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As it has been indicated by the name, Folder Lock is a software specifically designed to give high protection for all your sensitive documents. The capability of its features has received around 260 awards which some have come from respectful independent reviewers such as SnapFiles, CNet, PC Magazine, and Download.com. Therefore, anyone should never doubt about its capableness.

Despite its pretty impressive security features, Folder Lock is very easy to use for even an average Joe who needs to secure his files without any hassle of the usage. The interface is not just good-looking, it offers simplicity as well in terms of the neat features placement. The utilization is even much easier for it is equipped with a well-managed help documentation to guide the users exploring and executing every command available.

What about the high level protection that I keep mentioning before? Thanks to the five different locking methods protecting documents at kernel level, Windows explorer level and real DOS level, accompanied by the abilities to scramble and apply a 256-bit Blowfish Encryption, any file's visibility and accessibility is highly secured even from advanced hackers and malware's threat. Any document protected with Folder Lock can only be accessed, renamed, and/or deleted by the owner.

User can lock files as many as possible as it does not limit the number. No need to worry about the speed if you need to lock GBs of files. It finishes the process in seconds. The lock and unlocking action themselves can be done easily from its main window or from simply the right-click menu in Windows explorer.

Folder Lock also makes it possible for the users to keep their files stay protected even though the software is being inactive. In other words, you do not need to run it all the time in order to keep the files protected. Moreover, you can apply the protection to files stored in removable storages.

Another great feature I catch from it is the Auto Lock. Briefly described, it can automatically lock the pre-defined files and folders after a specified certain time. This is a good idea since there is always the possibility of forgetting to re-lock the files after having finished with them.

And the additional interesting features to anticipate illegal access, one is the access monitoring in which any attempt to hack the program to gain an entrance path to the files protected is monitored and recorded in logs. This way a user can have a grasp of the hacking behaviors and do some steps to anticipate the potentially next attempts. Another is the ability to command Folder Lock to auto lock or auto shutdown the computer after someone enters three invalid passwords.

There are still some other good functions. All in all, Folder Lock is an excellent, thus a recommended piece of software for anyone who needs to protect sensitive documents in a practical way but highly secured.

Publisher: NewSoftwares.net Inc
System Requirement: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
License : Free Trial, $35