Active@ KillDisk is a hard drive and partition eraser utility that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.
If you use FDISK, FORMAT utilities, or DELETE standard operating system command for data removal, there is always a chance to recover deleted data (using undelete file or some data recovery software) and use against your will.
Main features:
Detects and displays information about all partitions, hard disks and floppy drives currently connected to your computer
Wipes out all floppies and hard disk drives completely by secure overwriting data on physical level using [One Pass Zeros] data destruction method
Erases partitions, logical drives and even unused disk space
Erasing report is created and can be saved as a file
Supports IDE, SATA and SCSI drives
Supports larger than 128GB hard disks via using LBA(LBA48) mode
File systems (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, etc) on the drive do not matter, detected physical drive is erased using low-level disk access
Double confirmation excludes possibility of accidental erasing of data
Intuitive console interface and command line mode for advanced users
Works on any system capable of boot from floppy in DOS mode
"Active Kill Disk is THE perfect hard drive security utility for your needs."
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This software is amazing. So many times I've had to recycle hard disks so they may be used like new again or had to remove viruses that couldn't be tracked down, after spending hours searching for the right removal tool. It has all of the functionality listed in their specs and performs incredibly well. With the professional version, one may select from 17 different algorithm options used to erase their hard drive. The freeware version overwrites existing data using only ones and zeros but both versions allow you to destroy all data on hard disks, USB drives and floppy disks completely, without any possibility of data recovery of deleted files and folders. It's simple, user friendly windows interface allows you to remove and overwrite files in unallocated space directly from Windows that may have been already deleted without risking damage to the operating environment. The DOS utility completely overwrites the hard drive making it perform in a "like new" condition for anyone who may be wanting to sell their computer and remove the OS beforehand. As a hard drive and partition eraser utility, this is the one you want to use.
Pros
Convenient user friendly interface and the program's ability to permanently erase viruses on the hard drive.
Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws.
