Secure System Wipe Software?

[Icebreak]

What would be good to use on a machine to get ride of files that are secure. I see that forensic software can be had that will find files that were simply deleted. What can be used to get rid of files using multiple wipes or writes?

Thanks

 

[raggie33]

clean sweep by nortons.

 

[e=mc²]

That depends on wether or not you are going to wipe the entire disk (simply formatting it isn't secure at all) or wipe individual files. For individual files, I use the included "shredder" in the freeware package "SpyBot Search and Destroy". Simply drag and drop, select how many passes (shreddings as they call it) and voila!
For entire hard drive erasure and wiping, I use KillDisk by LSoft. Freeware version works just as well as the pro version does. The Pro version is 30 bucks and can do U.S. Department of Defense certified cleaning of the harddrive.

Ed.

 

[kev1-1]

thanks for the link e=mc²! However, it is probably just me being stupid...but the instructions state that you should make a windows boot disk and then copy the killdisk.exe file to it. For me though, the windows boot disk does not have enough space for this file?! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[LED-FX]

Eraser, adds right click menu item to shred files and boot and nuke options.Its freeware:

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/default.php

Adam

 

[kev1-1]

not to worry...problem solved!

 

[James S]

I think I speek for everyone here when I ask, just what evidence are you destroying?! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif

 

[Quickbeam]

Eraser - Free. Very effective. http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/

Link by LED-FX is to the new developer who has taken over the project but doesn't seem to be working right now. I use v5.3 - the last one done by Tolvanen before he passed it on.

 

[Icebreak]

raggie33 –

Thanks.

e=mc² -

Shredder looks like the ticket. I should have looked at all the stuff in the freeware thread. Thanks

LED-FX –

Thanks for that one.

Quickbeam –

Thanks for the other link.

kev1-1

What was the fix?

James S. –

Why are smart people so curious? Actually it would be evidence of chats and evidence of my trips to the Café.

 

[Sigman]

DITTO "Eraser" - Highly rated!