I came across this wiping tool for Windows, CCleaner
The tool has a free version and takes care of wiping a significant amount of information anytime it runs. You can configure it to run everytime Windows starts (it would be nice if the action triggered everytime Windows shut down as well)
It currently cleans the following:
| Internet Explorer Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat. |
| Firefox Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history. |
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Opera Temporary files, URL history, cookies. |
| Windows Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files. |
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Registry cleaner Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more… also comes with a comprehensive backup feature. |
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Third-party applications Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more… |
You can find it here, it won’t bug you and you can configure the wiping to be better than a simple round of zeros - so far it’s been so good.
Looking for more useful tools to have handy!
Hope that helps
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Other good tools related to privacy are Bcwipe and File Schredder, both are very useful:
http://www.jetico.com/bcwipe.htm
http://www.fileshredder.org
Comment by Pedro Quintanilha — May 14, 2008 @ 10:22 am