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endlesszeal · 12-26-2005, 10:36 PM

Hey guys, im wondering if you guys knew a program that would wipe your hard drive. I want to do a fresh reinstall of windows and i want to make sure nothing is left like a virus or whatever that lingers around even after a reformat.

thanks guy.

E_SolSi · 12-26-2005, 11:12 PM

format the HD
when you turn off the computer after the format jump the bois to clear it (some of the really well designed viruses will write themselves to the bios chip when you format then write themselves back to the HD after
that should completely get rid of anything on there

2000Si · 12-26-2005, 11:33 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(E_SolSi @ Dec 27 2005, 01:12 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
format the HD
when you turn off the computer after the format jump the bois to clear it (some of the really well designed viruses will write themselves to the bios chip when you format then write themselves back to the HD after
that should completely get rid of anything on there
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reformatting the HD is the simplest way to go about doing what you want.

Battle Pope · 12-26-2005, 11:48 PM

completely reformat, delete the partitions, clear cmos.

start fresh with new partitions and a new MBR.

pissedoffsol · 12-27-2005, 08:37 AM

if you want a perfectly clean hard drive, buy a new one.

seriously.

even formatting, a high-level virus can hang around...

Sabz5150 · 12-27-2005, 10:25 AM

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hd* where * is the drive designation.

That will low level the entire thing. Nothing survives that.

Prowler · 01-01-2006, 06:03 PM

i can send you a DoD 7pass program that will make your drive unreadable.

jeffie7 · 01-08-2006, 10:50 PM

Trying to clean a drive to remove a virus is pretty pointless, just use a virus program like AVG.
If you have kitty porn or women sucking off horses then you should put a 20lb magnet on it and never say another word about it.

When you delete something you only tell the drive it's ok to write over it. the data will always be there till you write over top of it. since data is stored all over the drive it could take months to fully cover up something.

Sabz5150 · 01-08-2006, 11:10 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jeffie7 @ Jan 8 2006, 11:50 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Trying to clean a drive to remove a virus is pretty pointless, just use a virus program like AVG.
If you have kitty porn or women sucking off horses then you should put a 20lb magnet on it and never say another word about it.

When you delete something you only tell the drive it's ok to write over it. the data will always be there till you write over top of it. since data is stored all over the drive it could take months to fully cover up something.
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That's why it is essential to low level the drive. Basically that writes zeroes to every last bit of the drive, completely erasing everything, including the MBR, partition tables and data.

reikoshea · 01-10-2006, 04:08 AM

got to it first, but yeah. a low level is nothing like "format C:"

92b16vx · 01-10-2006, 06:45 AM

There's a program called "Drive Scrubber" can overwrite 10+ times if you like. I know it comes with System Mechanic, but maybe you can find it as a stand alone.

Calesta · 01-11-2006, 03:07 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Prowler @ Jan 1 2006, 06:03 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
i can send you a DoD 7pass program that will make your drive unreadable.
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8 pass is the standard the government required at UT... but I know that the 7 pass is the military standard. Go fig. The most secure thing that most government agencies use is a physical shredder. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

01-08-2006, 11:10 PM	#9
Sabz5150 FALCON PUNCH!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 32 Posts: 3,338 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 1989 Accord SE-i Rep Power: 101	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jeffie7 @ Jan 8 2006, 11:50 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> Trying to clean a drive to remove a virus is pretty pointless, just use a virus program like AVG. If you have kitty porn or women sucking off horses then you should put a 20lb magnet on it and never say another word about it. When you delete something you only tell the drive it's ok to write over it. the data will always be there till you write over top of it. since data is stored all over the drive it could take months to fully cover up something. [/b][/quote] That's why it is essential to low level the drive. Basically that writes zeroes to every last bit of the drive, completely erasing everything, including the MBR, partition tables and data. __________________ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2007-09-24 10:32 /dev/thisissparta -> /dev/null


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12-26-2005, 10:36 PM	#1
endlesszeal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 2,198 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 87	Hey guys, im wondering if you guys knew a program that would wipe your hard drive. I want to do a fresh reinstall of windows and i want to make sure nothing is left like a virus or whatever that lingers around even after a reformat. thanks guy.

12-26-2005, 11:12 PM	#2
E_SolSi Member of the 20 nut club Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CT Age: 32 Posts: 20,311 iTrader: 1 / 100% Rep Power: 736	format the HD when you turn off the computer after the format jump the bois to clear it (some of the really well designed viruses will write themselves to the bios chip when you format then write themselves back to the HD after that should completely get rid of anything on there

12-26-2005, 11:33 PM	#3
2000Si 2265787829 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NOT in Indianapolis Age: 27 Posts: 12,020 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: Refer to my name, dumbass. Rep Power: 399	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(E_SolSi @ Dec 27 2005, 01:12 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> format the HD when you turn off the computer after the format jump the bois to clear it (some of the really well designed viruses will write themselves to the bios chip when you format then write themselves back to the HD after that should completely get rid of anything on there [/b][/quote] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/withstupid.gif[/img] reformatting the HD is the simplest way to go about doing what you want.

12-26-2005, 11:48 PM	#4
Battle Pope DAT CAT Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Southern Oregon Coast Age: 24 Posts: 9,635 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2007 Civic LX Rep Power: 219	completely reformat, delete the partitions, clear cmos. start fresh with new partitions and a new MBR.

12-27-2005, 08:37 AM	#5
pissedoffsol RETIRED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Retirement Home Age: 29 Posts: 49,950 iTrader: 2 / 100% Ride: Electric Scooter Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 532	if you want a perfectly clean hard drive, buy a new one. seriously. even formatting, a high-level virus can hang around...

12-27-2005, 10:25 AM	#6
Sabz5150 FALCON PUNCH!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 32 Posts: 3,338 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 1989 Accord SE-i Rep Power: 101	dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hd* where * is the drive designation. That will low level the entire thing. Nothing survives that.

01-01-2006, 06:03 PM	#7
Prowler Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: B MT Posts: 3,488 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 50	i can send you a DoD 7pass program that will make your drive unreadable.

01-08-2006, 10:50 PM	#8
jeffie7 My Vtec is biger then urs Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 27 Posts: 9,613 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 343	Trying to clean a drive to remove a virus is pretty pointless, just use a virus program like AVG. If you have kitty porn or women sucking off horses then you should put a 20lb magnet on it and never say another word about it. When you delete something you only tell the drive it's ok to write over it. the data will always be there till you write over top of it. since data is stored all over the drive it could take months to fully cover up something.

01-10-2006, 04:08 AM	#10
reikoshea HS Troll...And Mod Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 24 Posts: 10,949 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2001 Honda S2000 Rep Power: 270	got to it first, but yeah. a low level is nothing like "format C:"

01-10-2006, 06:45 AM	#11
92b16vx B happy Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Location: Location: Location: Age: 38 Posts: 13,028 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: dohc 95 egg Rep Power: 187	There's a program called "Drive Scrubber" can overwrite 10+ times if you like. I know it comes with System Mechanic, but maybe you can find it as a stand alone.

01-11-2006, 03:07 AM	#12
Calesta Admin with a big stick Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dallas / Fort Worth, TX Age: 32 Posts: 25,414 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 2003 S2000 Rep Power: 392	<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Prowler @ Jan 1 2006, 06:03 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'> i can send you a DoD 7pass program that will make your drive unreadable. [/b][/quote] 8 pass is the standard the government required at UT... but I know that the 7 pass is the military standard. Go fig. The most secure thing that most government agencies use is a physical shredder. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

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