AVG Remover is the utility officially distributed to remove AVG Anti-Virus.

This program is Used to erase all traces of the virus when no other solution has worked, it removes all components of the installation of AVG on your PC, including registry items, installation and user files on your disc. #

At the end of the ope ation, the program produces a log in TXT format.

AVG Remover is the last resort when the uninstall / repair fails repeatedly. During our tests, it has worked with version 8 and 8.5 of AVG Anti-Virus.

Notes:

With The free download link, you can choose to download the 32 or 64 bits versions.
The Premium download service gives you access to a Zip file containing both.

OS compatible with AVG Remover:

OS: Win2000/XP/2003/Vista

Pros

Uninstall of AVG is complete and very fast
Creates a log in TXT format

Cons

No interface
Does not work with AVG 7.5

CleanUSB is not an anti-virus, but a program that thoroughly cleans the free space on your USB drive or any external drive, like a Disk Scrubber.

When you delete a file, it is not destroyed. Its area is "deallocated", but it still exists in the memory of the USB key. It can then be recovered using specialized programs and confidential data may be stolen. #
CleanUSB takes care of deleting those files to make them unrecoverable by anyone. It ensures your privacy so that even your deleted files do not fall into the wrong hands.

The options are disabled during this test period: no parameters are available except the choice of external storage to clean.

With CleanUSB, your files are really erased. A program that ensures maximum confidentiality of data stored on your USB key.

Limitations:

30 days trial
No options

OS compatible with CleanUSB:

OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP

Pros

Privacy of maximum keys and external drives

Cons

No options in trial
Few features

If you want to completely erase some files from your system, emptying the trash is not enough. You can actually remove the entries (paths) which allow the machine to find them. Disk Redactor is free software that takes care of making the final deletion of files.

The principle is quite simple: Disk Redactor "crushes" the old data with a file consisting of a sequence of zeros to eliminate them completely. After a lengthy process, Disk Redactor makes data recovery impossible. #

With a more basic int rface, Disk Redactor is very easy to use. The "Wipe Disk" function allows you to select the disk or folder to delete. The software also offers configuration options like erasing the data twice, or search for errors. However, these were unusable in our tests.

By permanently removing unwanted files, Disk Redactor protects your privacy while securing your disk space. If conversely you want to restore files deleted by mistake then turn to Restoration.

Notes:

Disk Redactor works for disks formatted in FAT32 and NTFS.

OS compatible with Disk Redactor:

OS: Win95/98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP/2003/Vista

Pros

Free
Disables retrieval of data

Cons
Too slow
Some options unusable

Disk Scrubber is to the recycle bin as a mill is to the wastebasket, it destroys files already in the trash to prevent a third party from using.

When a file is sent to the trash, it is not destroyed: its space is "deallocated". Until another file covers it, it can be recovered by you, or by someone else. #

To avoid this, Disk S rubber destroys these files still existing somewhere on the hard disk, like a paper mill. Disk Scrubber erases any of your files and it deep cleans (wipes) the space of the PC.

Easy to install, it has few options: a settings section of the program allows to choose to erase the disk. Simple and effective, its only flaw is that it works only with NTFS partitions.

Certainly, it offers fewer options than O & O SafeErase, but it has the advantage of being free.

Disk Scrubber cleans thoroughly and provides comprehensive wiping to permanently remove files from your PC.

OS compatible with Disk Scrubber:

OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista

Pros

Safely cleans
Easy to use

Cons

Incompatible with FAT32 partitions

Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows that allows you to 'erase sensitive data from your hard drive.

When you delete a file from your computer, you actually delete the references to this file (its "address" on the disk) and not the data. These are in fact still on your hard drive and some specialized utilities are able to reconstruct, even after formatting. #

To ensure that a sens tive file is actually destroyed, researchers have developed software solutions like the shredders of documents we can see in spy movies.

They delete several times, the data in ways designed to prevent any possibility of later recovery.

Eraser offers several methods of secure erase. One of them follows the recommendations of Peter Gutmann, an expert authority on computer security.

Also present are methods advocated by the Department of Defense, United States, and a method based on a pseudo random algorithm. You can also define your own methods of recovery.

Open Source and very powerful, Eraser tool will not fail to protect your sensitive data.

OS compatible with Eraser:

OS: Win95/98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP/7

Pros

Simple to use
Several methods of erasing available
Erasing free space

Cons

The safest method is also the longest

Freeraser Portable is a version that does not require installation. Freeraser is a Utility which hwelps to Secure Erase Freely and easily.

When you delete a file from the Windows Recycle Bin, recovery with a specialized tool like Recuva is always possible. #

The only way to perma ently delete files is to use a tool similar to the paper shredders as seen in some spy movies.

