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Check out a feature comparison chart here: Free Vs Professional PREDATORĭownload is available in separate 32-bit and 64-bit editions, make sure to choose the correct edition for your system.

However, the Free edition includes all features required for a home PC environment. I guess the biggest difference with Predator is that it is primarily designed for corporate/enterprise users with the Premium version including numerous sophisticated security and logging features.

when you return back to your PC, you put the USB flash drive in place: keyboard and mouse are immediately released, and the display is restored.

when you’re away from your PC, you simply remove the USB drive: once it is removed, the keyboard and mouse are disabled and the screen darkens.

you run PREDATOR (autostart with Windows is possible).

It uses a regular USB flash drive as an access control device, and works as follows:

PREDATOR locks your PC when you are away, even if your Windows session is still opened. USB Raptor is still in Beta stage so, although it’s main functionality appears to be working quite well, overall it seems the program still requires some refinement. However, after re-connecting the flash drive, the desktop took a little while to fully load again and one of my running programs, MailWasher (email/spam manager) had been closed down. USB Raptor’s locking mechanism worked perfectly, the moment I ejected the flash drive the desktop disappeared and the system became inaccessible.

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As a fail safe, if you should happen to misplace the USB flash drive for example, inputting the password you chose at step 1 during setup will also unlock the PC.

Of course, re-connecting the flash drive will instantly regain access. Once you’ve configured USB Raptor to your liking, securely locking the system is a quick and easy matter of simply removing the USB flash drive.

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Among the settings you will find here are options to harden security by linking the unlocking process to the device’s serial number, enable or disable backdoor access, password protect the program’s interface against unauthorized access, and disable unlocking by keys created on other systems. Note the various tabs now accessible across the top of the interface. Experienced users, however, may want to take advantage of USB Raptor’s advanced settings – simply enable the “Advanced Configuration” option (highlighted in the above screenshot) That’s all there is to it, the only thing left to do now is enable protection via the program’s system tray icon. The program opens to a simple configuration window by default, involving just three basic steps – set a password, select connected USB flash drive, create a key file:

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Running the software is a simple matter of extracting the files and double clicking the extracted executable, no installation required – (scans 100% clean through Virus Total). To release the system lock user must plug the USB with the file in any USB port. If this specific file is found the computer stays unlocked otherwise the computer locks. The utility checks constantly the USB drives for the presence of a specific unlock file with encrypted content. USB Raptor can lock the system once a specific USB drive is removed from the computer and unlock when the drive is plugged in again to any USB port.

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USB Raptor is a portable open source freeware available through the SourceForge repository – it should be noted that USB Raptor is still in Beta stage. How about securely locking down a PC simply by removing a USB flash drive? That’s exactly what these two free products promise to do. It’s quite easy to prevent access to a password protected PC via the Windows native lock feature of course but that is not always the most convenient or secure solution. For older children with younger siblings perhaps, or parents with children, or young adults sharing accommodation. I can think of several scenarios where the ability to lock down a PC may be beneficial, even outside of a work environment.