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Evidence Destroyer Security Related Security for Windows

Evidence destroyer, secure PC & internet file delete and disk cleaner, all in a single application.
When you delete a file from your system (and remove it from your Recycle Bin) the contents can still be retrieved by someone who knows what they’re doing – they can even potentially recover data that’s been overwritten!

Now this doesn’t really matter if you’re just deleting some unused Word documents, but if you deal with sensitive data, then it’s VERY important that these files be securely deleted…

That’s where Evidence destroyer comes in! Unlike most other privacy protection tools which only delete the files, Evidence destroyer gives you the ability to delete files using not only common methods such as Gutmann and NISPOM (DoD), but overwrites files up to 16 times rendering them completely irretrievable to give you all the security and/or performance you may need.

It’s simple to delete files in a secure and convenient fashion. In addition to cleaning up the browser’s cache, cookies, history, visited web sites, recent document list, emails, newsgroups and more, Evidence destroyer can also wipe free space, DRAM and much more! erasing all information on your hard disk that you thought was not there!

Evidence destroyer can be configure so it will erase all the internettracks automatically each time you close your browser or manually. Another feature is “Disk clean”.

This process overwrites any files that were deleted the insecure way ensuring that nothing can be retrieved from your hard drive.

Shredding files with Evidence destroyer couldn’t be easier. Click “Add files” where you can select individual files or the complete contents of a directory to add to the shred list. When you have selected all the files you wish to shred they will be displayed in the shred file list.

You can now remove selected files from the list or remove the entire list and start again. In the options section, you can decide on what strength you wish to shred the files with and is explained in the options section. Now simply click “Shred”. The progress of the shredding process will be displayed in the form of a bar graph and the amount of files shredded will also be displayed. When completed, the files will be completely unrecoverable.

Adding and deleting files and folders can be accessed with shortcut keys. Press F2 to add files, F3 to add folders, F4 to delete a selected file and F5 to clear the shred list. When viewing, all files and folders including hidden and read only, will be displayed and able to be shred.

The only secure way to delete emails or newsgroups is to shred them first. Programs like Outlook express just delete the files leaving them fully intact on your hard drive.

To do this, you select the browser you are using and load all the email folders and newsgroups you are subscribed to. When you double click on a file in the window, the icon will turn red denoting that the file is ready to be cleaned then just click “Shred”. Double clicking again will turn the icon blue.

This means that the file will be cleaned each time you use Pc & internet clean either manually or automatically. Clicking again will turn the icon green denoting that no action will be taken for the selected file. When you are ready, just click “Shred” and Evidence destroyer will securely shred and remove all trace of the files marked with a red icon.

When you have viewed any newsgroups, do not unsubscribe otherwise your browser will simply delete the files, always use Evidence destroyer. To clean email folders, the entire folder will be shredded.

When you surf the internet or use your pc, details of everything you do are kept in certain areas. Even using Internet’s clear history will not securely delete these files. These details can be easily removed and made unrecoverable. Simply check the sections that you wish to clean and press clean.

Depending on what you have selected, your pc may need to reboot when the process is finished. In this section, you can select all internet related files, details of paintbrush and other files as well as selecting as many files and folders as you like. When you have selected the required options, they will be saved and remain the same each time you start Evidence destroyer.

Disk clean will remove any trace of files that were previously deleted without using Evidence destroyer. The disk clean process will overwrite any files that were deleted and are not visible but are still recoverable and make them unrecoverable. When you have selected the drive you want to clean, press the start button.

The disk clean process can be cancelled at any time and will take approximately 40 minutes depending on the size of your drive. While using Disk clean, you should not use any other program on the pc to make sure the disk clean process completes correctly.

You may also see a warning appear that you are low on disk space. This is normal and you should just ignore the message. Disk clean can be performed on all hard drives and most removable drives.

Here are some key features of “Evidence Destroyer”:

· File shredder – You can quickly and easily shred files and directories knowing the files can never be recovered by anyone.
· Internet racks – Evidence destroyer will shred and remove all internet history tracks so that no one can see what you have viewed and this can be performed automatically each time you close your browser. Internet history files deleted the normal way can remain on your hard drive for years and can be retrieved using special recovery software.
· Index.dat – Evidence destroyer will also shred all of Internet explorers. Index.dat files which contain information on internet sites visited and more. These files are never deleted, even when using I.E. privacy feature.
· Email & Newsgroups – Evidence destroyer can shred and remove all traces of your email folders and viewed newsgroups.
· Read only & hidden files – Evidence destroyer will even destroy read only & hidden files.
· Shredder – Evidence destroyer incorporates a very sophisticated random shredder that shreds files up to 16 times and then performs a random name change several times rendering each file useless.
· Simple setup – Evidence destroyer is easy to setup and use, making file deletion quick and simple.
· Disk clean – The disk clean function ensures that any data currently stored in unallocated space in your hard disk will be obliterated. Any tracks that may be left over from deleted files will be destroyed. This function is useful if you have deleted some files and you want to ensure those files will not be recovered by any recovery tools.

Limitations:

· 14 days trial

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