Just delete is not enough

When you delete a file or a folder in your PC, it is not actually erased. Simply, the hard disk descriptor table is updated and the file entry is removed. So, the actual bytes of the file remain on the disk. Even when the file area is overwritten, it is still possible to recover data, by applying certain laboratory procedures, since it's rare that a portion of the hard disk is rewritten in his entire life more than 5/10 times. It has been calculated that information is completely unrecoverable only after more than 30 rewrites.

LittleLite Software has just released the version of its leading edge security tool: NShred. With NShred you can eliminate confidential information and data from PC drives and any other storage. Name, size, contents of the erased file or folder can never be recovered, by any software or hardware means.

NShred applies industry wide security techniques and standards in doing so, such as:

• US Department of Defense DOD 5220.22-M (5 overwrites )
• Gutmann (32 overwrites)
• HMG Infosec Standard (3 overwrites)
• German VSITR (7 overwrites)
• Navso P-5329-26 (3 overwrites)
• Zerofill (single overwrite)

NShred effectively destroys any file related data. It detects the file area on the hard disk or other drive. This area includes metadata on file, such as name and dates of creation and modification. The area is then rewritten several times depending on the standard adopted. For instance, with HMG algorithm, the file area is rewritten first with "0" bit, then with "1" bit, then with a random byte. After rewriting, the file area is reduced to zero, the file renamed with random characters and finally deleted. This procedure guarantees that not even a single byte from the former file can ever be retrieved.

NShred is different from other tools on the software market. While the majority of shredding tools are "brute force" and "operating system agnostic" erasing tools, NShred behaves accordingly to the underlying Operating System (OS), denying the user the possibility to turn it unstable. For instance, if the OS denies a delete operation, NShred will NOT erase the file. The user will be able to erase it later when it is no more locked by the OS.

Plus, NShred is a .NET Framework application, which ensure the user with a superior robustness and full compatibility and integration with the latest Microsoft Operating Systems and tools.

NShred earned the prestigious 5 stars editor ranking from CNET download.com site. It is available for evaluation through the best software downloading sites: try a Google search with 'NShred LittleLite'.