Crypt4Free is a free files & email encryption program. Crypt4Free uses two encryption algorithms to protect your files: Blowfish & DESX. And "Quick Wipe" secure files erasure algorithm to wipe sensitive files.

Here are some key features of "Crypt4Free":

· Using two powerful algorithms to encrypt: Blowfish with 448 bit key and DESX with 128 bit key
· Complete .ZIP support (creating .zip archives, browsing & extracting ZIP contents)
· Built in file shredder - i.e. wiping the contents of the original pre-encrypted file beyond recovery to make sure that not even a trace remains after shredding. (matching and exceeding the specifications of the U.S. Department of Defence) to stop hardware recovery tools.
· Ability to send encrypted files via email (MAPI)
· Ability to encrypt text messages to send it via your e-mail program like Outlook Express, Eudora, ICQ and etc
· Ability to assign a riddle with your password inside encrypted file
· Built-in packer to reduce a size of encrypted files.
· Skins support! And one XP like skin
· User-Friendly easy-to-understand Graphical interface designed to hide the complexities of encryption technology from the end user.

Requirements:

· Pentium 166 based IBM PC compatible computer (or higher)
· 32 Mb of free memory
· About 1900 Kb free disk space

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Now program checks for the newer version(s) automatically on every
· program start.
· The Window "check for newer version" now contains the checkbox
· "Automatically check for newer version on every program start"
· The current version is displayed on the top of other information in
· the "Check for Newer version" window.