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Product Release & Version History:
Release 3.1P1 (Professional) & 2.1P1 (Home) [14 July 2010] Professional & Home Editions - Release 3.1P (Professional) & 2.1P (Home) [2 April 2010] Professional & Home Editions -
Release 3.1N (Professional) & 2.1N (Home) [11 October 2009] Professional & Home Editions -
Release 3.1M (Professional) & 2.1M (Home) [3 September 2009] Professional & Home Editions -
Release 3.1L (Professional) & 2.1L (Home) [25 June 2009] Professional Edition only - Professional & Home Editions - Release 3.1K (Professional) & 2.1J (Home) [16 January 2009] Allows the shredding (secure wiping) of free space on drive volumes. This includes the wiping of 'slack' space at the end of any existing files on the drive. Bug Fixes: Pressing cancel button during a very long text encryption or decryption sometimes caused a crash - fixed. Release 3.1J (Professional) & 2.1J (Home) [15 November 2008] Key Files can now be used (with or without Pass Phrases) to Encrypt Files and the Password Safe. Release 3.1H (Professional) & 2.1H (Home) [7 October 2008] The User Interface can now be 'skinned'. Animation videos have been added to easily illustrate when encryption/decryption/searching/shredding operations are underway. Menu Icons refreshed. A 'list all hidden files' option has been added (this option can be password protected). This option scans all drives and folders and displays all hidden files found.. Some hidden files were not showing correctly when 'include all sub folders' option was set in the QuickCrypto Explorer - fixed.
Minor Bug Fix:
Functional Upgrade:
The Password Safe back-up and restore facility has also been improved.
The Password Safe 'Find' feature has been improved.
Auto Login features added to Password Safe.
QuickCrypto more effectively across the extended screen real estate.
workstation's monitor will be turned off and the user logged-out. If the Windows user is password protected, this password will now be required to view the desktop (log back into user). A quick way to foil shoulder surfers or to secure the workstation when leaving it for a break.
Functional Upgrade:
Functional Upgrade:
Functional Upgrade:
However, this upgrade is designated 3.1L and includes:
Functional Upgrade:
Encryption of files greater than 2 Gigabytes is now possible.
Some Menus and Buttons have been slightly rearranged and added to, to help ease of use.
QuickCrypto can be set to run (full or minimised to 'system tray') on start-up of windows
QuickCrypto can be minimized to the 'system tray' and core features available by 'right-clicking' the key icon in the tray
The shredding of Internet Explorer's history traces is improved
Firefox (version 3) history removal / shredding added (Firefox version 2 history shredding already existed)
The Stego function (hide text in an image) now allows the full image to be displayed on load or on request.
Folders or Files represented by a desktop shortcut icon can now be encrypted or decrypted by dragging and dropping the file/folder icon on to the QuickCrypto desktop shortcut icon. A very quick way to encrypt and decrypt often used files or folders - especially if the default encryption setting is to use a key file.
Some huge system files were not displaying in the QuickCrypto Explorer - fixed.
Some folders were not displaying correctly after a folder delete or shred in QuickCrypto Explorer - fixed
PCs with low memory could encrypt and zip (compress) files but could then not unzip (uncompress) - fixed
Secure moving or copying of files (using QuickCrypto Explorer) did not update status bar with status - fixed
Functional Upgrade:
Password Safe details can be printed for backup purposes.
Functional Upgrade:
Functional Upgrade:
'UAC prompts' will no longer be initiated when operating under Windows Vista
(other than initial installation).
Files can be hidden (encrypted or unencrypted).
Secret Text (encrypted or plain) can be hidden in picture images
Further Privacy features added.
Some Email Texts were not decrypting due to html/plain text transfer issues - fixed.
Release 3.1f (Professional) & 2.1f (Home) [20 July 2008]
Functional Upgrade:
Privacy Features - Shred & delete web history, index.dat files, cache, cookies, temporary files
Themes - personalise and customise branding, colors
Release 3.1e (Professional) & 2.1e (Home) [28 June 2008]
Functional Upgrade:
Further Options available:
start-up to QuickCrypto Explorer or Password Safe
audit logging of events
ACC encryption blend can be removed (allows non english email text characters)
password generator options provided
export/import/back-up password safe encrypted database
Filename obscure feature
More 'right-click' QuickCrypto Explorer functionality
Updated Help
Updated Self Test
Release 3.1d (Professional) & 2.1d (Home) [11 May 2008]
Functional Upgrade:
Preference option added to auto-close QuickCrypto after 5 minutes of Password Safe inactivity.
Test Vector confirmation function completed
Table Sort added to QuickCrypto Explorer and Password Safe
Check for Updates functionality installed (on user request only - no automated activity!)
Quick Folder Encrypt/Decrypt/Shred menu options
Bug Fix:
On some systems, system fonts were displaying too large on buttons - fixed.
Cancel button once used was not reapplying original text to text window on encrypt or decrypt event - fixed.
Release 3.1c (Professional) & 2.1c (Home) [17 April 2008]
Cosmetic Upgrade:
Icons display correctly on Desktop
Preferences grouped into more informative sections
Delete Preference added on successful decryption of an encrypted file
Windows Explorer 'right-click, send-to' shred option added for file(s) or folder
Self Decrypting Message - Text Length extended
Release 3.1b (Professional) & 2.1b (Home) [10 April 2008]
QuickCrypto "Password Safe" features upgraded to allow associated web sites and emails to be recorded alongside Login & Password details. Hot linking to associated websites and clipboard attachment of Login and Passwords enable much faster access to secure sites.
All Registered Owners emailed re free upgrade offer.
Release 3.1a (Professional) & 2.1a (Home) [14 February 2008]
QuickCrypto Explorer functionality improved to better enable the encryption and decryption of folders.
Release 3.1 (Professional) & 2.1 (Home) [27 January 2008]
Self Decrypting Text Message feature released. Automatic Shredding Preference included.
Release 3.0 (Professional) [10 December 2007]
Professional edition of QuickCrypto launched.
Release 2.0 (Home) [01 November 2007]
Home edition of QuickCrypto launched.
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