DriveScrubber 3.1.10.7
- From: "Dave Collins" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:37:21 -0400
On behalf of iolo technologies, LLC, SharewarePromotions are delighted to
announce the release and immediate availability of DriveScrubber version
3.1.10.7 - software to securely erase data from PC drives before donating,
reselling, or recycling.
DriveScrubber permanently and securely wipes away data from drives, to
prevent confidential information from falling into the wrong hands when
selling or donating a computer.
In addition to thoroughly erasing all drive contents, DriveScrubber can now
also wipe only the free space of a drive, to delete the remnants of deleted
files. With this process, existing files, programs, and the operating system
are all left intact, but any deleted files are unrecoverable. In addition to
preparing a computer for sale or donation, this feature allows DriveScrubber
to be used for regular security maintenance.
Many people believe that when they delete a file, it is permanently erased.
It is not. In actuality, the data within the file still remains on the
drive, and evidence that the file existed still remains on the drive. This
is because of how an operating system saves and deletes files.
When a file is deleted, its reference is removed from the file allocation
table, but the data that made up the file still remains on the drive. The
space occupied by that data is marked as "free space" and is available for
overwriting by other newly saved files. Until another file's data is saved
over it, the deleted data remains on the drive. Even formatting a drive does
not erase data: formatting erases file allocation information and performs
other housekeeping functions for data storage, but formatting does NOT erase
data.
Many people donate or give away their computer, not even realizing that
their private information is easily recoverable. Even though you can't see
the files (for example, through Windows Explorer), someone using easily
available tools can still access files and view their contents. This poses a
significant security risk. Since reformatting a drive does not completely
erase data, protection from readily available programs that recover data is
a necessity.
DriveScrubber version 3.1.10.7 is fully compatible with Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Further details and a free 4.7 MB trial version are available from
http://www.iolo.com/ds.
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Dave Collins
SharewarePromotions Ltd
Be Seen Be Sold
http://www.sharewarepromotions.com
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