Chaos Mash

Chaos Mash is a seemingly simple, yet powerful application that gives you the possibility to encrypt files using three security algorithms and 15 mash types for each encryption mode. This is done by specifying a secret password required for decryption.

The interface is user-friendly, represented by a large window that displays all options available, enabling you to study them before diving into the task. It's advisable to test Chaos Mash with a dummy file to figure out how it works.

In order to encrypt a file, all you have to do is locate it with the help of the file browser, establish the saving directory and name of the new encrypted item, input your password, as well as choose the mash type and method: Method A, Method B or Blowfish.

When it comes to the mash type, it's important to know that, the higher the number you pick, the stronger the encryption will be. Methods A and B deliver a new file with the same size as the original, while Blowfish increases it.

The file decryption operation implies selecting the encrypted file, picking the destination folder and name of the new decrypted file, as well as configuring the correct options concerning the key, mash type and method.

You must also remember the extension of the original file, since the encryption method creates a file with an unknown extension and doesn't keep track of the original format to reconstruct it after decryption.

The whole tool is packed in just one executable file that you can save to a custom location on the disk or store on a USB flash drive to run it on any PC without setup. It doesn't need DLLs or other components to run, create files on the disk without asking for your permission, or make any changes to your system registry.

Evaluation and conclusion

It looks like you must remember many details to decrypt files, which may become inconvenient to some users. Otherwise, Chaos Mash gets the job done and it's free to use for file encryption. Tasks were carried out fast in our tests, while system resources usage was low.