Download Jetico BCWipe v3.11.4
September 17, 2008
BCWipe
software enables you to confidently erase files that can never be recovered by
an intruder. BCWipe embeds itself in Windows and can be activated from the
Explorer FILE Menu OR from the context (right click) menu OR from a command-line
prompt. BCWipe v.3 is a powerful set of utilities which complies with options to
invoke either the US Department of Defence (DoD) standard or the Peter Gutmann
wiping scheme. You can also create and use your own customized wiping scheme to
wipe sensitive information from storage devices installed on your computer.
BCWipe features
BCWipe software provides the following main commands and options:
Delete with wiping. Using this command available in the context menus of the 'My
computer' window, you can delete and wipe a file or a folder, or a group of
files and folders.
Wipe free disk space. Using this command available in the context menus of the
'My computer' window, you can completely remove all traces of previously deleted
files.
Wipe Swap File. The Swap File is a Windows system file that is used for virtual
memory support. If you are working on a file or document (even one that has been
encrypted by a powerful engine), Windows can copy all or part of it in an open
unencrypted form to the Swap file on your hard disk. Encryption keys, passwords,
and other sensitive information can also be 'swapped' to your hard drive. Even
if you use all the security features in the latest versions of Windows, simply
investigating the Swap file in DOS mode with readily available tools may allow
for significant data retrieval. BCWipe offers the option to wipe unused portions
of the Swap File.
Wipe Empty Directory Entries. The file system records the names and attributes
of files to a special area (so called 'directory entries' for FAT and MFT for
NTFS). When a file is deleted the corresponding directory entry is modified by
the file system, which makes it invisible to windows and you. But most of the
information still exists and the name and attributes can be restored using any
recovery utility. BCWipe shreds directory entries and MFT so that the
information can never be recovered.
Wipe File Slacks. A file slack is the disk space from the end of a file up to
end of the last cluster used by that file. You can turn file slacks wiping on or
off before running BCWipe commands. (Read more explanations on file slacks at
the Tips & Tricks section.)
The following additional utilities are available:
Wipe an entire hard drive. This function removes all information from hard
drives. This enables you to sell or dispose of your computer/hard disks, or
re-assign it to another user, safe in the knowledge that your previously stored
information has gone for ever. The BCWipe system includes the command-line
BCWipePD v.1 (BCWipe Physical Drive) utility which can be used for all physical
sectors on a disk. Since September, 2005 BCWipe users can download BCWipePD
v.2.01 as a separate product. BCWipePD v.2.01 is more powerful, it is
significantly much more faster and easier in use than BCWipePD v.1.
Size : 3.52 MB
Download Jetico BCWipe v3.11.4
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