FileSecrets – Protect Your Confidential Files

Are you having a hard time securing your files?

Are you afraid that your important files might get deleted or infected by a Virus?
Do you think that the security and file protection provided by Windows is not enough to safeguard your files?
Do you want to lock your personal files so that it can’t be accessed by other users of your computer?
Or would you like to share some of your files to others but restricting them to do any changes?

Then here is a simple application that answers all that questions.

FileSecrets is a real-time application that guards any folder or file that you specify. It offers the following 3 options to do the job:

1.) Deny Access to File/Folder

This option, from the title itself, will deny access to the file or folder (including all the files inside) from any application that will try to open it.
For example, if someone explored your files using Windows Explorer, the user will receive this message:

This option will leave your selected file or folder locked from any access until you disable its entry in FileSecrets.

2.) Deny Modify to File/Folder

You need to use this option if you want only to share your files, however, restricting anyone to do any modification or deleting a file. This is also useful when you want to protect your files from any Virus infections but leaving them viewable by users.
Below is an example error message snapshot when a user tries to delete a file inside a protected folder:

3.) Hide the File/Folder

Use this option if you like to hide your file or folder virtually from any application. Hidden in such a way that the file does not exists in your file system. The only way to show again the file or folder you selected is to disable its entry in FileSecrets GUI.


FileSecrets GUI:

Other features:
FileSecrets is password protected. When a user runs the application, he/she will be asked for the password you set.
You can even set any picture that you want to be displayed in the password dialog box.

FileSecrets also offers integration to Windows explorer to make it accessible to the user. When the “Integrate to Explorer” option is enabled in the GUI, FileSecrets will enable its Windows Shell Extension component. This component will add a new menu entry in Windows Explorer’s pop-up menu you right-click a file or folder. When the file or folder right-clicked by the user has entry in FileSecrets, it will show a menu option to let the user disable the entry. For example if the file or folder selected has “Deny Access to File/Folder” option, the following menu item will be shown for the user:

When the user clicks the menu, FileSecrets will ask the user first for the password before allowing the access.

After it was allowed and if the user right-clicked again the file or folder, the menu entry will be changed with below entry to let the user return the protection:
This is also the same situation with “Deny Modify to File/Folder” option. It will show “Allow Modify” menu entry if you would like to modify the file or files in the folder. Then afterwards, just click the “Deny Modify” to return the protection.
For the case of “Hide the File/Folder” option, the only way to show the file or folder is to disable its entry in FileSecret’s GUI. When disabled, the file or folder will be shown in the Windows Explorer and if you want to re-enable hiding it again, you can right-click it as well and a menu entry will appear for the option.

FileSecrets protects its own components so that it cannot be deleted nor stopped by users easily.

Disclaimer:

The application should be used only by advance users. This is since selecting of file or folder to be protected should be done with care. Such case that should care of is to make sure not to add system critical files or folders since this may cause Windows not to run properly. I shall declare that I have no obligation or responsibility regarding any damage that the application may cause.

Supported Platforms:
Windows XP and above (including Vista) 32bit

Download Link (Version 1.0):
http://sites.google.com/site/reirisen/Home/FileSecretsSetup.zip?attredirects=0