Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
There is a free version of KillDisk as far as I can remember, but I'd probably stick with DBAN. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Date: 15/06/2010 16:07 Subject:DISK WIPING TOOL Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration), unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Its head office is at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
I've been using dban too ... anything particular that dissatisfies you about DBAN or you just seeking input ? On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL
Seeking input. I just want to make sure I'm not missing out on better tool. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team GE - Rail Services 160 N. Clark Chicago, Il 60601 Office: (312) 853-5014 ( DC: : *8 750-5014 ( Cell: : (312)590-0048 * e-Mail: joe.haral...@ge.com THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE MESSAGE TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ANY INADVERTENT RECEIPT BY YOU OF SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY PRIVILEGE. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE, AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMPUTER. THANK YOU. From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:egold...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL I've been using dban too ... anything particular that dissatisfies you about DBAN or you just seeking input ? On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL
Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
I suppose you could use something like eraser at the file system level, but it would take much longer for an entire drive ( I use that for folders/files though ) On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
There are a whole slew of security reasons why you'll not find one that you can run remotely, or not boot from the CD. we use the native Disk Utility in OS X, just pull the HD and plug it in using a USB to IDE/SATA connector. but hey, If you do find one that you can run remotely please let us know. Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:40, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. DISKPART has a CLEAN ALL command which writes zeros to every block on the disk. The chief advantages of this are (1) it's free, (2) it's simple, and (3) it doesn't need a separate boot. It doesn't do any fancy overwrite patterns, but I'm not sure those really matter anymore. Government agencies say overwrite is no longer sufficient, so if you're *that* worried overwrite won't help, and if you're not that worried writing zeros is prolly good enough. However, the writing zeros part is broken in at least Win 2003 and Win XP 64-bit.See MSKB 952630 for details and the hotfix. No mention of other releases, so I guess they are not broken (?). http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952630 (How do you screw up writing zeros until EOF? Sometimes I think Microsoft couldn't fall out of bed without needing to install a Service Pack and a patch first.) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:56 AM, S Powell powe...@gmail.com wrote: There are a whole slew of security reasons why you'll not find one that you can run remotely, or not boot from the CD. You can certainly do raw disk overwrites remotely on Unix/Linux (including the Unixy part of Mac OS X). This will do a write zeros to every block (single-pass) on the first disk: dd if=/zev/zero of=/dev/sda This will do a multi-pass overwrite with sophisticated patterns and/or random bytes (assuming you have the GNU toolset installed): shred /dev/sda It helps that remote vs local is a lot more transparent on *nix vs Windows, but there's still no technical reason I know of why Windows shouldn't be able to do a similar thing remotely, for non-system disks. You'd prolly need a special utility to write the disk directly, but it should be doable. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
rant Perhaps if those who re-wrote the regulations saying that overwrite is no longer sufficient were to receive a couple hundred thousand old hard drives (especially all at once), they might re-consider that regulation. /rant -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote on 06/15/2010 10:59:57 AM: [snip] It doesn't do any fancy overwrite patterns, but I'm not sure those really matter anymore. Government agencies say overwrite is no longer sufficient, so if you're *that* worried overwrite won't help, and if you're not that worried writing zeros is prolly good enough. However, the writing zeros part is broken in at least Win 2003 and Win XP 64-bit.See MSKB 952630 for details and the hotfix. No mention of other releases, so I guess they are not broken (?). http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952630 (How do you screw up writing zeros until EOF? Sometimes I think Microsoft couldn't fall out of bed without needing to install a Service Pack and a patch first.) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL
I think you meant /dev/zero, not /zev/zero :-) -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:56 AM, S Powell powe...@gmail.com wrote: There are a whole slew of security reasons why you'll not find one that you can run remotely, or not boot from the CD. You can certainly do raw disk overwrites remotely on Unix/Linux (including the Unixy part of Mac OS X). This will do a write zeros to every block (single-pass) on the first disk: dd if=/zev/zero of=/dev/sda This will do a multi-pass overwrite with sophisticated patterns and/or random bytes (assuming you have the GNU toolset installed): shred /dev/sda It helps that remote vs local is a lot more transparent on *nix vs Windows, but there's still no technical reason I know of why Windows shouldn't be able to do a similar thing remotely, for non-system disks. You'd prolly need a special utility to write the disk directly, but it should be doable. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
