Easily hides, protects and encrypts your important data! A very good data protection software !
File Size: 1.93 MB
License: Free to try
OS: Win95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP
Requirements: 32M RAM
20M free HD space
Universal Shield 3.1 is an ultimate data protection tool for you computer - hide files, folders, drives, set the access rules: the most flexible security combinations for your most precious data protection. Encryption is processed with the help of 9 algorithms. The unique feature of Universal Shield is the perfect combination of data hiding and encrypting. This is even more important nowadays, when everybody knows that information is money and information security and protection is most important. The program has been specially designed as the most flexible security tool with a lot of settings, suitable both for home use and corporative environment. A variety of the Universal Shield features include hiding files, folders and drives on a local computer from the local users, including the administrators; setting the access rights for particular files and disks; banning deleting the specific files or adjusting the settings. Password-protect your data, program start-up or program uninstall, secure your data not only from the local users, but the network and Internet users as well. The new version also contains a wizard, which includes an option of restricting personal folders and settings, as well as a files/ folders/ drives protection and hiding expert and a data encryption master.
Universal Shield allows you to hide files, folders, drives or network drives from all other users and using a mask allows you to hide file groups (e.g. c:/*.doc).
You can set permissions (Read, Write, Visibility, Delete) for any files, folders and drives. For example, you can make your files Read Only and forbid to delete them.
An access lock to your private folders and settings (My Documents, Favorites, Control Panel, Internet History etc.).
Files encryption, A protection wizard and Password protection for files, folders and drives.
Access restrictions and hiding your data from the users that have access to your computer, from local network users as well as Internet users.
Password-protected start of Universal Shield and Password-protected uninstall of Universal Shield.
Using hot keys to start Universal Shield and change the protection mode from other Windows applications.
Trusted processes - you can specify the process that can override the protection.
Stealth Mode - you can hide the program from other people and you can lock your Windows desktop, so that users cannot delete, add or modify the shortcuts, icons, etc. on your desktop.
Multilingual interface, Support of FAT, FAT32, NTFS,High-level protection and High performance rates and no one, but yourself will be able to access the locked files, folders and drives.
Universal Shield does not change the file structure of the data, does not move the protected data, and does not change the Windows system files. You cannot lose you files.