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1. G ES GE FATS2 Legend Bar f ec CT med E Revers 1 No changes Main Menu Tool Bar Virtual Operations Bar Common Tasks Bar Explorer Bar Disk Map Legend Bar Status Bar om AINURLBD Some of the panels have similar functionality with a synchronized layout The program enables the user to conceal some of the panels to simplify the interface management Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 12 User Manual All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout 6 2 Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below MENU ITEM Tools Generate Script Save to Scheduler Send Log Files Wiping Media Builder Settings Exit Changes Undo the last virtual operation Redo the last virtual operation View Changes Apply Changes Discard All Changes Reload Disk Info Wizards Wipe Hard Disk or Partition Hard Disk Update MBR Edit View Sectors Properties Partition Create Partition Format Partition Delete Partition FUNCTIONALITY Generate a script for the task Schedule pending operations Compress and send the log to the Paragon Support Team Create the DOS based version of the program to b
2. 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do 1t a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Check File System Integrity a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Check File System Integrity 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 5 Edit View Sectors With the built in Edit View Sectors tool the program enables to view edit sectors on existing partitions hard disks providing the possibility to directly access and modify sectors save and restore sectors from specified files navigate through the system metadata etc In order to start the Edit View Sectors operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk partition on the Disk Map or on the List of Partitions 2 Call the Edit View Sectors dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Q Select in the Main menu Partition Hard Disk gt Edit View Sectors a Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Edit View Sectors Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 50 User Manual e Edi sectors on Batic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPFI10Z4T Cunert sectas 4 0 of 20 000 925
3. Curent MBA contents for hard disk number 1 vall be lost after this operation Your computer may mo bnga boot corect CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 46 User Manual 14 Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program 14 1 View Partition Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in depth information on the properties of hard disks partitions Besides the general information such as capacity used space or file system type 1t provides the possibility to get info on a hard disk geometry cluster size exact partition location etc In order to view properties of a partition hard disk the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Properties General File System info Advanced Logical Disk C Volume label System File system NTFS Type Prenaty Capacity 122 68 13152 150 464 Bytes 25 687 872 Sectors 3 The provided information is grouped according to its properties thus select the required tab and get the information you need 14 2 Mount Partition The program allows the user to assign or remove drive letters of existing formatted partitions 14 2 1 Assign Drive Letter In order to mount a partition the user should take
4. 0x0000 0x0010 0x0020 Ox0030 0x0040 0x0050 Ox0060 0x0070 4E 0x0080 0x0090 Ox00AO Ox00BO ox00C0 Ox00D0 Ox00E0 Ox00FO 0x0100 0x0110 OxD0120 0x0130 4 0x0140 0x0150 Ox0160 0x0170 0x 0180 Henan 14 6 Send Log Files The program allows the user to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team In case of having difficulties with handling the program the user with the help of this very function can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as disk layout performed operations etc in order to tackle the encountered problem Information of that kind is stored in Log files In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Send Log Files dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Send Log Files 2 Give a detailed description on the encountered problem send log files Please enter shot description of pour problem Dear Sus I have quel installed the program but am having problem with making complete backups bo my 2506 extemal dive have made ful backup and this worked fine bul when ty lo make an inciemental backup Ihe softwa vill only repest complete backup Am I doing something wrong Hope you can help This is sample suppan requesl Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 51 User Manual By cli
5. 18 iB 29 C8 OG 95 61 82 E B 92 SA 83 CB BS E L g ved Ga Eo e n d Heimar m e dge Y Ox0120 4C E6 98 FO FO 6C 71 6C 1D DA 6D CA 78 08 34 DC 0x0130 67 ES FG 48 9E FG FA ES OF 06 84 AF OA FB C6 43 t mege Please select sector nummer Alain ul Previous To contre cick Next 9 2 Clear Free Space The program allows the user to destroy any remnants of deleted files directories left on disk without affecting the used data by overwriting contents of unused clusters with certain patterns Besides providing high level of data protection this function can be particularly useful when dealing with certain non standard protection registration deactivation hidden marks made by some software Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 31 User Manual In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Clear Free Space dialog selecting in the Main menu Partition gt Clear Free Space 3 Define parameters of the operation with the Clear Free Space dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user may just press the Wipe button to confirm the operation F Are pou sure you want bo clear free space on volume D Cleanng hee space wil make it impossible to undelete fes from the volume Please select the byl
6. a hard disk partition the data of which you want to destroy Please choose an object for vipng It can be a whole hard disk a single partion or a block of unallocaled space You can sel to wipe al dala on the partition or only unoccupied space on see the next step Basic Hard Disk 0 573400144 e C Boo Bee 12 2 GB NTFS 14768 NTFS E 10 2 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT 6 8 GE FATZ 1 Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7Y250P0 Fork Unallocated Mu Ga nts 101 4 GB a Wipe mode This section enables to switch between two options CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 28 User Manual Wipe out al the data Choose this option vou Kent bo dezboy completely all the data onthe selected object O Clear mipe free space Choose this oplion you want lo deshoy the aces of data lhat may have been left alte an ordinary delete Operation Wipe out all data Mark the option to irreversibly destroy all on disk data of the selected object Clear wipe free space Mark the option to destroy any remnants of deleted files directories left on disk without affecting the used data a Wipe method Here the user can select a specific data erasure algorithm from the pull down list or create a customized method by marking the appropriate option Specific algorithm Paragon s alaonthn You can see the algarilhm description an
7. an NTFS volume including the MFT itself MFT is similar to a FAT table in a FAT file system Partitioning scheme is a set of rules constraints and the format of on disk structures that keep information of the partitions that are located on the hard disk There are several partitioning schemes which can be used The most popular partitioning scheme is the so called DOS partitioning scheme It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers Another popular partitioning scheme is the so called LDM Logical Disks Model that originates from UNIX mainframe systems The Veritas Executive accommodates the simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem is that older versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most hard disk utilities do not support it as well Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
8. 3 Overwrite with a character C then verify Overwrite with C the first pass character s inverse then verify again Overwrite everything with both C and C once again but without verification Fill everything with random characters 6 Russian GOST R 50739 95 Destroy information by a single pass with writing random characters into each sector byte 7 Peter Gutmann s algorithm A whopping 35 passes with 27 random order passes using specific patterns combined with eight passes using random patterns 8 Bruce Schneier s algorithm Two passes of specific patterns followed by five passes using a cryptographically secure pseudo random sequence 9 Paragon s algorithm a Overwrite each sector with a forcefully randomized 512 byte string new for each sector using CSPRNG cryptographically secure pseudo random number generator a Overwrite each erased sector with its complement Q Overwrite each sector with a 512 byte string CSPRNG again forcefully randomized and different from the first pass and new for each sector a Fill each erased sector with OxAA value Finally the target data area is to be verified All of the above mentioned data erasure standards are implemented in the program Besides the user has the possibility to create a customized algorithm defining up to 4 wiping patterns number of passes for each wiping pattern and for the group of patterns thus providing the maximum possible security level 5 3 64 bit Su
