diff --git a/frontend/src/main.c b/frontend/src/main.c
index 11e3008..00d97f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.c
+++ b/frontend/src/main.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int encrypt(const char* const passphrase, const CHR* const input, const C
 		goto clean_up;
 	}
 
-	FPRINTF(stderr, T("Encrypting, please be patient... %5.1f%%"), 0.0);
+	FPRINTF(stderr, T("Encrypting file contents, please be patient... %5.1f%%"), 0.0);
 
 	clock_t clk_now, clk_update = clock();
 	uint64_t crc_actual = CRC_INITIALIZER, bytes_read = sizeof(uint64_t);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int decrypt(const char* const passphrase, const CHR* const input, const C
 		goto clean_up;
 	}
 
-	FPRINTF(stderr, T("Decrypting, please be patient... %5.1f%%"), 0.0);
+	FPRINTF(stderr, T("Decrypting file contents, please be patient... %5.1f%%"), 0.0);
 	
 	clock_t clk_now, clk_update = clock();
 	uint64_t crc_actual = CRC_INITIALIZER, bytes_read = sizeof(uint64_t);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int MAIN(int argc, CHR* argv[])
 {
 	init_terminal();
 
-	FPRINTF(stderr, T("MCrypt Utility (%") T(PRIstr) T("-%") T(PRIstr) T("), by LoRd_MuldeR <mulder2@gmx.de>\n"), OS_TYPE, CPU_ARCH);
+	FPRINTF(stderr, T("MCrypt Utility (%") T(PRIstr) T("-%") T(PRIstr) T("), by LoRd_MuldeR <MuldeR2@GMX.de>\n"), OS_TYPE, CPU_ARCH);
 	FPRINTF(stderr, T("Using libMCrypt v%") T(PRIstr) T(" [%") T(PRIstr) T("]\n\n"), LIBMCRYPT_VERSION, LIBMCRYPT_BUILDNO);
 
 	const int help_requested = (argc > 1) && ((!STRICMP(argv[1U], T("/?"))) || (!STRICMP(argv[1U], T("--help"))) || (!STRICMP(argv[1U], T("--version"))));
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int MAIN(int argc, CHR* argv[])
 		FPUTS(T("Usage:\n"), stderr);
 		FPRINTF(stderr, T("  %") T(PRISTR) T(" --encrypt <passphrase> <input.txt> <output.enc>\n"),   argv[0U]);
 		FPRINTF(stderr, T("  %") T(PRISTR) T(" --decrypt <passphrase> <input.enc> <output.txt>\n\n"), argv[0U]);
-		return 1;
+		return help_requested ? 0 : 1;
 	}
 
 	const CHR *const command = argv[1U], *const passphrase = argv[2U], *const input_file = argv[3U], *const output_file = argv[4U];
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ int MAIN(int argc, CHR* argv[])
 
 exiting:
 	
-	free_utf8(passphrase_utf8);
+	if (passphrase_utf8)
+	{
+		mcrypt_bzero(passphrase_utf8, strlen(passphrase_utf8));
+		free(passphrase_utf8);
+	}
+
 	mcrypt_bzero((CHR*)passphrase, STRLEN(passphrase) * sizeof(CHR));
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/platform.h b/frontend/src/platform.h
index 7485523..8014945 100644
--- a/frontend/src/platform.h
+++ b/frontend/src/platform.h
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 #ifndef INC_PLATFORM_H
 #define INC_PLATFORM_H
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <share.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define OS_TYPE "Win"
 #else
@@ -50,7 +57,7 @@
 #define STRICMP(X,Y) _wcsicmp((X),(Y))
 #define FPUTS(X,Y) fputws((X),(Y))
 #define FPRINTF(X,Y,...) fwprintf((X),(Y),__VA_ARGS__)
-#define FOPEN(X,Y) _wfopen((X),(Y))
+#define FOPEN(X,Y) _wfsopen((X),(Y),_SH_SECURE)
 #define FILENO(X) _fileno((X))
 #define FSTAT64(X,Y) _fstati64((X),(Y))
 #define STAT64_T struct _stati64
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils.c b/frontend/src/utils.c
index 6dc6a68..3602102 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils.c
+++ b/frontend/src/utils.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "utils.h"
 #include <mcrypt.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -52,18 +51,7 @@ char* CHR_to_utf8(const CHR*const input)
 	free(buffer);
 	return NULL;
 #else
-	return input; /*nothing to do*/
-#endif
-}
-
-void free_utf8(char *const str_utf8)
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	if (str_utf8)
-	{
-		mcrypt_bzero(str_utf8, strlen(str_utf8));
-		free(str_utf8);
-	}
+	return strdup(input);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils.h b/frontend/src/utils.h
index ed83052..1d3b764 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils.h
+++ b/frontend/src/utils.h
@@ -6,13 +6,10 @@
 #ifndef INC_UTILS_H
 #define INC_UTILS_H
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include "platform.h"
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 char* CHR_to_utf8(const CHR *const input);
-void free_utf8(char* const str_utf8);
 uint64_t get_file_size(FILE* const file);
 void init_terminal(void);