fsLock 2.0 is a File Encryption product from fslock.co.uk, get 4 Stars SoftSea Rating, fsLock (file system lock) is a full conformable security software that locks, encrypts, securely deletes, monitors and protects files and processes on your computer. Drag and Drop support from Windows is supported and direct access to the processes running is also available. Password protection will prevent changes being made when others use your computer and a full set of extra options is also available (start with windows, loading options, etc).
fsLock has an easy to understand inter-face that blends easily with Windows and makes you feel more at home, while making sure that all of the main options are easy to access, while offering a full logging system that allows you to track every event that happens while the software is open.

Executables (EXE) and Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files can be used, but support can be turned off if you feel this support is not needed. Full support for multiple lists in "Secure Files" allows you to create several lists to be used at different times, while full support for spawning a new instance of fsLock is also supported.

Main Features:
1. An easy to understand inter-face, allowing easy access and control of the programs many features.

2. Full locking and encrypting support for files in the 'Secure Files' section.

3. You can securely delete files by: Wiping, Encrypting or simply deleting them.

4. The 'Program Security' section allows you to block programs that might interfere with your files (In Full Version only).

5. Full logging support allows you to track every option the software performs.

6. Full protection support will allow you to protect fsLock with a password (that can be remembered within sessions).

7. List locking support prevents changes being done while the engines are running.

8. The 'Monitoring' section allows you to track all actions made on files in a specific folder location (sub folders are included).

9. This and much more, why not download the Lite version for free, or purchase a licence and get the Full version.

In fsLock:
1. Secure Files:
The "Secure Files" list will allow you to add files (except EXE and DLL files when disabled via the "Options" window), which can then be locked and secured so that no programs or users are able to interfere or changed them. This of course only works while the engine is running, bur provides enough security to ensure that your files are always protected.

Of course, locking a file is simple enough, but ensuring that the file remains secure no matter what is a different matter, which is where "Lock & Encrypt" support comes in. This feature will lock a file in the usual sense, but will encrypt it before hand to ensure that if the engine is stopped (without the user doing so), the file will remain encrypted enough to prevent anyone trying to access it have any useful or useable information.

This section supports multiple lists (for different files, directories, etc), the capability to move files to the "Delete Files" section and the capability to copy file locations into the "Monitoring" section of the main window. In edition, all files that are added are logged and remembered with the "Recent Files" sub menu and lists that are saved and later re-open are also logged in the "Recent Lists" sub menu (both available under the menu "File").


2. Delete Files:

Once you have deleted a file off your computer, it"s never totally gone, as professionals are able to get the file back and all of its original content. This is a major security problem with Windows (any any OS) and is solved in this section. Once you have added files to the list (in a similar fashion to the "Secure Files" list), you can specify via the context menu (which appears upon right-clicking) how the file should be deleted.

The 3 main delete options are as follows:

Delete Only:

This option will only delete the file(s) from the hard-drive and will not perform any other tasks on them. This option is not recommended if you have security in mind.

Wipe And Delete:
This option will remove all original content from the file(s) and will replace if with the exact same length of data, which will be a series of X"s and O"s, making the document totally un-readable (although the documents filename will remain intact). Once this is done, the file(s) will be deleted from the hard-drive.

Encrypt And Delete:
This option will encrypt all of the data inside the file(s) using a powerful algorithm, while changing the name of the file(s) as well to prevent anyone being able to understand what the files were used for originally or may have contained (this cannot be reversed if the files are not deleted). Once this is done, the file(s) will be deleted from the hard-drive.

All files that are added are logged and remembered with the "Recent Files" sub menu (available under the menu "File"). Multiple lists are not supported in this section as the files should never remain on the hard-drive, making a list obsolete.



3. Monitoring:
The "Monitoring" section allows you to add directory locations into a list, which are then monitored through the engine to see what files in these locations are changed. For example, every time a file is created, renamed or deleted, a log is generated and is stored within each monitoring object created for each directory listed.

When the engine is running, logs can be viewed for each directory by clicking on them in the list. The logs are shown above the list and are formatted to show the time and date each action was preformed, which can then be saved for future reference (but cannot be reviewed in fsLock).

Using this section will allow you to see which files are used most, what type, how they are used, etc. With this information, you will be able to setup the "Secure Files" list with the files you deem to be most at risk on your system, given you more control over how the files are accessed.

4. Program Security:

Accentually, this section is mainly used to block programs from launching, which might interfere with your files, or even the security of fsLock itself. Programs can be added easily from the "File" menu and are instantly blocked the second the engine is started. The engine will perform a check on your open programs to see if any of the listed programs are currently open, which will then ask for confirmation before starting the engine (encase you were actually using the listed program).

All programs added to the list are remembered within each session of fsLock, which can be enabled/disabled at your will. Of course, being able to find a specific software on your computer is hard-enough, especially if it"s currently open and causing problems. When you add a software to the list, you have direct access to the currently open programs, which will allow you to pick the specific software you want to block and add to the list.

This section is only available to full registered users, as it outstandingly increases the security of the software.


5. Logs:
Every action preformed in fsLock may be important to you, especially for security, which is way every action is logged and stored within the "Logs" section, located on the main window. All logs generated throughout the software are time and date stamped and can range from simple procedures to the much larger ones, for instance, list deleting a file or locking a file, down to starting and stopping a specific engine. The license of this file & disk software is Freeware, you can free download and free use this File & Disk software.