GCrypto Encryption and Data Protection

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Installation

GCrypto needs access to your computer's files to protect and restore them; therefore, your browser, antivirus or Windows Defender may display warnings when downloading, or when running. That is why, if necessary, inform your antivirus that the program is reliable, and if displayed any browser or Windows message, accept and proceed with the installation.

Open the gcrypto.zip file you downloaded, and run GCryptoinst.exe to install the program.

Read the End User License Agreement, click Accept, then click button Install.

Before running GCrypto, tell your antivirus that it is a trusted program and give all permissions because when encrypting or restoring more than one file at a time, your antivirus may block it.

When running for the first time, a screen with a numeric key will appear and seven words. These data must be recorded and kept in a safe place for in case you lose your password and settings. Click Continue, and fill in your settings on the next screen. Click Save. Okay, the program can be used.

Functions and Features

On the main screen you must enter your password before executing any operation.

Click on the key to the right of the Password field to recover your data.

The Settings button allows you to edit and change the main data of the program. If necessary, make your changes and click Save. Your data will be encrypted and stored on your computer and also in the cloud, in case the lose and need to get them back.

Click on the help buttons within this screen (?) for more details.

The button Crypto List opens a screen with all the files that are protected. There you can see the File Information (password and key), Restore, or Open an encrypted file.

The Priority Files button opens a screen where you can add files or folders that are protected most often so that they are encrypted or restored with a single click.

GCrypto also has a tool to encrypt texts of up to 4000 characters with up to 1 billion combinations. To do this, click on the button Text Tool.

On this screen, enter the text to be encrypted in the upper field, or use the Paste button to transfer content from clipboard.

Enter a numeric key between 1 and 999,999,999 in the corresponding field and click on the Encrypt button. The encrypted text will be shown in the lower field. Click the Copy button to place this content on the clipboard.

To do the reverse operation, enter the ciphertext in the upper field, enter the same key that was used to encrypt it, and click Restore. The original text will be displayed in the lower field.

This allows you to save or send confidential texts to other people or companies that also have GCrypto installed.

At the bottom of the main screen, if you want to work with files and folders regardless of priorities, you can enter a numeric key, select whether to encrypt or restore Files or Folder, and click the corresponding field Process.

GCrypto also has a feature to DESTROY files or folders, in case in which they are no longer needed and cannot, under any circumstances, be accessed.

Select one of the options to destroy Files or a Folder and proceed. It will be You will need to enter your password to complete this operation.

* It is important to remember that once the file is destroyed, it cannot be recovered. So do this very carefully.

Activity Report

GCrypto logs all activities on your computer, including attempts to run any feature without authorization. To view all records, click the Activity Monitor button. will be displayed a list with the information: date and time of execution and closing of programs and websites visited. In this way, it is possible to know if the activities were legitimate, performed by you, or if someone else had access to the computer on the exact moment, identified by the time.

In the first column the list shows a green light for normal runs () or blocked (x).
The second column shows the opening date and time, the third shows the closing, and the last column shows the name of the executed window.
You can select one or more items from the list and Block, Unlock or Remove.

Warning: Some items in the list are part of the system, so be careful when blocking. Only do this for runs you know about. In case you have If you have questions about what's running on your computer, do a search on internet (Google) to see if it is a virus.

You can also Ignore blocks. When selecting this option, even if there are marked items, there will be no blocking. The blue icon will turn red. The same icon appears on the main screen to remind you if locks are on or off.

Export XML

This option allows the complete report to be exported to be opened in a spreadsheet like Excel.

In the worksheet there is an additional column that shows how many attempts were made from running any program or opening blocked web sites.
* The list is shown on the screen starting with the most recent events to the most old. In the worksheet it is shown in reverse (from the oldest to the recent).

You can also forbid executions by the title part. For example:
Suppose you have a document called "My Secret Document". In this case, just enter this text in the field Block windows containing the title, and click in Block. It will appear on the first line of the list and will be blocked as soon as is opened.

Hotkeys

GCrypto has a hidden keep-running feature. For this, configure the Hotkeys (shortcut keys) in the settings screen.

By pressing these keys GCrypto will be hidden but will continue to run.

To open it again, just press the same keys, and the program will ask for the password to be displayed again.

How to Register Your Copy

You can click the Register button at the top of the main screen to open the from register. The same registration screen will appear when your period of 30 day evaluation.
If you have the serial, enter it in the two corresponding fields, and click Continue.

If you have already purchased and made the payment, enter your purchase code here screen along with the owner email (the email used at the time of purchase). Click Submit to get your serial. Your program will be registered automatically.

If you haven't purchased yet, click Buy to be taken to the purchase.

Purchase more than one license

By accessing the purchase screen, you will be able to purchase 1 license, 3 licenses with 20% discount, 5 licenses at 30% off, or 10 licenses at 50% off. Therefore, it is interesting to buy licenses for a group of computers or people.

In case you lose your settings or password

To recover your settings or password, click on the key that appears on the registration screen, or on the main screen to the right of the password input field.

Enter the numeric key and 7 keywords in the corresponding fields and click Continue.

Errors

If any file has an undefined error on encryption or restoration, please check that:

1. Whether the file is opened by another application.
Close the application that opened the file and rerun the operation.

2. If the file is inside protected folders such as Program Files, Windows, etc.
Run GCrypto as administrator so you have access to these folders.

Notice

GCrypto protects your files from data theft, but nothing prevents another person destroys them. So always keep a backup of your files. (decrypted) originals on an external hard drive or pendrive, kept in a safe place. The practice of backing up regularly is essential in any situation.

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