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Who needs disk drive security software
Advanced Drive Protector is intended for PC users who want to protect, hide and locktheir local, network, Floppy and USB drives, and disable the AutoRun feature forthem to ensure both security and privacy. This software lets you apply a range ofsecurity options to individual drives ranging from hiding options to access securityrestrictions.
The main advantages of Advanced Drive Protector
The main advantages of the program are robustness and simplicity. When you useAdvanced Drive Protector, you get a great protection in a very simple and elegantway. To activate protection for a drive, you just click an appropriate checkbox withyour mouse.
Hide the drives you do not want the others to know about
When you hide certain drives, you make them invisible to other computer users. Justclick on the Hide checkboxes located in the drive letter group boxes for the drivesyou want to hide and press the Apply button. After you reboot your computer thedrives you hid will disappear from My Computer.
Disable access to the drives with the sensitive information
If you keep sensitive information on some of your drives, you may want to disableaccess to those drives. The program lets you safely disable access to any driveletters you want in a very elegant manner. Just click on the Lock checkboxes thatcorrespond to the drives you need, apply changes and then reboot your computer.After reboot, the drives you selected will disappear from My Computer.
Disable the Autorun feature for certain drives
The Autorun feature is one of the worst security breaches in any Windows system. Ifa user inserts an infected USB drive or a CD/DVD disk, the virus residing on thedisk may run and infect your system. This program lets you change this behavior.When you disable the Autorun feature, any inserted drives and disks will be ignoredby Windows. To activate the Autorun protection, just click on the Disable Autoruncheckboxes corresponding to the drive letters you need, apply changes and rebootyour computer.
Password-protect your security settings in Advanced Drive Protector
Once you protect all the necessary drives, you should password-protect AdvancedDrive Protector to prevent an unauthorized access to the security settings youenforce. Your access password, if assigned, will be asked every time you openAdvanced Drive Protector.
Professionally designed user interface lets you learn fast
The user interface of Advanced Drive Protector is professionally designed and as aresult is strait forward. You do not have to spend your precious time learning howto work with the program; you just start it and use it like you already know theprogram. In addition to that there is an online manual you can read if you stillhave any questions.
