Super USB Secure

Security is still a major concern in this virtual PC world, but there are an abundance of solutions to keep important safe, even if this means hiding them in plain sight. In this regard, Super USB Secure comes with a set of features that let you hide and encrypt files and folders so only you can access them.

You don’t even have to go through a setup process for the application to work, which means you can carry it around on a USB flash drive to use on other computers as well. As a consequence, the target PC’s health status remains intact, because there’s no need for the program to modify anything in the system registries.

However, the application isn’t portable just for more flexibility, but you need to deploy it on a USB flash drive if you want to perform an operation in any other place than the local drive you deploy it on. For instance, downloading it on the desktop only lets you hide and lock files in folders in the Windows root drive.

The visual design of Super USB Secure leaves more to be desired. Although it look decent at first, there are certain flaws that affect practicality, such as the panels that make navigation difficult when resized, or the complete lack of navigation controls, so you can switch to different computer locations.

In any case, the core functions can still come in handy. As such, you are able to hide individual files and folders, which are then shown in a side panel so they can easily be revealed. It’s also possible to hide the entire content of the drive at the press of a button.

Moreover, a built-in options can be used to encrypt files and folders to an EXE. Attempting to do so brings up a small window so you can set the name of the output, choose from algorithms like AES, DES, 3DES, and Blowfish, and whether or not to compress files to save space. You’re also asked for a password to be able to reverse the process.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that Super USB Secure manages to get the job done, hiding your selection of files, or even encrypting them to be difficult to impossible to access by others. However, the design is rough around the edges, and can affect overall practicality, with several other issues that keep it from being a pro.