Re: Erasing private files from Windows XP.

["Yousef Syed" <yousef.syed () gmail com>]

Private Files == Browsing (email/shopping/online banking) on
Firefox/IE; music, pictures, video and assorted other docs.

I'm probably most concerned about the online banking and any account
infor for Amazon etc.
I know that short of physicaly destroying the HD nothing is truely
safe, but I just want some peace-of-mind that I've done the minimum
and haven't missed anything else obvious that anyone else could
suggest.


On 29/01/07, Murda Mcloud <murdamcloud () bigpond com> wrote:
> You could get the company involved to sign an NDA(for what it's worth).
> If you're that paranoid then I would back up and wipe with DBAN or similar.
> What does the service centre need to do?
> Check their policies too. When you say private files do you mean IE history
> etc?
> Somethings get kept in the registry too. The index.dat files are notorious
> for remaining when 'deleted' in the normal fashion.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On
> Behalf Of Yousef Syed
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 1:01 AM
> To: Security Basics
> Subject: Erasing private files from Windows XP.
>
> Hi,
> Can someone please point me to a checklist of all the places that
> Windows XP might store personal information?
>
> I need to return my Laptop for a repair and would like to ensure that
> no personal or client information is hiding anywhere.
>
> I've erased "My Documents" and various other directories in the
> "C:\Documents and Settings" directory; plus all directories that I
> created myself.
>
> I've run CCleaner to clear out all the Temp files, Cookies etc...
>
> However, my experience of Windows is that it has a tendency to store
> data all over the place.
>
>
> Furthermore, does anyone have any policies in place for when corporate
> PCs are sent to a third-party to be repaired?
>
> Any advice would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> ys
>
>
> --
> Yousef Syed
> "To ask a question is to show ignorance; not to ask a question, means
> you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb


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Yousef Syed
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you remain ignorant" - Japanese Proverb