60 OCTOBER2020|COMPUTER SHOPPER|ISSUE392
REQUIREMENTSWindows7,8,10;
100MBhard disk space
WEBSITEwww.abelssoft.net
NOTESGetyourregistration code within
theapplication
REQUIREMENTSWindows 7 ,8or10;
25 0MBharddiskspace
WEBSITEwww.kaspersky.co.uk
NOTESNo needtoactivate. Includes a
three-month licence
REQUIREMENTSWindows7,8,10;
250MBhard disk space
WEBSITEwww.oo-software.com
NOTESGetyourregistration code at
filebackup.disc.computershopper.co.uk
WHETHERYOU’REAThomeorin
theoffice,youmaynotnecessarily
shareyourcomputerwithothers,
butit’spossiblethatsomeone
coulduseitandseesomethingyou
wouldrathertheydidn’t.Thisis
wherefileencryptioncanhelp.
Fromfinancialdatatopersonal
information,orjustsomethingyou
wouldprefertokeepsecret,
FileCryptor2020letsyouencryptfilesandfolders
withAES-256encryption.Unlessthecorrectpassword
isentered,theencryptedfileswillremainscrambled
andinaccessible.
Importantly,FileCryptor2020makesthewhole
processof encryptionincrediblysimple,andthereare
twowaysyoucanapproachthings.Thefirstoptionis
KASPERSKYTOTALSECURITY2020isa
powerful suiteofmalware-hunting,anti-hacker
web safetytools.
Asthenamesuggests,this
is thecomplete package.
There’s antivirus,browsing
protection,afirewall,exploit
protection,avulnerability
scanner, parentalcontrols,
webcamandaudioprotection,
onlinetransactionprotection,
andevenmoretoolsdesignedto
keepbothyourprivacyand
personalinformationsafe.
Thesefeatureshaverealvalue, too. Independent
testinglabssuchasAV-Comparativestypically
rate Kasperskyasofferingsomeof thebest
protectionaround;it’sconsistentlybeenoneof
the highest-scoringanti-malwareprovidersfor
EVERYONENEEDSSOMEformof backup,and
relyingonWindows’owntoolsisn’talwaysthebest
option.Third-partybackupsoftwareisplentiful,and
O&Oalreadyoffersacomprehensivetoolintheform
of O&OAutoBackup.
O&OFileBackupdiffersfromAutoBackupina
coupleof ways:one,it’sportable,withnoinstallation
required(makesureyoudon’tlosetheconfiguration
filecreatedonstartup,whichresidesinthesame
directoryby default).Andtwo,youdon’tneedto link
itto aspecificexternaldevicefortriggeringbackups;
instead,youcanbackupondemandto anyvisible
locationorcreate schedules.
Afterdownloading,launch
theapp,selectyourtarget
backupfolder,eitherchoosing
adrivefromthelistorbrowse
foraspecificfolderornetwork
location(youmayneedto map
thisasadriveletterfirst).
AbelssoftFileCryptor2020
KasperskyTotalSecurity2020
O&OFileBackup1
to draganddropthefilesor
foldersyouwouldliketo protect
onto theprogramwindow,while
thesecondisto makeuseof the
contextmenu.Usingthismethod,
youcansimplyselectanumberof
items,right-click,andselectthe
FileCryptoroption.
Ineithercase,youwillthenbe
askedto enterandconfirma
password,andtheencryptionprocesswillbe
completedinaflash,althoughjusthowlongit
takes willdependontheamountofdatayou’re
encrypting.Ifyou’restrugglingto thinkof astrong
password,there’sabuilt-inpasswordgeneratorthat
cantakecareof thingsforyou,butbesureto usea
passwordmanagersoyoudon’tforgetit.
several yearsnow, andisquickto updateits
protectionswhennewthreatsarise.
TheSoftwareUpdaterchecksforupdatesto
commonapplications(suchas
AdobeReader,Flash,Java,
ChromeandFirefox,among
others),andcanoptionally
installthemwithoutyouhaving
to seeordoanythingatall.
TheSecureConnection
featureisaprivacy-oriented
virtualprivate network(VPN),
automaticallykickinginto
protectyouwhenusingWi-Fihotspots,internet
bankingsitesandotherpotentiallysensitiveservices.
TheInstallationAssistancetoolalsolooksout
foradwareandotherpeststhatcangetsilently
installedwithcertainfreesoftware,whilethe
SoftwareCleanerhelpsyoudecidewhatto remove.
Next,clickBackupfollowedby +toselect your
firstfolderorto instructtheprogramtoscan
specificuserfoldersautomaticallyfordocumentor
mediafiles(clickSettings,Filterto seewhatfilesare
included,plusaddyourown).Youcanalsoincludeall
filesandselectyourownfoldersto addtothelist.
You’llthenseealistoffolderswiththeircontents,
updatedasthey’rescanned,withoptionsfor
tweakingeachselection.ClickNext,reviewyour
choices,andthenclickStartbackup. Filesare then
transferredasexactcopies.
Oncecomplete,youcanupdateyourbackup
manually,restoredataeasily
andalso create ascheduleto
updateyourbackup inthe
backgroundatregular
intervals.FileBackupdoesits
jobwell,anditstinyfootprint
(just4MBafterinstallation)
isequallyimpressive.
