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Virtru for Firefox for Webware

By Virtru Free Editors' Rating
The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Sep 15, 2014

Virtru for Firefox is a compact extension that blends seamlessly with various email providers to offer secure encryption of your messages and attachments. This program is straightforward in design and hosts a handful of helpful tools; however, a few compatibility issues may complicate your experience with Virtru.

Pros

Excellent assistance: Virtru constantly provided us with tips and other tidbits of information during initial use, making it painless to understand how to use this program. We found the Virtru blog to be an excellent support resource because it offers step-by-step instructions and video tutorials.

Integrative layout: This application is blended perfectly with Firefox, only requiring a small icon on you main toolbar. Virtru for Firefox comes to life once you access one of its supported email services, giving you encryption options directly within emails as you write. This low-key design is great for saving space when handling unrelated needs.

Great features: Virtru for Firefox did very well at protecting our emails and attachments, and we enjoyed that you are given the ability to only encrypt certain sections of an email. The expiration tool is also quite unique, giving you the option of having email content disappear after a certain amount of time.

Cons

Unsupported email providers: We observed that Virtru for Firefox did not function properly with Outlook.com, one of the email services "supported" by this application, so you may experience other compatibility issues during your experience with this program.

Bottom Line

We are pleased with the overall feel and abilities of Virtru for Firefox. While other standalone encrypted email services are available, few, if any, offer the integrative and unique features offered by Virtru. We suggest this program for all individuals wishing to protect their privacy or desiring more control over their email provider.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 1.3.2

General

Release June 9, 2014
Date Added June 9, 2014
Version 1.3.2

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Webware
Additional Requirements Mozilla Firefox

Popularity

Total Downloads 373
Downloads Last Week 2
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Developer's Description

Virtru secures e-mail and attachments with end-to-end encryption making it easy to send secure e-mail from the clients and services you already use by adding new features to Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, and outlook.com like message revoke, disable forwarding, and message expiration. Seamlessly integrated with major e-mail services as well as e-mail clients such as Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Android, and iOS Virtru layers strong, end-to-end security atop e-mail allowing end-users to send securely without the use of difficult to install encryption software. Virtru make secure e-mail accessible to all end-users. Virtru is based on the secured Trusted Document Format, a format used to secure sensitive information and give message senders the ability to control messages even after they have been sent.
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