DBAN
Version: 1.0.7
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Platforms: Windows/Linux/OSX
URL: http://www.dban.org/
Darik’s Boot and Nuke (commonly known as DBAN) is an open source project designed to securely erase a hard disk until data is permanently removed and no longer recoverable. It comes in the form of a bootable floppy disk or a bootable CDROM image (you download whichever you prefer), complete with an operating system (Linux) and the Boot and Nuke utility. Once you boot up that floppy (or CDROM), the utility will proceed to destroy all your data in every partition of every hard disk.
DBAN exists for Intel x86 and PowerPC systems, making it usable on virtually any Windows, Linux, or Macintosh system
DBAN is a means of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.
DBAN can also wipe your USB flash drive and some other forms of external media. Only thing I don’t like about DBAN is the speed.. . If you have issues with DBAN I put together some screen shots to help with erasing your hard drive