Spyhunter adware remover

canyonman00 · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from howardy2k:

is it possible to retrieve information from a reformatted harddrive?

In some instances, yes.

ElectricSavant · Jan 5, 2004

Yes, because you never really erase it....you just take away the markers....so to speak...but there are companies who can recover the data for a price....they phsycally read the platters by taking the drive apart.

Michael B.

P.S. There is a way to really erase a hard drive in case you sell your computer....I don't know how though....I just know reformatting does not erase.

Quote from howardy2k:

is it possible to retrieve information from a reformatted harddrive?

Avalanche · Jan 5, 2004

Has Spybot had an update in months? I know Adaware has an update every few weeks, my version of spybot doesn't seem to have had one since I downloaded it.

newtoet · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from Avalanche:

Has Spybot had an update in months? I know Adaware has an update every few weeks, my version of spybot doesn't seem to have had one since I downloaded it.

Spybot has updates all of the time. I just downloaded and installed one on Saturday. I usually check for updates weekly.

maggandre · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from Avalanche:

Has Spybot had an update in months? I know Adaware has an update every few weeks, my version of spybot doesn't seem to have had one since I downloaded it.

Try clicking the "Search for updates" button. Spybot has updates regularly.

CharlesTrader · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from ElectricSavant:

Yes, because you never really erase it....you just take away the markers....so to speak...but there are companies who can recover the data for a price....they phsycally read the platters by taking the drive apart.

Michael B.

P.S. There is a way to really erase a hard drive in case you sell your computer....I don't know how though....I just know reformatting does not erase.

The "Secure Harddisk Eraser" overwrites the hard disk with zeroes. That way you are not potentially giving someone else your personal info if you sell or throw away your hard drive.

http://www.help2go.com/article91.html

Charles

pspr · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from CharlesTrader:

The "Secure Harddisk Eraser" overwrites the hard disk with zeroes. That way you are not potentially giving someone else your personal info if you sell or throw away your hard drive.

http://www.help2go.com/article91.html

Charles

-- FOR THE EXTREMELY PARANOID ON THIS SITE --

The only way to make sure very very sensitive data on you hard drive can't be recovered is to take it apart and destroy it by fire, acid or what ever it takes. For enough money, even overwritten drives have a residual shadow of previous data that could be recovered by someone wanting to spend the money to recover it.

rttrader1 · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from OldTrader:

I installed and used Spybot on a couple of computers. Spybot.com. Found and removed alot of stuff.

OldTrader

Spybot is awsome and works very well and is the essence of simplicity to use...highly recomend it.

rttrader1 -

kgharris · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from pspr:

-- FOR THE EXTREMELY PARANOID ON THIS SITE --

The only way to make sure very very sensitive data on you hard drive can't be recovered is to take it apart and destroy it by fire, acid or what ever it takes. For enough money, even overwritten drives have a residual shadow of previous data that could be recovered by someone wanting to spend the money to recover it.

Man, I am not THAT worried about somebody accessing my old porn. If they are going to go to all that trouble, they can have at it...

:eek:

pspr · Jan 5, 2004

Quote from kgharris:

Man, I am not THAT worried about somebody accessing my old porn. If they are going to go to all that trouble, they can have at it...

:eek:

Hey, if you downloaded Kiddy Porn you might want to reconsider. :eek: