R – File Protection in Adobe AIR (Flex)

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Is it possible download a file in an AIR application, store it on the user's system, and prohibit access to the files by applications other than the one with which it was downloaded?

Best Answer

Certainly not easily done on Windows. You might have better luck encrypting it's contents.

EDIT: Creating a file not accessible by other programs is very virus-like behavior.