If the speed of the CD boot is getting to you, transfer it to a USB flash memory device, and boot from that. I do that for UBCD4Win, whic has DBAN on it. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:56 AM, S Powell powe...@gmail.com wrote: There are a whole slew of security reasons why you'll not find one that you can run remotely, or not boot from the CD. we use the native Disk Utility in OS X, just pull the HD and plug it in using a USB to IDE/SATA connector. but hey, If you do find one that you can run remotely please let us know. Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:40, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: I think you meant /dev/zero, not /zev/zero :-) Uhhh... my Linux box has a French accent. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL - Thanks
Thanks to everyone for there response. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team GE - Rail Services 160 N. Clark Chicago, Il 60601 Office: (312) 853-5014 ( DC: : *8 750-5014 ( Cell: : (312)590-0048 * e-Mail: joe.haral...@ge.com THIS E-MAIL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, OR THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE MESSAGE TO THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OR COPYING OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. ANY INADVERTENT RECEIPT BY YOU OF SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS NOT INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY PRIVILEGE. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONE, AND DELETE THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE FROM YOUR COMPUTER. THANK YOU. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL If the speed of the CD boot is getting to you, transfer it to a USB flash memory device, and boot from that. I do that for UBCD4Win, whic has DBAN on it. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:56 AM, S Powell powe...@gmail.com wrote: There are a whole slew of security reasons why you'll not find one that you can run remotely, or not boot from the CD. we use the native Disk Utility in OS X, just pull the HD and plug it in using a USB to IDE/SATA connector. but hey, If you do find one that you can run remotely please let us know. Google.com Learn it. Live it. Love it. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:40, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Perhaps if those who re-wrote the regulations saying that overwrite is no longer sufficient were to receive a couple hundred thousand old hard drives (especially all at once), they might re-consider that regulation. ... Is the ASPCA subject to DoD regulations or something? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL
Tu es un drôle de gars. -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM, John Aldrich jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com wrote: I think you meant /dev/zero, not /zev/zero :-) Uhhh... my Linux box has a French accent. ;-) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
DoG regs, I would think. (Sorry) On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Perhaps if those who re-wrote the regulations saying that overwrite is no longer sufficient were to receive a couple hundred thousand old hard drives (especially all at once), they might re-consider that regulation. ... Is the ASPCA subject to DoD regulations or something? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
RE: DISK WIPING TOOL
And if all else fails, use a BFH. J Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 1:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL DoG regs, I would think. (Sorry) On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:08 PM, richardmccl...@aspca.org wrote: Perhaps if those who re-wrote the regulations saying that overwrite is no longer sufficient were to receive a couple hundred thousand old hard drives (especially all at once), they might re-consider that regulation. ... Is the ASPCA subject to DoD regulations or something? -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On 15 Jun 2010 at 11:40, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, n wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Heidi's Eraser has a right-click option to erase an entire drive (e.g. a data partition). If you have remote-access (VNC, RDP) to another machine, you could certainly run Eraser remotely that way. Not sure about NET USEd drives, though, you'll have to experiment. Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Eraser is currently supported under Windows XP (with Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2003 (with Service Pack 2), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Eraser is Free software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License. http://eraser.heidi.ie/ -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona 1-520-290-5038 Security Blog: http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 08:40, Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com wrote: Not looking to leave DBAN. Looking at options. I also have a need for a tool that can be used remotely. I would like to clean Data drive and not have to boot from cd. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team -Original Message- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: DISK WIPING TOOL Why the interest in leaving DBAN? It is what I've used for years Haralson, Joe (GE Comm Fin, non-GE) joe.haral...@ge.com 6/15/2010 8:06 AM Does anyone have a good Disk cleaning free tool? I currently use DBAN but was exploring other options. Joe Haralson Network Infrastructure Team ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
Re: DISK WIPING TOOL
On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming angu...@geoapps.com wrote: Heidi's Eraser has a right-click option to erase an entire drive ... Not sure about NET USEd drives, though ... I'm near-positive you won't be able to overwrite an *entire disk* via NET USE . Mapped drives are really just accessing a network file protocol; the client has no knowledge of the underlying storage. You should be able to overwrite individual files on a network drive, though. At least, in theory. One complication in all this is that modern storage systems may not overwrite-in-place, or may write data to more than one location. For example, if the filesystem has journaling and/or copy-on-write features. So when you write zeros to the file you want to erase, what you end up doing is writing zeros to a bunch of new blocks, while leaving the original blocks untouched on disk. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