9. Disk Wiper 8 5 User Manual Disk Wiper 8 5 2 User Manual CONTENTS 1 ENTEOCUC ION ios 4 2 NAAA APA ORO On 5 o scnscoanssccusenceecesewacesseseoenscs 4 3 Disk Wiper Edna 5 4 Installation a E ENT 6 4 1 Package nen ss 6 4 2 Minimum System Requires nicas 6 4 3 Installation Procedure saa 6 5 LATA A SSN 8 5 1 DATES AULA OO caidas 8 5 2 Data Security Standards ici Ge 8 5 3 A onn aeea OET OON EE OEEO a OECO EE O E T EE 9 5 4 CMC UNINC cai iii ii liinda 10 6 rd A O A TC 11 6 1 General La VOL cui EEE ERE E ENEA Ea a aa aS 11 6 2 Main MAA na 12 6 3 TOO Ba idad 13 6 4 Virtual Operations Da Tunisia iii 13 6 5 Common TASS Bar ss 14 6 6 Disk M APD SAR AAA AAA NA 15 6 7 Explorer DAL It A N A E 15 6 8 Lecend Br 4 16 6 9 SJEL OG DaT EEE EEE EEE Et 16 7 OUTLINES Over VIEW ironia seas 18 7 1 E A SS 18 7 2 NN O O 19 7 3 NA PU ce socuslsbesede ea aaa zets less sedelsecorssletacedvessins 19 7 4 MENO AA A NR 20 7 5 Viirma Mode ODIOS no 21 7 6 Operation Dependency Options tia 22 8 Getting Information about DISKS ccccccsssssssscccccsssssssccccsssssssccccsscesssssscssseseeess 24 9 VET 26 9 1 Wine Hard Disk Parton 26 92 Char Ere SPICO AC 30 9 3 Build Wiping Medhus 31 10 Scbed line Opera OO E E 34 101 Saye TO Schedule ic 36 E A 37 TZ Partition Manaceiment esscr ianen aT AERE E ESEE E 39 IAE Create artimesnis eiii 39 122 Forma Piranihis se 41 123 Delete Prins NN 43 13 Hard Disk Ma as Mente series daraa eooni Sa 45 11 Update MB
10. R ica 45 Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 3 User Manual 14 Extra Umm aly ci iaa een 46 14 1 View Partition Hard Disk Properties 46 142 A O 46 43 A o ario APP on A cict cceeeceetaceacctvesscuspuasucectcceuscewtaceqectceceoesusuasoctccnusceetaceceeceesuseseuoesczece 48 144 Check Pile System Intesrity ii ooo Gees 48 145 Edit View O AA Ned 49 WAG AA sscissadiee te catsslesaaeeseibace ss dituadiyeseectesdenaceeycabece ds diiaseetccceet besavededeote 50 E E Voen e raa a a a a e Eaa 52 Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 4 User Manual 1 Introduction Data security nowadays 1s the burning issue not only for companies and government agencies but rank and file people as well Our personality is now fully embedded in computer technology It is computer you apply to when at work it is also computer you use at home for entertainment or as a reservoir for containing some valuable data such as personal correspondence banking account information credit card numbers financial records whatever It is obvious that this kind of data should in no way be available to others That is why when disposing of a storage device a hard disk or a flash memory drive the crucial thing is to make sure it does not contain any information because simple deletion or even reformatting do not guarantee data security at all To do that you need a specially desi
11. a Request confirmation when converting FAT16 to FAT32 during such partitioning operations as copy disk partition restore disk partition a Surface test level The option affects the following operations format partition copy partition restore partition retest the surface While performing the surface test the program detects corrupted sectors and marks them as unusable 7 4 E Mail Options CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 21 User Manual 3 Edit settings G al 5 il i benelal aplian PA E mail options Wipe opor Partoning opra E mail opor Specily pour e mail account oant Velie mode opor Outgoing mad server SMTP son 000 00 0 Opetabon dependendy options User ened sddrest berii Tial com 6 My oulgoing server requies aulhenticalion Username berg Pattwod a Specdy e mail nobhbealen oplions fr Send E Ma d nobficabon on apply To henges coe Send mad in HTML format Send complete report alter apphang operahans 2 Send graphical view of the desk sub system balons and after apply oct he g T pid Ee ho be roli ul This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e mail notification operations The user can define a Outgoing mail server SMTP To send messages by using the built in mail client it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server All out
12. a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Test Surface a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Test Surface Test surface of volume G Testing volume surface allows to lind bad blocks and other problems Please select a surface best level Surface test level Choose the level of the test procedure 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation By clicking the More options button during the operation execution the user can set up number of additional parameters Close progress dialog automatically Mark the option to automatically close the progress dialog after the operation is completed Shutdown system on complete Mark the option to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the operation Minimize to system tray Click it to minimize the window to the Windows system tray 14 4 Check File System Integrity The program can check the file system integrity on existing partitions This function can be used for detecting file system errors before performing operations on a partition Most useful operations require the targeted partition to have a valid file system to be processed CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 49 User Manual In order to start the system integrity check the user should take the following steps
13. a small sized bar 1 e corresponding to a logical disk the Explorer bar will display information on 1t as well The page title will contain a drive letter which is assigned to the disk The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to the free space the light colored sector The table on the right will contain the following information Volume label if available Type of the logical disk File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar Total size used space and free space in GB or MB DODDO Below there is a list of wizards which may be called for this disk All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 26 User Manual 9 Wipe Tasks This chapter lists various scenarios of wipe operations which may be accomplished by the program This has already been reviewed in the Basic concepts chapter Here the user will find more useful recommendations and descriptions of operations 9 1 Wipe Hard Disk Partition The program provides the ability to wipe hard disks partitions of any file system During the wiping process the program destroys all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus providing high level of security The program offers support of major national government and military data erasure standard
14. agon Disk Wiper To select another folder click the Browse button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue 5 Select a Program Group The Program Folder page enables the user to select the application s program group for the Start Menu By default 1t will be the program group Start gt Programs gt Paragon Disk Wiper Click the Next button to continue 6 Verify Setup Settings The Start Copying page allows the user to verify settings which have already been made and correct them 1f necessary Press the Back button to return to the previous page and modify the installation settings Click the Next button to complete the installation process 7 Copying Files The Setup Status page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup 8 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 8 User Manual 5 Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes 1t easier for the user to operate the program 5 1 Data Sanitization Data security 1s a two sided problem It is to be made clear that providing confidentiality implies not only information to be stored properly but also be destroyed according to certain
15. ain menu select Tools gt Wiping Media Builder a On the Common Tasks bar click the Wiping Media Builder item of the Wizards menu After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed Hs Wiping Media Builder al a Welcome to the Wiping Media Builder Wipng Media Bulder helps pou create the Wiping Media CD DVD t s EA oc floppy disk whch you can use lo bool vow compuler fres and Za y r perform any vaping operations 4 i h To continue cick Next 9 3 2 Settings The Wiping Media Builder Wizard allows the user to make proper settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters In our case we set parameters of the future bootable media defining Q Type of the wiping media the user is creating The program can be placed either on a CD DVD disc or on a floppy disk a Contents of the wiping media The bootable media may include the standard Wiping Media image it is a part of the installation package or software defined by the user In the last case the user can record a beforehand prepared image setting the path to the image file on the disk a A recording device Appropriate external media CD DVD or a floppy disk should be inserted into the selected device Q CD DVD writing parameters in case the user selects this kind of media Writing parameters include writing speed maximum or minimum and the ability of ejecting the recorded disc after
