PC Magazine Editor’s Choice – RoboForm

RoboForm is an award-winning automated password manager and web form filler with some serious Artificial Intelligence.

Features:
AutoSave passwords in browser.
AutoFill passwords to login form.
Click Login button for you.
Fill personal info into online forms.
Save offline passwords & notes.
Generate Secure Random Passwords.
Encrypt passwords and personal data using AES, Blowfish, RC6, 3-DES or 1-DES algorithms.
All personal info is stored on your computer only.
Take RoboForm with you on USB disk for ultimate portability.
Sync your passwords and notes to Palm or Pocket PC.
Backup & Restore, Print your passwords.
More features: drill down for more.
It is well-behaved: NO ADWARE, NO SPYWARE.
Works under Windows as an add-on to IE-based browsers.
Works with Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox under Windows.

Installing RoboForm:
Requirements. RoboForm works on Windows 98, Me, NT4, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista systems. It does not work on Mac and Linux. Internet Explorer version 5.5, 6.0 or later is required. All Service Packs and security patches must be installed.

Start Download. Click the Download RoboForm link and a popup window will ask “Do you want to Run or Save this file?” or smth like this. Click Run.

Agree to Install RoboForm. Once the download finishes, another popup window will ask “Do you want to run this software? RoboForm2Go by Siber Systems”. Click “Yes” and installation will begin.

Language and License Agreement. Select language in which RoboForm will talk to you. Read the License Agreement and agree to it.

Setting Up Personal Data. In this dialog you can change folder where RoboForm Passcards and Identities are stored and where RoboForm should place its program files. You can also request installation of RoboForm Adapter for Mozilla, Firefox and Netscape.

Close any Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows. The RoboForm installer will offer to close all Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer windows. Click “Yes” and the installer will do it for you. Alternatively you can close these windows manually.
If RoboForm keeps asking to close browsers even though you have none left, then click “No” when it asks whether to wait again and allow installation to proceed; in this case you will have to reboot in order to complete installation.

Create Master Password. Master Password is one password that RoboForm uses to protect all Passcards, Identities and Safenotes. This is the only password that you actually need to remember.

Tests and Tutorials. After you finished installing RoboForm, you will be offered a test/tutorial page on which you can learn how to automatically save and fill passwords using RoboForm.