Active System Locker 3.2

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• Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $29.95 to buy
• Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
• Date added: February 08, 2007
• Total Downloads: 18,558
• Downloads last week: 11
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

From the unappealing, tiny interface to the limited actions, Active System Locker is one of the least robust protection programs we've tested.

Although it's designed to help you prevent access to your computer, this program is identified as a Trojan by some virus scan software. It isn't the best introduction to the simplistic Active System Locker. Worse, its capabilities are less than impressive. A compact interface lacks a designer's touch and displays only the status, idle time, current time, and time left. You have to head to the File menu to find the configuration options, which opens yet another tiny window with several tabs, including Startup and Scheduling, General Security, and Sounds. There are only a few options per tab, and most of the settings could fit on a single convenient window.

Active System Locker basically password protects your desktop, preventing others from using your computer. Despite the publisher's inflated claims, all of the program options are fairly standard in applications of this type. Audio alerts, and invoking the program with a hot key are almost ubiquitous. We found too many instability issues to rely on this program. It would frequently open briefly, and then automatically shutdown with an error message that the program had encountered a problem.

Since you can't rely on Active System Locker to launch correctly, you can't rely on it to safeguard your desktop. We suggest you skip this faulty app.

Publisher's description

System Locker is a handy utility that locks your keyboard and mouse, allowing you to protect your personal computer from unauthorized access. System Locker protects your system when you are away; has powerful start-up options; has taskbar notification; and is extremely effective for home use. Features include full HTML-style help, an audit feature, reminder feature, power-off feature, scheduling, warning sound, protection from brute-force password cracking, and available online help. Any action performed by System Locker can optionally be recorded to a log file. Adds several new options and new feature--transparent locked screen.

Version 3.2 has user interface visual improvements and global code optimization.

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