Where is a low $ cost wipe utility?

[heintze]

There used to be a wipe utility on source forge -- I remember using it last December to erase some openvpn client files.

I tried and downloaded the tar file for the wipe utility on source forge but it would not build in my cygwin environment -- I received linker errors.

Is there a version of source forge wipe (or any other wipe) already compiled for windows?

thanks,
Siegfried

 

[Glenn9999]

Darik's Boot and Nuke? Or something else?

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/dban/dban-1.0.7_i386.exe?modtime=1155484221&big_mirror=0

 

[heintze]

Thanks. While that looks like an interesting program it apparently wants to install itself on a CD, floppy or flash mem stick.

I just wanted a little program that would write some random patterns repeatedly over a single file before it is actually deleted so no one could scavenge it. I think this is what the source forge program does. I wish I could make it compile.

Does anyone have any more suggestions?

Siegfried

 

[twoody54]

eraser... should be on download.com

 

[jwynn]

debug
-F 200 L1000 0
-A CS:100
MOV AX,301
MOV BX,200
MOV CX,1
MOV DX,80 "81 IF SECOND DRIVE"
INT 13
INT 20
PRESS ENTER
-G

 

[heintze]

jwynn,
could you explain that a bit more? Where do I specify the file name. "81 IF SECOND DRIVE" looks like it wipes an entire drive.
thanks,
siegfried

 

[BadBigBen]

Hallo Siegfried,

File Shredder

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwerase.html

there are others on that page, such as Eraser...

as with anything one downloads from the iNet, use caution and scan scan scan for malware before use...


Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

 

[DrD123]

Hi heinzte,

Here's the eraser program you may have seen on sourceforge, it's the one twoody54 mentioned, complete with source code:

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

Good Luck
DrD

 

[toolman59]

Heintze

Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) has a file shredder that is loaded into the right click menu, when you highlight a file or folder and right click you have the option of shredding the object. DAP is free and does a good job of download management plus a free shredder.

toolman59