run as maintenance tasks. This software can also help you if you have any problem deleting a file or folder or you can't empty the trash.

Even though it took a long time, I ran all the maintenance tasks that this program supports. After it finished everything, the program restarted the system. I only installed my operating system a few weeks back, so maybe that's why there was no difference in terms of overall system performance. All I noticed was that my system started faster. The startup performance is optimized by eliminating duplicate or orphaned login items.

Pluses: It has antivirus scan that uses the ClamAV scan engine.

Drawbacks / flaws: It takes a long time to run all the maintenance tasks.

In conclusion: This is a complete software, the only one I could find that combines system cleanup and repair with an antivirus support. If you're looking just for a antivirus which uses the ClamAV engine, you can try ClamXav.

version reviewed: 3.1.7