Eraser

Remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with selected models Eraser is an advanced security tool, which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with selected models carefully. Eraser is free software and its source code is available under the GNU General Public License. The patterns used for overwriting are based on paper by Peter Gutmann Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory "and they are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive. Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the U.S. Department of Defense and overwriting data pseudo-random. You can also define your own overwriting methods. Comments Top sites most popular software and magazines confirm that Eraser is one of the best security tools available for Windows. Features: It works with any drive including IDE, SCSI and RAID. Uses the Guttmann (Default), pseudo-Data and U.S. DoD 5220-22.M methods. Deletes files and folders. Erases all hard drives using 'Darik Boot and Nuke method. Erases Index.dat on Reboot Clears the encrypted files and drives. Erases FreeSpace on 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP and DOS. Clears the contents of the Trash. Deletes files compressed and Drives. Clears the network files, diskettes, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW. Delete temporary files of Windows. Internet erases cookies. Erases Paging (swap) file. Erases Internet Cache. Appears as an option 'Erase' from the context menu of Windows Explorer and the Recycle Bin. Comes with an Eraser Scheduler that allows you to create tasks defined by the user. Defeat file applications software tools, recycling. Supports FAT32 and NTFS file systems. Eraser is easy to use and comes with a dedicated support network.