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Find password protected files to keep information safe

March 2nd, 2010

With the rapid development of the Internet and software technologies our computers became very vulnerable to different cyber threats and attacks. The Internet is full of threats. If you do not use any tools to protect your computer and information, you are risking to lose it. However, sometimes it happens that own employees put your business in jeopardy. Some of them may access confidential files and sell them to competitors.

As a rule cheating employees try to protect such files with passwords. Thus, password protected files are among the most suspicious files. Why would anyone want to protect a file? Right! He or she has something to conceal, which is not good in terms of corporate culture.

With the help of Show Hidden Files utility from AKS-LABS you will be able to find ALL files, documents and archives protected with passwords. This program is very easy to use for people with various levels of computer literacy. In fact, there is nothing there that an ordinary PC user cannot understand. All menus and features are clear and their names speak for themselves. To make it easier for users to get desirable search results.

Use an effective tool to find password protected files

Use an effective tool to find password protected files

Find password protected files to prevent information leakage

Find password protected files to prevent information leakage

So, imagine you are a police officer who has just confiscated a computer that might contain valuable information and crime evidence. Or imagine you are a system administrator who needs to check computers in the network to find out if employees are cheating on the company. The first thing you need to do is to run Show Hidden Files. Then follow these steps:

  1. Specify directory/hard drive disk in which you want to look for password protected files. Keep in mind that if you have access to remote computers, it is possible to search in the network hard drives. You can choose several locations at a time and scan sub-folders.
  2. Search by size. If you suspect that password protected files are particularly large or small, then search by date option is a perfect choice for you. It is possible to set limits and narrow search results (for example, files larger than 2 MB or smaller than 5 MB). However, if you want to have a full picture, look for all files irrespectively of the size.
  3. Search by date. If you perform a regular check up, you are not interested in the files found 2 weeks ago. So, you may adjust the program which will search for files which have been recently created, modified or even accessed.

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