BCWipe

Use military-grade procedures to surgically remove all traces of any file.

BCWipe 4.0 now available with new Transparent Wiping feature
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BCWipe^TM data wiping software enables you to permanently delete selected files so that they can never be recovered or undeleted. BCWipe embeds itself within Windows and can be activated from the Explorer FILE Menu OR from the context (right-click) menu OR from BCWipe Task Manager OR from a command-line prompt. BCWipe complies with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) standard, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE M 205.1-2) standard and a set of other standard wiping schemes. You can also create and use your own customized wiping scheme to wipe sensitive information from storage devices installed on your computer.

To destroy all contents of whole hard drives, including boot records and operating system files, see BCWipe Total WipeOut.

For central administration, see BCWipe Enterprise featuring Enforcer^TM, which allows IT administrators to remotely wipe selected data on any drive in their network, without end-user intervention.

BCWipe Features

Click on the following main commands and options for more information:

• Delete with wiping
  
  Using this command, which is available in the context menus of the 'My computer' window, you can delete and wipe a file, a folder, or a group of files and folders.
• Wipe free disk space
  
  Using this command, available in the context menus of the 'My computer' window, you can completely and permanently remove all traces of previously deleted files.
• Wipe Swap File
  
  The swap file is a Windows system file that is used for virtual memory support. If you are working on a file or document (even one that has been encrypted), Windows will copy all or part of it in an open unencrypted form to the swap file on your hard disk. Encryption keys, passwords, and other sensitive information can also be 'swapped' to your hard drive. Even if you use all the security features in the latest versions of Windows, simply investigating the swap file in DOS mode with readily available tools may allow for significant data retrieval. BCWipe offers the option to wipe unused portions of the swap file to ensure your total security.
• Wipe File Slacks
  
  A file slack is the disk space from the end of a file up to end of the last cluster used by that file. You can turn file slacks wiping on or off before running BCWipe commands. (Read more explanations on file slacks in the Tips & Tricks section.)
• Wipe Empty Directory Entries*
  
  The file system records the names and attributes of files to a special area of your disk drive (so called 'directory entries' for FAT and MFT for NTFS). When a file is deleted, the corresponding directory entry is modified by the file system which makes it invisible to Windows and to you. However, most of the information still exists and the name and attributes can be restored using any recovery utility. BCWipe shreds directory entries and MFT so that the information can never be recovered.
• Swap File Encryption*
  
  The BCWipe CyrptoSwap utility allows you to encrypt the Swap File, which provides you with additional security. Supported symmetric algorithms and key lengths: Rijndael 256-bit key (Cipher Block Chaining Mode), Blowfish 448-bit key (Cipher Block Chaining Mode), GOST 28147-89 256-bit key (Cipher Feedback Mode), Twofish 256-bit key (Cipher Block Chaining Mode).
• Hexadecimal File Viewer*
  
  Using the Hexadecimal File Viewer, you can examine contents of files after wiping. This utility is useful for investigating the quality of the wiping process, for example when you use a custom wiping scheme.
• BCWipe Task Manager*
  
  Administrators now have complete flexibility for choosing what to wipe, when to wipe it, and how to wipe it. Lists of recently used files are removed from the File Menus of specific programs. Wipe your Internet Cache, Cookies, History, etc. Wipe the entire swap file. Wipe selected Registry Keys and user activity history stored by Windows.
• Transparent Wiping*
  
  With BCWipe's new Transparent Wiping feature, all wiping operations can now be set to run automatically - deleted files are securely wiped on the fly.
  
  Transparent Wiping securely erases the following sensitive information on the fly:
  - All files and folders deleted using normal commands
  - Temporary files created by Windows and applications
  - Temporary files created when working with data secured with encryption
  - Data stored in Windows Restore Point when the Restore Point is deleted
  - Data stored in Recycle Bin when Empty Recycle Bin is selected
  - Or only specific types of files, folders and applications by configuring include/exclude lists

New Features in BCWipe 4.0

1. Transparent Wiping
   Jetico is introducing a higher level of protecting deleted information from unauthorized recovery - BCWipe's Transparent Wiping. After Transparent Wiping is easily activated on your computer, BCWipe will automatically wipe all contents of any file or folder that is deleted. So, you no longer need to worry about securely erasing all traces of every single sensitive file you've been working on - BCWipe's Transparent Wiping will always be there to take care of it!
   
   The primary advantage for users running Transparent Wiping is that it eliminates time-consuming processes to wipe free space, wipe temporary files or wipe old file versions. These tasks are typically necessary because while running an application - such as editing an Office document or browsing the Internet - it creates temporary files, cache objects or other special system files that may contain confidential information.
   
   Transparent Wiping intercepts all ‘delete' commands sent by the user or by the system and securely wipes the data files. And all temporary files created by Windows or by any application will be wiped when they are no longer needed. When a Word document is closed, the temporary copy of the file will immediately be wiped.

   Click here for some additional advice on how to use Transparent Wiping.
   
   Click here for FAQ.

2. Additional Wiping Schemes
   - DoE M 205.1-2 (U.S. Department of Energy standard) NEW!
   - German VSITR standard NEW!
   - Bruce Schneier's recommended wiping scheme NEW!
   - Wiping Scheme Editor now has the capability to create complementary passes NEW!
   - U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(ECE) - 7 passes
   - U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(E) - 3 passes
   - Peter Gutmann method
   - One random pass

3. Updated Internet Browser Support
   BCWipe 4.0 supports the latest versions of common Internet browsers (e.g., Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Opera) and can wipe a full set of related items (e.g., saved passwords, last active tabs, search history).
   

4. Enhanced User Interface
   More information is now provided about wiping statistics during the wiping process as well as after the process is completed.
   

5. Special Log Viewer Utility
   Log Viewer is a convenient tool to survey the log file generated by the wiping process. With Log Viewer users can monitor the wiping process while it is running.
   View is customizable by hiding/showing columns.
   Log Viewer can filter the file by selected text string or highlight all the strings containing the selected text.
   For Transparent Wiping the Log Viewer reports the process that initiated the deletion.
   

6. Enhanced 'Wipe Local History' Task Added (Formerly Known As 'Clear Recently Used File Lists')
   This is the only task that is not superseded by Transparent Wiping.
   New items are added in the task to clear more traces in Windows Registry.

7. Automatic Update Utility
   BCWipe 4.0 includes an Automatic Update utility which actively monitors Jetico's latest software updates and enables users to receive them automatically.
   

8. Support For Windows 7
   BCWipe 4.0 supports the new Windows 7 operating system, in addition to Windows Vista, XP, 2008 Server, 2003 Server and 2000.
   BCWipe 4.0 supports both 32 and 64-bit platforms.