16. arried out operations in the Personal edition Supported Operating Systems OS Personal Professional Windows 95 Yes Yes Windows 98 Yes Yes Windows Me Yes Yes Windows NT Yes Yes Windows NT Server Family Yes Yes Windows 2000 Professional Yes Yes Windows XP Home Edition Yes Yes Windows XP Professional 64 bit Yes Yes Windows 2000 Server Family Yes Yes Windows Storage Server 2003 Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Web Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Standard Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Standard 64 bit No No Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64 bit Itanium mo ma Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Yes Yes Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64 bit Itanium pa AN Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Premium Yes Yes Windows Vista Yes Yes Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 6 User Manual 4 Installation This chapter provides information which is needed to perform the correct installation of the program and in addition checks if the current installation is working correctly 4 1 Package Contents The installation package includes the following components Launcher with an embedded HTML browser Wipe Wizard Wiping Media Builder Partition Management Hard Disk Management Scheduler with Task Editor Extra Functionality DOODODOUL 4 2 Minimum System Requirements To use the program on a computer satisfactorily ensure that 1t meets the fol
17. cking the Send button the built in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team 14 6 1 Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor There are several log files automatically generated by the program Contains in depth information on parameters and Stubact log performance of all operations carried out by the program Besides brief overview on operations it also contains EYDE es detailed information about the state of all hard disks Contains low level information on the CD DVD devices Cdb log used in the system BioNTlog txt It is an OS dependent supplementary log file derived or from Bioxx dll It may contain valuable information on Bio95log txt Windows family operating systems CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 52 User Manual 15 Glossary Magnetic Force Microscopy MFM is an effective tool to magnetic investigations on submicron scale Image obtained by MFM 1s the space distribution of some parameter characterizing magnetic probe sample interaction 1 e interaction force amplitude of vibrating magnetic probe etc The MFM technology can be successfully used to resurrect deleted information Master File Table MFT is a relational database that consists of rows of file records and columns of file attributes It contains at least one entry for every file on
18. completing the operation The program supports CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW and also DVD R DVD R double layer discs If the inserted disc is not empty the Wizard suggests erasing its contents If the user confirms the operation the program erases the re writable disc s contents and starts recording 9 3 3 Results Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 33 User Manual The Wiping Media Builder Wizard starts the operation after completing the settings mentioned above As a result the user receives bootable media with the DOS based version of the program Choose the Data Sanitization method Choose the Data Sanitization method Here you can choose the Data Sanitization method which will be used for wiping Specific algorithm US DoD 5220 22 M US Maw MAWSO P 5239 26 for RLL lus Navy HAVSO P 5239 26 for MFM British HMG Infosec Siandan No 5 Enhanced German VSHR Standart Australian ASCI 33 Russian GOST R 50739395 Peter Guimann 5 algorihm Bruce Schneler s algorithm To 1 Parago ns algorithm It can boast the same interface as the Windows version does providing a unique possibility to enjoy XP like environment and functionality under the DOS environment CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 34 User Manual 10 Scheduling Operations The program allows the user to automate operations The ut
19. d set the level of venficalion on the nest page Create pour own Data Sanitization method Tou can create pour own Dala Santeabor method Incase the user preferred to use a specific algorithm the next page of the wizard enables to get detailed information on the selected algorithm choose whether to carry out residual data verification or not specifying the percentage of sectors to check and estimate the time required to accomplish the operation Wipe method US Navy NAVSO P 5239 26 for RLL Frslly all erasing sectors are Aled with 0x55 secondly wath 0x27FFFFFF thidi the sector are filed with random symbol pattems not a pair of sectors should contain identical patterns Then witing operations are verted Erase passes count 3 Wery passes count 3 mS En om En Percentage of sectors lo check 100 Approamate wipe lime 01 00 03 You can skip venynig completely cl partly by disabling il or reducing percentage ol sectors bo check Please note it would be deviation fom US Navy NAVSO P 5239 26 for ALL Incase the user preferred to create a customized algorithm the next page of the wizard enables to define up to 4 wiping patterns number of passes for each wiping pattern and for the group of patterns The Mask spinner control allows the user to set a two figure hexadecimal character value 00 by default The available range is from 00 to FF The user can also choose whether to carry out residual data verification or
20. disk serve as the title of the browsed page The disk layout is shown in form of a circular graph where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition On the right the user may see a table which contains the following information a Type of hard disk basic or dynamic Q Total size in GB Q Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders Below there is a list of wizards available for the user If the user clicks a corresponding record the appropriate wizard will be started All default values for the operation parameters will correspond to the disk s settings The list of wizards contains a detailed description of tasks that can be performed by the wizard This nullifies the possibility of selecting the wrong wizard Logical Disk G Volume letter G Se al number 7493 40F Volume label FAT32 LIHLUAS Partition ID OB F4T32 Type Primary Total size 68 GB File system FAT 32 Used space 7 GB Sector per boot 35 Free space 4 1 GB Sectors per cluster amp Activity Inactive Hidden state Not hidden Wipe Partition Wipe out yow sence data from the selected pavilion You can use one of the predefined wipe algornthrns or cheale pour ovn Warning All the data vell be lost vathout any possibilty bo restore I i f E CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 25 User Manual When the user selects
21. e Script 11 1 2 Settings Define script generation options with the Generate script dialog Es Generale script All virtual operations you have made vall be written to the script No operators wall be appled Please select where bo shore script file d Seltings Andrey My Documents script_ 110706 082725218 p3 Browse Q Script file destination The program allows saving script files to local drives Press the Browse button to define destination and a filename for a new script file The default file extension that is reserved for scripting files is psl However a script can be saved under any filename In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page The following options become available Please select senpl generation oplicnss C Allow to interact with the user Turn the option off if pou do mot want bo get confirmation dialoge when the scnpt it berg camed out Comm alter each operation Tun this option on bo ensure the changes ll be committed alter each opershon Check for errors after sach operation Tum the option on bo make script interpreter to check the resul of each operation Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 38 User Manual a Interaction with the user Mark t
22. e mask lo wipe oul the dala wath HEM value Og ASC value Ho Please specify the number of vaping passes 1 oie 2 Verify wipe results oe Peicertage of sectors lo check U a HEX value The Hex value spinner control allows the user to set a two figure hexadecimal character value 00 by default The available range is from 00 to FF It is synchronized with the ASCH value Q ASCII value The ASCII value spinner control enables to set the symbolic presentation of the character to use according to the 7 bit American Standard Code for Information Interchange 0 by default It is synchronized with the Hex value a Number of passes The user can choose number of passes for the wiping pattern 1 by default The available range is from I to 100 Q Verify wipe results The user can also choose whether to carry out residual data verification or not specifying the percentage of sectors to check 9 3 Build Wiping Media The program provides the possibility to create the DOS based version of the program on external media CD DVD or floppy disks to boot from and destroy all on disk information even when the current Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 32 User Manual operating system cannot boot anymore The operation can be accomplished with the Wiping Media Builder Wizard 9 3 1 Starting There are several ways to start the Wiping Media Builder Wizard a In the M
