-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Creating my own sweeper- (Some techie questions...)

Please note that it takes at least 4 to 6 overwrites to obliterate any file 
from the probing eyes of a forensic expert.  And even then it may not be 
enough... depends on how bad somebody wants to read what was there.

Don

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From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 5:58 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Creating my own sweeper- (Some techie 
questions...)


> If one deletes the History folder, Tempary Internet Files Folder and 
> Cookies Folder they will rewrite themselves at start-up.  However thsea 
> folders hold dat files that must be deleted after windows shuts down and 
> before windows starts up as these files are protected while windows is in 
> use.  A simple registery entry will do that for you.  If you are looking 
> to just delete files any "layman" can see windows can do that for you but 
> it will not destroy them.  if you are looking to completely destroy all 
> "evidence" you will need to rewrite and deleted files.  Or there are MANY 
> free programs out there that will do that for you such as Steve Gould's 
> CleanUP located at

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