Predator adds an additional layer atop of the Windows passwords.
So do note that it if somebody knows your login password, he/she can still login to your machine.
What Predator does very well is change how you login to your box.
Obviously this has it advantages and disadvantages.
you’re able to download the Predator USB security software here.
Once installed you’re gonna wanna run Predator with administrative privileges.
It asks you to configure a USB drive as a key on the first run.
Plug in a USB thumb drive, create a password and then create the USB key.
With that done you are now ready to use the USB drive as the key to lock/unlock your box.
you’re able to still use the USB drive to store any files as you would normally do.
The computer will be locked after a fixed interval of time that can be specified in Predator tweaks.
you might control how the screen looks like when the computer is locked.
you’ve got the option to also specify if you are using a multi monitor setup.
you could set it to autostart with Windows and enable or disable pause.
Very handy, if you just need transfer a file or two with your USB key.
So it is not easy to figure out how to unlock the computer.
That being said, you could still unlock the computer using the password you set inside preferences dialog.
Predator displays a password prompt if anyone hits 3 keys on the keyboard.
Overall, Predator offers a nice feature set.
Predator works on Windows XP through to 7.
Let us know what you think of such solutions and how you prefer to secure your system?