23. e the user can select a wipe method from the pull down list to be used by default during wipe operations The user can switch between the following modes US DoD 5220 22 M NAVSO P 5239 26 for RLL encoded drives NAVSO P 5239 26 for MFM encoded drives British HMG Infosec Standard No 5 German VSItR Standard Australian ASCI 33 Russian GOST R 50739 95 Peter Gutmann s algorithm Bruce Schneier s algorithm Paragon s algorithm DODDO OD 7 3 Partitioning Options CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 20 User Manual 3 Edil settings Ss Partitioning Options Parthoning opin E mad open Enable 64 EE chutlers lor FATI Value mode option Choose thet option to enable 64 EG skrider lor FATIG partitions with this Operation dependency ootoris petting you wal be able bo create FATTE partitions wath capacity up to 4 GB Please note that omy Windows NT famiy systems vell be able lo access such parihans Confarmations Ask lor volume label before partition delete Ask confamation when comverting FATTE lo FAT 32 Surface best veis Hore Cho rot lest dick sulase dunng radiata operators This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations The user can activate the following modes a 64 KB cluster size for FAT16 partitions Only Windows NT 4 0 2000 XP 2003 support 64 KB clusters a Request confirmation before partition deletion
24. eration on the List of Pending Operations Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations XIS OIM E There are unsaved changes Plesie uie F Apply command lo commi them and x Discard command bo permanent undo the changes You can vw changes hitos via Si View Changes command and temporary undo o redo the operation by means of Undo and amp Redo commands 6 5 Common Tasks Bar The Common Tasks Bar is located on the left side of the main window It is intended for easy access to the program s wizards that provide all the functionality needed to manage copy operations The bar contains two tabs named Wiping Tools and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Wiping Tools Starting the Wipe Wizard The Wipe Wizard assists the user with destroying all on disk information Starting the Wiping Media Builder Wizard that helps to G wiping Media Builder create bootable media with the DOS based version of the program t Wipe Disk or Partition News and Documentation Opening the page which contains information about the Q About Disk wiper program This page will be displayed in the Explorer bar RS Dick Wiper Help Launching the Help system Ne erection Methodology Opening a brief review on the Data Sanitization issue El eee Opening a brief revi
25. ew on the Paragon Scripting 5 eript Manua Language Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 15 User Manual 6 6 Disk Map The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer bar when the Disk View tab is selected It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option Main menu View gt Disk Map Location The user can change the current location of the map with this option As the name infers the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small sized bars These small sized bars represent logical disks Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT ee G 1 22 GB FAT LIGE Unu 1 6 GB N 36 GE NTFS Large sized bars display the following information about physical disks a Manufacturer a Model Small sized bars display the following information about logical disks a Serial number a Drive letter a Total size a File system Furthermore it 1s possible to estimate the used disk space by looking at the size of the bar s shaded area Disk Map 1s synchronized with the Explorer bar When the user selects a disk on the Disk Map the Explorer bar displays detailed information of the selected disk 6 7 Explorer Bar The Explorer Bar is located in the center of the main window w
26. gned tool Our program is a fast convenient and reliable solution providing irreversible destruction of data on separate partitions or entire hard disks IDE SCSI SATA USB etc as well as any type of flash memory devices The key features of the program are listed in the special chapter Setting up any operation is accomplished by using practical wizards Each step of the wizard includes in depth information in order to allow the user to make the right choice Graphical representations of the data help the user to gain a better understanding In this manual you will find the answers to many of the technical questions which might arise while using the program 2 Key Features Let us list some of the key features a User friendly interface Easily understood icons accompany all functions of the program Q Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations a Support of major national government and military data erasure standards as well as the possibility to create a customized algorithm Q Wipe Wizard that enables to successfully destroy all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus providing high level of security and that even beginners may understand a Wiping Media Builder that helps the user to create bootable media with the DOS based version of the program to boot from and destroy all on disk information even
27. going messages are first sent to the SMTP server which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients The address may be represented as a traditional Internet host name e g mail com or as an IP numeric address e g XXX XXX XXX XX User e mail address Specify an e mail address that has been assigned by the Internet Service Provider or organization s e mail administrator My outgoing server requires authentication Activate the option to allow the program to make authentication on the server before sending messages User name Enter the name that will be used to log in to the e mail account Password Enter the password that will be used to access the mail server Send e mail notification on apply Specify an e mail to send notifications on the carried out operations Send mail in HTML format Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text Send complete report after applying operations Activate the option to create an in depth report on the carried out operations and send it after performing the last operation Send graphical view of the disk sub system before and after apply Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed 7 5 Virtual Mode Options Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 22 User Manual 3 Edil settings Ej Virtual mode options Di
28. h the functions are described in the following paragraphs The list of sections is placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list the user opens a set of options 7 1 General Options Edil settings Gerais option ye Wipo so ar 23 General options Partitioning opor Emal opor C Vente date waten Valusl mode opor This option forces the appicabon bo veniy dela berg emilen every Opetabon dependenoy options wenbeto disk sobon 1 lolowed by the reachand compare achon The lesh e may be sable in cats of urtabe hard disk working 1 map sordlesnik dow h overall parlomsance Enable data loss protector Choose Ms opion ho answa that no data wal be lost spelen unexpectodk got down because of power shortage ee Try bo Access Nor BIOS Drk Cylrderz This open gr ss you porabliby lo bypass 8 GE boundanes bretabon on old hardware uncer Wires S Choose thet opion some dik aitat corral bes sad under rh She This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during all the operations carried out with the program The user can switch between the following modes a Verify data written If this option is marked every write to disk action is followed by the read and compare action This feature may be helpful in case of running an unstable hard disk however 1t will negatively affect the overall performance a Enable data loss protection Activate the option to force the program to w
29. he option to pause the script interpreter during the execution to prompt the user s confirmation or other input Otherwise the program will not stop using default values for parameters 1f needed a Commit after each operation Mark the option to commit changes after each operation a Check for errors after each operation Mark the option to insert a special code in script which checks the status of the last executed operation and stops the script processing 1f there are errors of any kind 11 1 3 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a new script file It is placed into the specified destination 1ts features defined in the dialog CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 39 User Manual 12 Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program 12 1 Create Partition The program provides the ability to create new partitions by using the DOS partitioning scheme 12 1 1 Restrictions 1 Do not use the Create Partition function in order to undelete the last deleted partition 2 The program cannot create new partitions on Dynamic Disks The current version of the program supports only hard disks that use the DOS partitioning scheme in Windows 2000 and XP these disks are named Basic Disks 3 According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme the following combinations of parti
