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Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN)

Open Source by Darik Horn | Link to website

Dariks Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses a... More info »

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portable Boot disk, secure-delete, eraser, bootable-cd +2 more, harddisk-erasing, wipe-data

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