"ARMOR TOOLS"      *   README FILE   *      Version 4.3


Site:   http://www.armortools.com/
E-mail: support@wintools.net



CONTENTS:

1. What is "ARMOR TOOLS"?
2. Features
3. Version history
4. License and distribution
5. Contacts



1. What is "ARMOR TOOLS"?

ARMOR TOOLS - suite of tools which ensure your privacy and keep 
sensitive information secure. Armor Tools will let you work on 
the computer without leaving traces of your activities - deleting
documents, programs, and other files without the possibility to 
restore them and contains a set of additional adjustments related
to safety, system capacity and user preferences. 

The program includes tools: Encrypted Disk, The Eraser, Invisible 
Man, File Shredder, Adjustments...

Attention! To use this program you need the administrator rights.

System requirements. 
OS Windows NT/2k/2k3/XP 
Minimum screen resolution 800x600 
Pentium processor and above 
16 Mb RAM 
5 Mb free disk space 



2. Features
 
"ARMOR TOOLS" contains tools:

Encrypted Disk  tool is used for creating Encrypted disks on your 
computer. On this disk you can store confidential information which
you`d like to keep secret from other users. The disk is encrypted by
256-bit (32 symbols) password using "AES256" algorithm in real-time 
mode (this ensures steady protection of your data against hacking). 
On creating of Encrypted disk on your computer the extra disk 
encrypted by your password will appear in Explorer. At the same 
time the container-file with your encrypted information will be 
created on your hard drive. 

The Eraser  tool is used for cleaning the private information kept
on your computer. For this in the window of objects you need to 
choose objects which you like to clean and then press button "Erase"
to begin cleaning. After finishing of cleaning your computer you 
need to reboot the computer or if you do not have time to reboot you
can update Explorer by button "Update Explorer" to erase private 
information which Explorer keeps in RAM. 

Invisible Man  is for keeping private information and its later 
restoring. This is necessary in that case when you wish to do some 
work on the computer which must not be fixed anywhere, but you need 
to save the information which you had in computer before your work.

File Shredder  is for deleting documents, programs, and other files 
without possibility to restore them. While deleting files on the 
computer the file itself is not deleted - only a part of its header 
is deleted. All information from the file is still kept on a hard drive
but at first sight it seems to be deleted. There are special programs 
which can restore erased files. If you delete some of your secret files 
by ordinary method or by using "Recycle Bin" procedure then the files 
still can be restored without any problems by "unwanted person" or by 
Special Agencies. While deleting files the "File Shredder" tool erases 
information in file itself and then renames it to even prevent access 
to name of the file and deletes it in an ordinary way. After that sort 
of deleting it is not possible to define the name of the file. And if 
this file is restored it will contain not the original information but 
trash data.

Adjustments  a set of additional adjustments related to safety, system
capacity and user preferences. It contain parts: Start Menu, Explorer, 
Network, Printers, Display, IE Favorites... 



3. Version history

The history of the development (+ - added feature, * - bug fix):


Version 4.3 released (March 22, 2005)
   + driver for Encrypted Drive tool was updated
   + File Shredder tools was optimized
   + algorithm "format drive" was changed
   + ukrainian.lng was added
   + spanish.lng was added


Version 4.1 released (February 21, 2005)
   + some algorithms was optimized
   + minor changes of interface


Version 4.0 released (February 03, 2005)
   + new interface was released
   + russian.lng was added


Version 3.0 released (September 27, 2004)
   + tool Invisible Man was added
   - fixed bug in installer


Version 2.0 released (July 15, 2004)
   + tool File Shredder released
   + added Status column in lists


Version 1.5 released (May 17, 2004)
   + tool Encrypted Disk released
   - fixed window resize bug


Version 1.3 released (April 22, 2004)
   + extended drive explorer
   + minor interface changes
   - fixed problem with Window Maximize


Version 1.0 released (March 10, 2004)
   + interactive lists
   + multilanguage support
   + resize support
   + saving window size and position


Feel free to send suggestions for features you want to be implemented in 
"ARMOR TOOLS".



4. License and distribution

See license.txt.



5. Contacts
 
WinTools Software Engineering, Ltd.

Please don't hesitate to send your questions and suggestions 
regarding WinTools.net to e-mail: support@wintools.net

Phone: + 375 29 7 231 337

Official web site: http://www.armortools.com/