30. he process of installing a file system is commonly known as formatting A huge variety of file systems have been developed these days The program provides the ability to format existing or newly created partitions of the following file systems FAT12 amp FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 ReiserFS Linux Swap v 2 HPFS 12 2 1 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Format Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are the following ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Format Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Format Partition 12 2 2 Settings Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 42 User Manual Define parameters of the formatting operation with the Format Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user can just press the Format button to confirm the operation Are you sure you want lo format not formatted volume on disk 07 Please select mew file system w Please entes new volume label a File system Select the desired file system type from this pull down list In fact the program displays only file systems that can be correctly placed to the selected par
31. hich emphasizes its importance The bar displays reference information including a User Manual a Information about the program consisting of the product s name the version of the program and a list of helpful links a Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map a List of scheduled operations According to these categories the Explorer bar has five tabs a Disk View which allows the user to view detailed information about any of the disks a Scheduled Tasks which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations a Help System which contains the User Manual and information about the program The user 1s able to access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 16 User Manual The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which enables the user to address for example our company s website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program The Help System of the program is HTML oriented The user can read the user manual and follow external links from to get additional information Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help se e M paracon eee Disk Wiper oe 5 SOFTWARE GROUP Version information Paragon Disk Wiper version 8 5 build 2155 21 05 07 Professional Components versions Far paga Basa Se
32. hts reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 10 User Manual 5 4 Scheduling The automation of the program s operations is particularly effective when the user has to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis For example when a specific project 1s being developed on a computer on a day to day basis and a clear free space operation 1s made every evening so as to destroy any remnants of deleted files directories left on disk thus maintaining confidentiality it should be possible to simplify certain routine operations Another aspect of any automation process is that it runs automatically without the user having to be present The program is able to execute operations without the user being involved In addition it allows an optimization of your computer s work load This is especially important when operations require a considerable amount of computer resources processor time memory and more A number of operations which can decrease the performance can be run during the night or whenever the computer has the least work load to perform The program has a special tool for scheduling The user can set out a timetable for various operations For example some operations may be performed daily others weekly and so on The scheduled operation starts at a specified time without interrupting the user s current activity Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 11 User Manual 6 Interface Overvie
33. ility for this purpose is referred to as the embedded Scheduler which 1s used to specify the time for the execution of any operation There are two categories for time settings these correspond to appropriate items in the Schedule type menu a Initiating operation by an event One time only 1 e the Once 1tem When system starts 1 e the At System Startup item When the user logs on 1 e the At Logon item a Initiating operation periodically 1 e Daily Weekly Monthly The user needs to select one of the variants Depending on the choice the scheduler will display a form that allows the user to set the schedule 3 Disk Wiper gd ES Schedule virtual operations Al vitua operations you have made vill be saved lo the scheduler No operations wil be applied Please specily how and when would pou like lo perform the task weekly Shutdown system on complete Run the task orm 2052007 at 0000 gt Ea 1 weeklsor x Monday Friday C Tuesday C Saturday C Wednesday Sunday Thursday C Do not tun the task alter All scheduled tasks are placed in a separate list which can be retrieved by clicking the Scheduled Tasks tab in the Explorer bar Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 35 User Manual CTS SSeS Disk View Scheduled Tasks Help Name Scrip When to Fun Mest Aun Tin Scheduled Tack sca 220507095811500 pel At 0 00 00 ever Mn of even wee
34. k starting 22 05 2007 23 06 2007 V Scheduled Task sc 220507095654593 pel At 125600 on 22 05 2007 On every task the user can get in depth information including The task name The full path to the generated script of the task Scheduled time of launch Statistics on the last launch Scheduled time of the next launch Used account information Comments to the task u l u u u l u To easily manage tasks the program enables to arrange them according to a certain characteristic just by clicking on the required property It is also possible to enable disable rename delete refresh or modify additional properties of the selected task To modify additional properties of the selected task with the Task Editor the user should select the Properties item of the context menu which can be called by a right click on the appropriate task Task Pro perties Scheduled ask General Schedule E Program es Paragon Software Disk Wiper 3 5 Prolescional Program ecripte ene oj Sept olbware Disk Wiper 8 5 Fiofessional seripts se_220507085811500 psl Pending operabons have been scheduled 22 05 2007 145611 Enabled The dialog window has two tabs General and Schedule The General tab contains a The full path to the program interpreter of the macro commands which describes the scheduled task Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 36 User Manual a The line of parame
35. log provide the same level of functionality thus let us just take as an example the dialog version of the operation Define parameters of the delete operation with the Delete Partition dialog AZ re pou sure pou want lo delete volume You are about to delete volume Mo label FAT16 You computer may no longer boot or work comecik Please enter the volume label to confirm deleting C Do not ask volume label next lime More options a Enter the volume label to confirm deleting To confirm the deletion of the selected partition enter its Volume Label The actual Volume Label value is displayed above a Do not ask volume label next time Mark the option to inhibit confirmation of the partition deletion In addition there is the possibility to wipe partition data as well To do that just click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page When it is marked the following options become available CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 44 Also mpe partition data Please select the byte mask bo wipe out Ihe data with HEX value 00 ASC value 0 Please specify the number of wiping passes 1 Verity wipe results Percentage of sectors to check JD Wiping wil destroy all data without any possibility to restore User Manual a Select the byte mask The HEX value spinner control allows the user to set a two figure hexadecimal character val
36. lowing minimum system requirements Operating systems Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP 2003 Server Vista and XP 64 bit Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed 128 MB of RAM Hard disk drive with 40 MB of available space SVGA video adapter and monitor Mouse DODDO Oo O 4 3 Installation Procedure The installation process consists of the following steps 1 Run Setup Application From the folder where the setup files are kept run the SETUP EXE file This application will guide the user through the process of the program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps 2 Starting Setup The Welcome page informs that the application 1s being installed Click the Next button to continue 3 Confirm License Agreement The License Agreement page displays the Paragon License Agreement Read the agreement and then click the Yes button to accept If the user does not agree with any conditions stated there the installation process will be interrupted CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 7 User Manual 4 Select an Installation Folder The Destination Location page allows the user to choose the folder where the program will be installed By default the installation folder will be created as C Program Files Paragon Software Par
37. ne appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Remove Drive Letter re you sure pou vant lo remove diwe better 1 7 You are about to remove drive letter from the volume 1 No label FATTE Your computer may mo longer boot or work comectly 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 48 User Manual By clicking the More options button during the operation execution the user can set up a number of additional parameters Close progress dialog automatically Mark the option to automatically close the progress dialog after the operation is completed Shutdown system on complete Mark the option to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the operation Minimize to system tray Click it to minimize the window to the Windows system tray 14 3 Test Surface The program allows performing additional surface tests on existing partitions and blocks of free space In order to start the surface test the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition or a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Test Surface dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it
