- How-To Booklet
- 1. How to protect your computer from malware and hackers
- 2. How to protect your information from physical threats
- 3. How to create and maintain secure passwords
- 4. How to protect the sensitive files on your computer
- 5. How to recover from information loss
- 6. How to destroy sensitive information
- 7. How to keep your Internet communication private
- 8. How to remain anonymous and bypass censorship on the Internet
- Glossary
- Hands-On Guides
- avast! - anti-virus
- Spybot - anti-spyware
- Comodo Firewall
- KeePass - secure password storage
- TrueCrypt - secure file storage
- Cobian Backup
- Recuva - file recovery
- Eraser - secure file removal
- CCleaner - secure file deletion and work session wiping
- Riseup - secure email service
- Pidgin - secure instant messaging
- VaultletSuite - secure email client
- Thunderbird - secure email client
- Firefox - secure Web browser
- Tor - anonymity and circumvention
- Portable Security
FAQ and Review
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 23:06
Elena and Nikolai find Eraser easy enough to use, but they both realise that it is a program which should be used with care, since items which are deleted in this way cannot be recovered. They feel that it is important to take the time to get to know the program properly before using it on a regular basis. Eraser seems to be working fine on Elena's machine, but they both still want to know a few more things about it.
Q: Can I use Eraser on files on my USB memory stick?
A: Yes. You can wipe the files through using the Windows Explorer menu. And you can also wipe unused space on a USB memory stick by creating the appropriate task in Eraser.
Q: If I don't want to use Eraser anymore, is it easy to uninstall? If I do so, will it affect my computer in any way? And will my files stay deleted?
A: You can uninstall Eraser from the Start menu as follows: Select: Start > Programs > Eraser > Uninstall Eraser. This will not affect other programs on your computer in any way, and the files you have wiped with Eraser will not be recoverable.
Q: Are there any Windows files that Eraser does not wipe?
A: All the files you can see in your computer can be wiped. Even some files that you cannot see (such as recoverable files in unused space) will be wiped if you set the right options mentioned above.
Q: Does Eraser wipe file names as well as the files themselves?
A: Yes, all parts of the file are wiped, however you should use Ccleaner to wipe the recent documents list.
Q: Will anyone ever be able to access the deleted files?
A: Recovering data from files that have been overwritten is a highly complex and expensive process. It takes a disproportionate amount of time to recover a file that has only been overwritten once, let alone three to seven times. When using Eraser properly you may be sure that data has been securely deleted.
4.1 Review questions
- What kind of information does Eraser delete from your computer?
- What do we mean when we talk about 'deleting unused space?'
- How does Eraser wipe your data?
- What is the minimum number of passes that we recommend you set Eraser to make?
- How do you set minimum number of passes in Eraser?
- How do you schedule Eraser to operate at a specific time?
- How do you delete sub folders within a folder?
- How do you delete several files at once?
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