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Spirion

Find, remove or secure Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from a computer.

  • Spirion Unmanaged scans files and email on your computer and locates Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
  • PII is information that can be used to uniquely identify, contact or locate a single person or can be used with other sources to uniquely identify a single individual, such as Social Security Numbers, credit card numbers or bank account numbers associated with a person's name or identity.

Ways to use

Download from UB

Note: This software can be downloaded multiple times and does not limit the number of downloads.

Download Spirion Unmanaged for Windows

Updated April 8, 2025

  1. Double-click on win_Spirion13.3_noConsole.msi to begin the installation.
  2. An Open File - Security Warning will appear. Click Run.
  3. The Identity Finder Setup Wizard will launch. Click Next.
  4. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement and click Next.
  5. Select Anyone who uses the computer and click Typical.
  6. Click Install. Installation may take a few minutes.
  7. The Setup Wizard will finish running. Click Finish.

Note: This software can be downloaded multiple times and does not limit the number of downloads.

Download Spirion Unmanaged for Macintosh

Last Updated: April 8, 2025

  1. Open the saved file mac_Spirion12.6.1_noConsole.zip
  2. Control-click on the unzipped Spirion.pkg file and select Open
  3. Select Open
  4. The software installer will launch. Click Continue
  5. Click Install
  6. Enter your computer's username and password when requested, then click Install Software
  7. A notice will appear that the installation was successful. Click Close

Searching PII On Your Computer's Hard Drive

Spirion Unmanaged scans your computer's hard drive, and can quarantine, ignore or even shred to Department of Defense standards any PII on your computer. You can customize a scan to run at a certain frequency to ensure your computer is free of PII.

Searching PII Within UB Email

Spirion Unmanaged helps identify email messages that contain PII directly, and you can click the Shred option to shred them.

Eligibility

  • UB faculty
  • UB staff
  • UB students who have paid the Comprehensive fee

Help and Tutorials

Request UB-licensed (IT staff only)

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