The following chart is a collection of disk wiping software listed on a variety of University and security sites. The inclusion of any title does not indicate an endorsement by IET, and has only been provided as an aid in making a decision that best matches your specific needs. Our suggested solutions can be found in the related articles at the bottom of this page.
Program |
Cost |
Platform |
Comments |
Acronis DriveCleanser 6.0
www.acronis.com/products/drivecleanser/ |
$49.99 |
Windows |
Deletes all the data and partitions on a hard disk. Wizard interface. Meets national data destruction standards. |
BC Wipe
www.jetico.com/download.htm
|
Free trial, purchase $39.95 |
Windows, Unix |
|
Burn 2.5
www.thenextwave.com/burnHP.html |
Free |
Macintosh |
|
cyberCide 2.0 (CyberScrub)
www.cyberscrub.com/cybercide/ |
Free trial, purchase $29.95 |
Windows |
Erases files, folders, cookies, or an entire drive. Implements Gutmann patterns. |
Darik's Boot & Nuke (DBAN)
dban.sourceforge.net/
|
Free |
OS independent |
Details |
Disk Wipe
www.dtidata.com/products_disk_wipe.asp |
Administrator license - $49.00 |
Windows |
|
East-Tec Sanitizer 2004
www.east-tec.com/sanitizer/index.htm |
GOV edition - $19.95; Standard - $9.95 |
Windows |
Designed to remove all traces of data from hard disk, overwriting all data from every sector. |
Eraser
www.heidi.ie/eraser |
Free ($15 donation requested) |
Windows |
Erases directory metadata. Sanitizes Windows swap file when run from DOS. Sanitizes slack space by creating huge temporary files.
|
KillDisk (Active@KillDisk)
killdisk.com/ |
Free version, Pro version for $29.99 |
Windows, Linux, Unix for PC |
Conforms to DoD sanitizing standards and uses Gutmann's data destruction method. |
M-Sweep Pro Data Eliminator
www.secure-data.com/ms.html |
$500 - part of Data Elimination Suite |
Windows |
Exceeds DoD standards, can overwrite ambient data areas 9 times. Ideal for use with laptops. |
Norton Utilities 8.0
www.symantec.com/nu/nu_mac/
|
Free trial, purchase $99.95 |
Macintosh |
WipeInfo™ bundled with general utilities ($50 upgrade rebate) |
Norton SystemWorks 2004
www.symantec.com/sabu/sysworks/basic/ |
$69.65 |
Windows |
Norton CleanSweep™ and WebTools come bundled ($50 upgrade rebate) |
OnTrack DataEraser www.ontrack.com/dataeraser |
$30-$500 |
Windows
|
Erases partitions, directories, boot records, and so on. Includes DoD specs in professional version only. |
Paragon Disk Wiper
www.disk-wiper.com/
|
$24.95 |
Windows |
Disk Wiper Pro meets DoD sanitizing standards. Special overwriting patterns with up to 99 passes for 100% erasure of all sensitive data. |
ShredIt
www.mireth.com/text/shredit_sp.html |
$19.95 |
Windows, Mac OS8/9 & OSX |
Easy interface, configurable overwrite pattern and number of overwrites |
Shred 2
www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,219998,00.asp |
Free |
Windows |
|
UniShred Pro
www.lat.com
|
Contact vendor for quote |
Unix and PC hardware |
Implements all relevant DoD standards and allows custom patterns. |
Wipe
sourceforge.net/projects/wipe/ |
Free |
Linux, Unix |
Uses Gutmann's erase patterns, erasing single files and accompanying metadata or entire disks.
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WipeDrive / Secure Clean
www.accessdata.com/wipedrive_secureclean_intro.htm |
$39.95 |
Bootable PC disk |
Securely erases IDE and SCSI drives. |