Advanced File Security 2.3b

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• Price: Free
• Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
• Date added: October 25, 2005
• Total Downloads: 19,316
• Downloads last week: 307
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This helpful encryption tool is listed as version three, but Advanced File Security is still in beta and some functions are disabled. Easily browse or drag and drop files onto Advanced File Security's functional interface. It's also integrated with Windows to encrypt/decrypt items via a right-click.

AFS3 utilizes passwords, key extensions, and the secure Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt your documents, though we wish there were other alternatives. To help maintain security, AES3 can be easily set to automatically delete sources after every encryption/decryption task. Advanced File Security does encrypt/decrypt an entire folder with a single password/command, though it saves the files individually under the folder. One caveat: be sure to key in the exact passwords and/or key extensions, as you won't be able to decrypt files without the appropriate combinations. It neither has a secure login nor builds self-decrypting files, so your recipients must also install this program.

Despite the freeware status, some features are still disabled. Help is not available from within the program, but AES3 adds a program menu shortcut to help. Overall, most casual computer users will find this easy-to-operate application suitable for their encryption needs.

Publisher's description

Free File-encryptiontool! Simple, fast and safe!You can encrypt with this program every filetype, content independent! It is very easy to use, so everyone can handle it immediately. Due to the DES encryption algorithm the files are extremly safe! You have also the possibility to encrypt folders (optionally with subfolders)! And the best...it is totally free (also no ads) and only 280KB small!

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