38. not specifying the percentage of sectors to check Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 29 User Manual Wipe parameter Mask 00 Pass court 1 7 Mask DF El Pass court 1 E e Mask 11 Pass count 1 ej e Mask 04 Pass court 1 Pass count forthe group of palterns fe Verily wipe result Percentage of sectors to check 3 a Revise your changes This page informs the user on all the actions to be made in the wizard in a bright graphical form Tour hard disk before the changes Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor 7r 25080 a AC 11 1 GE ANTES Your hard disk alter tha changes LON 2 Unallocated 101 468 Basic Hard Disk 2 Maxtor PY 250P0 t Ki pe do allocated 1171 GE NTFS 9 1 3 Results Depending on the user s choice the Wipe Wizard a starts the operation a reconsiders it After the operation 1s completed the user can see a well informative summary page providing structurally divided in depth information on all the actions made in the wizard CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 30 User Manual AE Repol Disk Viewer Hard Disk Info Hard Disk Basic Haid Disk 1 FUJITSU MPFITOZAT Serial Number 0101024 Capacity 35G General Info Object Logical Disk Free Space Only Ha Start Time 22 05 2007 12 30 58 End Time 22 05 2007 123323 Algorithm Info To c
39. of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT 16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control 12 2 3 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition formatted to the file system specified CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 43 User Manual 12 3 Delete Partition The program allows the user to delete partitions on hard disks partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme The program removes references to the partition from the Partition Table so that the information from the deleted partition becomes inaccessible The resulted disk space can be used to create new partitions Contents of the deleted partition do not disappear from the disk but merely are unavailable for the operating system 12 3 1 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Delete Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Delete Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Delete Partition 12 3 2 Settings Despite different work algorithms both the Delete Partition Wizard and the Delete Partition dia
40. of options that will be taken into account when the Send e mail notification on apply function is enabled By marking the appropriate operations the user can choose whether to receive an e mail notification after the particular operation is completed or not However the user will not be notified by e mail in case operations if any require the system reboot Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 24 User Manual 8 Getting Information about Disks The user is able to view in depth information on the properties of hard disks The main tool to extract this information is the Disk Map It represents the actual state of the computer s hard disks The Disk Map chapter 1s a detailed description on this topic Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars which also contain small sized bars The small sized bars represent logical disks partitions When the user selects a large sized bar the Explorer bar displays information about the disk in a bright graphical form Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT Type Basic Hard Dick Drive Total siza 95 GE Sectors per track 63 Heads 255 Cylinders 124 Wipe Hard Disk Wipe out your sensitive data from the entre hard disk You can use one of the predefined wipe algonihnns or creaba pour vr Warning All the data on the hard disk vell be lost without any possbilly lo restore The model and serial number of the
41. ontinue click Next The program also enables to store the resulted report To do that just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog To make sure that all on disk data is irreversibly destroyed call the Disk Viewer dialog by clicking the appropriate tab and see it for yourself ASS Se Report Disk Wiewer Sector I of 851445 0x0000 122 05 94 4F D2 DF 3A AS 87 OB 7A 03 BE 9 14 7 OxD010 83 40 7C 33 9F FS 75 OF 02 C3 99 46 52 EA C9 EC Dx0020 0A 7E 55 FE A2 24 C4 BA 4D CF 3C 65 F 7D EC 58 Ox0030 DA 48 17 AO 11 28 CS 4E FD 16 90 46 d OF 2B BA 0x0040 58 68 25 69 DA E 48 55 47 9B 30 BB EA SF 66 49 Dx00S50 AC 68 D FS 1E 7D F F4 14 C9 BS 11 B 23 OB 44 00060 89 E6 23 E2 2E C1 C9 B3 94 AC FC SA 48 35 41 30 0x0070 32 02 85 2C 9A El BS 2A d 86 44 08 91 7F 7E B3 020090 50 25 FF A9 4B Dd 20 AZ C9 80 65 9B 3B 4A 98 44 al z ard ha O el el mem EE gt ere Suwa wal gl ea J igl mba bd rd rm oy DS sak 0x0090 E4 47 06 2C 39D 35 DC CO BO DE CF 59 48 et 74 EE 0 0040 g 59 91 73 55 55 87 25 55 51 50 OC 1E 35 DS BE Dx00B0 79 20 52 51 14 11 35 08 B3 OF 65 BC F2 JE 05 51 OxDOC 4E 82 DC 13 3 44 18 9A SD 3B CA 71 3E F7 GF 50 OX0O0DO 8E EB E2 03 04 B4 3A E3 68 AS AD CD 29 3D E 61 Ox00E0 8B DE 79 68 ES CA E4 AG 45 34 AS ES 49 C2 29 AB Ox00F0 9 1F EB D7 E3 F 98 SD 06 1F SE 83 JA 6B ES F Dx0100 6B CE 02 BS Es 38 48 28 BY OB BS 06 96 C4 66 JAE 0 0110 BA
42. oot from and destroy all on disk information even when the current operating system cannot boot anymore Edit the general settings of the program Exit the program Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Refresh the current information about disks Destroy all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures Update MBR Master Boot Record of the selected hard disk View edit sectors of the selected hard disk Get in depth information on the properties of selected hard disk Create a partition of any file system with the Create Partition dialog Format a partition of any file system Format Partition dialog Delete a partition of any file system Delete Partition dialog Assign Drive Letter Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove Drive Letter Clear Free Space Remove drive letter for the selected partition Destroy any remnants of deleted files directories left on disk without affecting the used data Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 13 User Manual Test Surface Test surface of the selected partition block of free space l ee An A Check the selected partition fo
43. ork in the fail safe mode also referred to as data loss protection mode which ensures more safety for operations by maintaining the special journal of operations progress In case of hardware malfunction power outages or operating system failure the modified partition may become corrupted and non operable However the program will be able to complete the interrupted operation thus reviving the partition If the system has crashed during the operation in the fail safe mode insert the bootable Recovery CD and restart the computer The program will automatically detect the journal of the interrupted operation and complete the operation CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 19 User Manual a Try to access non BIOS disk cylinders The option works only under Windows 95 98 ME When activated the program performs a special procedure to define the disk capacity and does not use the value that is returned by BIOS 7 2 Wipe Options Edit settings General 5 F TS wea eal Wipe options Partiiorana opligns E mad option Defeull vpe method Virbual mode oplient Paragon akgontken Upetsbon dependency oplians S Do0 S220 72M US Alan MAYSO P5239 25 lor FLL I LES Harp MAVSO P 5239 26 lor MPM Brith HMG Indorasc Stardsid Mo 5 Enhanced Geman YSA Standard Austisken ASC 33 Rusen GOST A 507339 95 Peter Gutmann z algorthen Bios Schreser algonihm Paragon s skgonthni Her
44. perabiora mode Weil mode opbani Allow vitual moda Set his opbon on lo cam oul all te operations vull Tou vell be able to comme the changes og rolback all of Hem or the fast one Ef pou gch het opbon off the operabona wall be camed out mmecisiely Chose progress dalog subomsbeally Set thet opbon on lo automatically dors the progress dalog alter comerta a Allow virtual mode In this section the user can choose whether to allow operations to carry out immediately or to place them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution Just mark the option to enable virtual operations a Close progress dialog automatically Mark the option to automatically close the progress dialog when the required operation s is completed 7 6 Operation Dependency Options CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 23 User Manual 3 Edil settings Geneial m ag x rd a P Operation dependency options Patboring ophori E mail opu Please select a bask bo be camsd out wher one cl moss of He hoang Vitus mode options Operations are commitled Ms depsnderdcr dd Peor Hr Las Send emal notification Operation le Backup parblion or dak h Boot record conecton a Change KTFS version 7 Change SID fr Check fa system Compact PFT h Corner Diprismio Disk to Base 2 Copy partition Create partition jur Cheeta parition e Dek copy ese oa This section contains a set
