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 Add a firewall, spam blocker and antivirus utility to a PC and it's tempting to think your data is secure. But that would be a mistake. Anyone with physical access to your PC can still learn a great about your activities just from browsing your web history, the Windows recent items list, and all the other document histories maintained by just about every application you own. Unless, that is, you've protected yourself by installing a copy of Window Washer.
The program is very easy to use. A couple of clicks is all it takes to wipe every trace of your activities in Windows, your browser, and many other applications. Too drastic? Then you can fine tune its operation in many different ways. If you want to keep your IE history, but delete its temporary internet files and wipe all the cookies apart from Amazon's, say, then you can do exactly that with a quick configuration tweak. Set up the versatile Window Washer scheduler and you can then have your unwanted web details wiped automatically at regular intervals, no further intervention required.
Deleting application histories in this way isn't for everyone, but Web Washer has another side that can be even more useful. It's able to securely overwrite the free space on your hard drive, again in just a couple of clicks, making it impossible for any intruder with an undelete tool to recover files you've erased.
And if you're planning to sell a PC or hard drive then you really need the System Eraser. This creates a bootable floppy or CD that you can use to securely wipe an entire hard drive, ensuring the buyer won't get to view a single byte of your personal information.
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