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- SUPERWIPE
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- Gary Jeffers
- 3704 Rutledge Drive
- Columbia, Mo. 65202
- (314) 474-0509
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- SUPERWIPE is a utility that will substantially increase the
- security of your computer. What does SUPERWIPE do? In order to
- explain what it does, I first need to explain some security holes
- in the DOS operating system as it works with disks.
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- The delete & erase DOS instructions are convient utilities that
- allow you to get rid of old files. They don't actually destroy
- the files. They merely mark these files so that they will be
- ignored by the DOS operating system. Most of the time this is
- good enough. But what if you have sensitive files that must not
- be recovered? A snoop could use the popular DOS undelete command
- or another utility program to entirely recover these files.
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- To solve this problem, wipe programs were invented. A wipe
- program will write a character, usually a 0 or a 1, over your
- entire file & then delete it. In this way, your sensitive
- files are made non-recoverable.
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- SUPERWIPE also does this but with some improvements!
- SUPERWIPE (unregistered) will enable you to :
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- 1. choose, if you like, how many times you will write over
- your files. You may choose from 1 to 9 times. If you
- don't choose, then superwipe will default to one time.
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- 2. put multiple files to be wiped instead of just one!
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- 3. use wildcards!
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- 4. mix your regular files with wildcards in any order you choose!
- Multiple wildcards may be interspersed with multiple regular files!
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- 5. reduce your file to zero bytes, so that a snoop cannot determine
- with certainty what the original size was!
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- 6. rename your file to a single letter, so that a snoop cannot
- determine what the original name was!
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- 7. access several disk partitions (c: d: e: etc..) & diskette
- drives in one run!
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- All of the above capabilities are contained in this program.
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- ADVANTAGES OF REGISTRATION FOLLOW:
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- When you register, you will receive a registered version, that
- in addition to the above capabilities, will allow you to:
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- 1: Wipe out all previously erased or deleted files! (The /OLD option.)
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- The registered version will also have a nicer execution message
- that will lack the plea for money.
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- You are probably wondering why you would want the capability to
- wipe out all previously deleted files. There are two reasons: one
- fairly obvious; one not.
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- Firstly, those old deleted files may be sensitive & you forgot
- to wipe them properly. Or maybe, you were busy at an earlier time
- & did not take the time to properly wipe all the sensitive files.
- Or, you may not remember wheather you wiped or erased a sensitive
- file. With the /OLD option, you can be sure that they are all wiped!
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- Secondly, many programs, including some word processors, make
- temporary files that are used to assist that program in its work.
- When the program is done, those programs are deleted. Ordinarily,
- this is fine, but it does leave a security hole. The /OLD option
- will wipe out all of them!
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- Note: Since the /OLD option must go through the entire "unused"
- disk partition or diskette, it may take several minutes to complete.
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- 2. Registered users, will also be notified of improved versions
- of SUPERWIPE.
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- 3. Upgrades, at least for the next upgrade, will only be $10.
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- 4. Registered users will also receive telephone support.
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- 5. Also, the registered user will have a clear conscience & will
- use SUPERWIPE with a feeling of sublime legitimacy!
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- Site liscenses are also available.
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