45. pport The bulk of software today is written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user However that is not the case when dealing with servers processing large amounts of data with complex calculations of very large numbers That is where 64 bit architecture comes into play It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support more customer databases and more simultaneous users on each server Besides a 64 bit kernel can access more system resources such as memory allocation per user A 64 bit processor can handle over 4 billion times more memory addresses than a 32 bit processor With these resources even a very large database can be cached in memory Although many business applications run without problems on 32 bit systems others have grown so complex that they use up the 4 GB memory limitation of a 32 bit address space With this large amount of data fewer memory resources are available to meet memory needs On a 64 bit server most queries are able to perform in the buffers available to the database Some 32 bit applications make the transition to the 64 bit environment seamlessly others do not For instance system level utilities and programs that provide direct hardware access are likely to fail Our program offers a full fledged support of the 64 bit architecture providing fault tolerant work for system dependent modules Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rig
46. r possible file system errors Integrity Edit View Sectors View edit sectors of the selected partition Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected partition View Manage the Tool Bar representation show hide standard and navigation Toolbar buttons text labels and large icons Status Bar Display the Status bar Common Tasks Bar Display the Common tasks bar Disk Map Legend Display the Disk map legend Select whether the Disk map will be located on the top of the main window or Disk Map Location atthe Bolo Help Help Open the Help system About Open the dialog with information about the program 6 3 Tool Bar The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Wipe a hard disk or s partition Open the Help system 6 4 Virtual Operations Bar The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual mode of execution In fact when the virtual mode is enabled the program does not accomplish operations immediately but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later accomplishment The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY iy Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 14 User Manual Cancel the last undo virtual op
47. re Logical disk Unallocated i Mi Unallocated 486 4 ME 745 2 MB Not formatted 447 1 ME Please specify new partion size 739 7 MB 1 678 MB Please specily sze of fee space before the paiiar 496 OMB 1 670MB Please specily sce of free space a er the parhhor 453 OME 1670 MB Please select file system for new partiliore Mol foumatted Please entes new volume label yi More options a Define whether the partition will be Primary Extended or Logical Select the desired type of the new partition from this pull down list As a matter of fact the available alternatives fundamentally depend on the type of the selected block of free space within the Logical free space only Logical partitions can be created Within the Primary free space both Primary partitions or the Extended Partition can be created Partition Size Define the size in MB of the new partition a Free space before Define the position in MB of the new partition relative to the beginning of the block of free space a Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition O a File system for new partition From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that 1t will not be ready to use In addition there 1s the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in mos
48. recover it thus providing maximum level of security 5 2 Data Security Standards To irreversibly destroy all on disk information there have been developed a number of disk sanitizing standards They are distinguished by wiping patterns and number of passes 1 US DoD 5220 22 M US Department of Defense recommends to overwrite all addressable locations with a character its complement and then a random character Finally the target data area 1s to be verified 2 US Navy standards NAVSO P 5239 26 a NAVSO P 5239 26 for RLL encoded drives At first to write the fixed value Oxffffffff to the target data area then the fixed value Ox27ffffff and then random values Finally the target data area 1s to be verified a NAVSO P 5239 26 for MFM encoded drives At first to write the fixed value Oxffffffff to the target data area then the fixed value Oxbfffffff and then random values Finally the target data area 1s to be verified 3 British HMG Infosec Standard No 5 At first to write a single character pattern then its complement and then a random character Finally the target data area 1s to be verified CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 9 User Manual 4 German VSItR Standard Overwrite the deleted information 7 times consistently filling it with the following patterns 0x00 OxFF 0x00 OxFF 0x00 OxFF OxAA Finally the target data area is to be verified 5 Australian ASCI 3
49. rules The first step to protecting yourself 1s to know exactly which security precautions work and which do not Many people believe the misconception that repartitioning disk will result in complete destruction of its contents Actually that is not quite so Repartitioning the drive only alters references to partitions in the Partition Table leaving all file data intact In fact there are a number of programs available to successfully recover previously deleted partitions Formatting a drive also does not guarantee data destruction Formatting procedure implies modification of the Master File Table MFT that keeps track of where file contents are stored on the disk and verification of each sector for consistency Even a low level format does not actually erase the file contents for good since they can still be resurrected from their deleted state with minimal effort by using the popular today Magnetic Force Microscopy technology The only way to make sure that all the data has been erased from a hard drive 1s to overwrite all on disk sectors with random patterns of ones and zeros Although this sounds complex there is an easy way to do this The process of deliberately irreversibly removing or destroying the data stored on a memory device magnetic disks flash memory drives etc 1s generally known as Data Sanitization A device that has been sanitized has no usable residual data and even advanced forensic tools should not ever be able to
50. rviens Library vartion 1 1 build 2155 21 03 07 harm dl v rsio ralaase 3 build 3555 bart dl inh a 5 ralanne 8 buld 3555 riser version 2 5 raleare 9 build 3555 Support links To easily navigate through browsed pages the program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY 2 Return to the previously browsed page Open the next browsed page z Stop loading the current page ME Refresh the contents of the current page 6 8 Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Disk Map Legend When it is activated 1t can be found at the bottom of the Explorer bar The program distinguishes between the following types of known file systems FAT16 32 NTES Linux Ext2 3 Linux ReiserFS 6 9 Status Bar This is the bottom part of the main window The status bar displays menu hints for each item the cursor points to CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 17 User Manual The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main menu item View gt Status bar CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 18 User Manual 7 Settings Overview The Settings dialog 1s available from the Main menu Tools gt Settings All the settings are grouped into several sections of whic
51. s as well as the possibility to create a customized algorithm This operation cannot be substituted by simply deleting or formatting of a hard disk partition The operation can be accomplished with the Wipe Wizard The wizard is so well designed that the user simply needs to follow its easy instructions to carry out the operation 9 1 1 Starting There are several ways to start the Wipe Wizard In the Main menu select Wizards gt Wipe Hard Disk or Partition On the Common Tasks bar click the Wipe Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu In the Toolbar click the Wipe Wizard button Select a hard disk or partition on the Disk map and click the Wipe Hard Disk item if a hard disk was selected or Wipe Partition item 1f a partition was selected on the page that appears in the Explorer bar DOCOO Co After following one of the above mentioned actions the Welcome page of the wizard is displayed CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 27 User Manual P Wipe Wizard Welcome to the Wipe Wizard This ward helps pou sats yapa entes hard disk separate partiliora ard cas ree pace bo make you tensive data urescowetable To contre chck Hed 9 1 2 Settings The Wipe Wizard allows the user to configure the settings and then start the operation in accordance with the entered parameters Here the user sets the parameters of the operation defining a The hard disk partition to wipe Select