Without you being a secret agent, Freeraser Portable helps delete your files. Very easy to carry, it takes the form of a transparent basket on your desktop to which you just drag your files to delete them permanently. You can also add a file with a simple right-click on the icon of trash.

Freeraser Mobile offers three methods of secure deletion, the faster "fast" to the more detailed "ultimate". The main difference between these methods is the number of successive passes the software utilizes to reduce the chances of recovery.

The choice is right, and the power of the algorithm depends on the sensitivity of your data.

From an aesthetic view, Freeraser Portable allows you to customize the size of the trash and transparency. You can choose to display the icon permanently or be seen by clicking on a shortcut in the system tray.

Free and easy to use, Freeraser makes sure all the deleted data are permanently removed from your disk.

Notes:

The computer security enthusiasts will be pleased to know that Freeraser uses algorithms based on systems of the Department of Defense (U.S. Department of Defense DoD 5220.22-M – 3 assists) and Peter Gutmann (35 passes) for modes "Forced" and "Ultimate ".

OS compatible with Freeraser Mobile:

OS: WinXP / Vista

Pros

Mobile
Drag and drop erasure
Does not disturb the functioning of the normal trash
3 methods of secure deletion

Cons

No confirmation before deleting

SDelete utility is a command line program using which you can erase your files and prevent their recovery with utilities specialist.

Decidedly oriented, this utility lets you deep clean your hard drive using simple commands that determine the number of successive rewrites and the area to erase. SDelete implements the standard elimination and cleaningbased on the DoD 5220.22-M Department of Defense, United States, which ensures that once deleted with SDelete, data files can not be recovered.

Finally, it is a particularly effective tool for optimizing the size of your virtual disks, which dramatically increases the performance of virtualization software.

Simple and effective, SDelete is particularly useful for securing your data and optimizing your virtual machines.

Notes:

When you delete a file on Windows in the reference to that file, its address on the disc is removed, plus the contents of the file itself. It is then easy to retrieve with a utility for restoration. If you remove the hard disk or if you sell your obsolete computer, your personal information may be transmitted to third parties without your consent.

To optimize a partition or virtual disk using the switch "-c". This can halve the size of some virtual machines!

Warning: this software can make your system unusable, it is only for experienced users.

OS compatible with SDelete:

OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP

If your computer contains confidential information and it is time to destroy them, O & O SafeErase is the type of tool you'll fall in love with. It eliminates what you want with incredible ease. Without a trace, which is not the case when you simply empty the Trash on your desktop.

O & O SafeErase takes care of everything. Just tell it if you want to delete individual files, to free memory space, hard disk, partition, or simply an entire PC. In the case of single files, tell it and select a degree of security among the 5 proposed.

The maximum security allows you to overwrite 35 times after each file deleted. Difficult to get it back later! The result is absolutely superb, all evidence has disappeared from your system.

O & O SafeErase is a very practical and easy to handle that allows you to remove forever the files you do not want to see again.

Limitations:

30 days trial
you can delete the files or folders. Otherwise, it may require a license key.

OS compatible with O & O SafeErase:

OS: Win2000/NT/XP/Vista

Pros

Step by Step Guide
5 levels of security
Perfect result

Cons

Beware of false manipulations

here is the cleaner: it appeals to all to erase the traces. History Killer Pro is responsible for destroying the history of the system and several programs for your activities over the Internet or computers in general as is found by anyone, and not decoded even by computer experts.

History Killer Pro focuses on the Windows system files: it removes temporary files, history files, open recent documents, and the buffer memory.

The online activity is of course particularly protected. History Killer Pro removes traces of Internet browsers among the most popular, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera. For each, it destroys the traces of browsing, cookies, history, etc

For each program, it is possible to select precisely which files to destroy, browsing through folders and subfolders. Cleaning can be automated every time you start the computer.

Other programs are supported, including Office 2007 and other Microsoft tools. Unfortunately, History Killer Pro is of no use to clear the activity related to programs that are not in this list.

History Killer Pro offers cleaning levels according to several requirements: the faster the better, until the Gutmann algorithm, a method of eradication that rewrote 35 times over the data! Cleaning takes long but is radical.

Alas, the trial version offers no cleaning function: it can only scan the history. To eliminate them, one must buy the full version.

If security and protecting your privacy concerns you, History Killer Pro is a radical solution to leave no trace on your computer. To erase the history of all activity on the Internet and the system as a very good tool.

Limitations:

Unable to delete selected files.

OS compatible with History Killer:

OS: Win2000/XP

Minimum reqs:

Processor: 300 MHz
Memory: 128 MB
Available Space: 128 MB
Internet Explorer 6.0

Recommended requirements:

Processor: 1.0 GHz
Memory: 256 MB
Available Space: 256 MB