52. t cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available Please select surface ted levet Hone Please select number of sectors per boot 132 Please select numbe of rool erties 0 Please select number of sector per chatter 8 hal Riedo defaults a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the option to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 41 User Manual a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter 1s available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT 16 partition a The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control 12 1 4 Results After the operation is completed the user receives a fully functional partition 12 2 Format Partition Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data T
53. ters for starting the interpreter 1 e the task described in macro language a Comments referring to the task a The option of enabling disabling the task The Schedule tab contains the timetable of the task which the user can modify In order to apply the changes the user needs to click the Apply button at the foot of the dialog 10 1 Save to Scheduler The program provides the ability to schedule any virtual operation placed on the List of Pending Operations In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Call the Save to Scheduler dialog in the Main menu Tools gt Save to Scheduler 2 Specify the time for the execution of operations on the List of Pending Operations CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 37 User Manual 11 Scripting The program actions can also be represented in form of a script The script describes the appropriate operation with macro language commands There is an interpreter utility SCRIPTS exe which is included in the program installation package This utility works in the unattended mode which allows the user to automate operations 11 1 1 Starting The user may not write a script since the program has a convenient interface for such a task In order to generate a script on the base of the entered parameters of the required operation the user should take the following steps a Select in the Main menu Tools gt Generat
54. the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 47 User Manual 2 Call the Add Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do 1t a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Assign Drive Letter a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Assign Drive Letter 3 Define a drive letter for the selected partition with the Add Drive Letter dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So the user may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation 5 Assign a drive letter This allows access to the volume by using the drive letter assigned The assignment Is not recommended tre volume contains a Me sueter mot supported by your operating sysbenn Astign the following dive leter O Assign the following drive letter The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the selected partition Assign a drive letter to a non mounted partition or change the existed drive letter for already mounted partition 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation 14 2 2 Remove Drive Letter In order to unmount a partition the user should take the following steps 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to defi
55. tions cannot be created a Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk a Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk a If there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are allowed 4 The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of unpartitioned space It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition 12 1 2 Starting In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Create Partition dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it a Select in the Main menu Partition gt Create Partition a Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Create Partition 12 1 3 Settings Define the future partition parameters with the Create Partition dialog Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases the user can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation CopyrightO 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 40 User Manual re pou sure pou Want to create a new partition on disk 07 You re about to create new pathhon in Unallocated 1 6 GB sea Please select size position and fle sysbem of the new partition Create new patton ax Prmary parbbon Friman patki 4 Basic Hand Disk 1 Extended partton
56. tition taking the capacity of the selected partition into account a Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field The Volume label is an irrelevant parameter of a logical drive that can be used for drive identification In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode the user needs to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the file system the following options become available e Use OS buik in format routine Please select surface best level More hd Please select number of sectors per book Please seled number ol root entres 512 Please select number ol sectors per cluster 32 w Restore defaults a Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available values according to the used OS a Whether the surface test will be performed Mark the option to make the program perform the surface test on the formatted partition In this case the program will find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata a The amount of sectors per boot This parameter 1s available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control a The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount
57. ue 00 by default The available range is from 00 to FF It is synchronized with the ASCII value a Specify the number of wiping passes The user can choose number of passes for the wiping pattern Q Verify wipe results The user can also choose whether to carry out residual data verification or not specifying the percentage of sectors to check 12 3 3 Results The deletion of a partition takes only a fraction of a second However the program waits until Windows completes the modification of the disk layout Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 45 User Manual 13 Hard Disk Management This chapter lists various scenarios of hard disk operations which may be accomplished by the program 13 1 Update MBR The program allows the user to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR Master Boot Record by the standard bootstrap code This feature can repair corrupted bootable code on a hard disk as a result of boot virus attacks or malfunction in the boot managing software In order to start the operation the user should take the following steps 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 There are several ways to run the operation a Select in the Main menu Hard Disk gt Update MBR a Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Update MBR fre you sure pou want to update master bool record
58. w This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program to the user The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and menus are accompanied by easy understandable icons Nevertheless any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter 6 1 General Layout When the user starts the program the first component that is displayed is called the Launcher It enables the user to run wizards and utilities to specify program settings to visualize the operating environment and the hard disk configuration The Launcher s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality 3 Welcome to Paragon Disk W anal Tools Changes Wizards rd Disk AG VX Virtual jp Heb Aa JUJITSU MPF3102AT tl Wipe Dik or Partition ah gt Base Had Disk rme UE Wiping Media Bulder i otal size GE i Heads 295 Common Cylinders 1245 News and Documentation Tasks Bar I R Abou Disk wiper Wipe Hard Disk Wipe oul pon paitia dats kom he entre hard dak You can une one dl ihe peadsfinesd pape slgonihima of G Disk Wipe Help Cea POL OVAL Warning Al tree deta on thee hand desd val be lost ehou any possibly bo restore IN Data Sanitization Methodology FE senpi Manisa Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPESVOZAT
59. when the current operating system cannot boot anymore The DOS based version can boast the same interface as the Windows version does providing a unique possibility to enjoy XP like environment and functionality under DOS Q Clear Free Space function to destroy any remnants of deleted files directories left on disk without affecting the used data a Schedule the operation The user can set a convenient time for the program to perform the operation automatically a Basic functions for initializing partitioning and formatting hard disks Instead of the standard Windows disk tools the program supports all file systems Q Shutdown After Apply function enables to set the computer to automatically switch off on the successful accomplishment of any scheduled operation Copyright 1994 2007 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Disk Wiper 8 5 5 User Manual 3 Disk Wiper Editions The product 1s being released in several editions Personal and Professional which vary in price and provided functionality a The Personal edition does not enable to use national government and military data erasure standards but two wipe algorithms Paragon s and customized a The Personal edition does not support scripting 1 e 1t cannot perform batch tasks in the unattended mode a Generate Script and Save to Scheduler program s dialogs are unavailable in the Personal edition a There is no possibility to send notifications by e mail on the c

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