
Eraser version 1.0 beta 3a (April 24, 1998)
Copyright (C) 1997-1998 EAST Technologies, Inc.
All Rights Reserved


Introduction
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EVERYONE has sensitive information that would like to protect from
falling into the wrong hands. Eraser makes sure that when you delete
confidential data, nobody will be able to restore it, even if a disk
utility or a hardware recovery tool is used! Eraser completely
destroys files, folders with all their subfolders and files, wipes
the files slack and the disks free space. You need to use Eraser to
destroy your sensitive data because normal deletion is not secure!

Eraser does a very good job at destroying data beyond recovery. Its
extensive erasing capabilities make sure that not even a trace remains
after erasing a file or folder. Eraser has a lot of wipe (overwrite)
methods, differing in speed and security. The fastest ones offer
normal security while the slower ones match the specifications of the
U.S. Department of Defence and can even stop hardware recovery tools.
Advanced features like verifying each wipe pass and each disk
operation allow Eraser to intercept any failures and inform you if a
file wasn't successfully erased.

Features like the possibility of collecting multiple file
specifications (e.g. *.tmp) turn Eraser into a clean-up utility. The
command line parameters allow you to insert erasing/wiping commands
to your BAT files and then run this BAT file automatically using
Windows 95 SystemAgent or other scheduling software. Eraser is very
easy to use and has a very intuitive interface. Offers tight
integration w/the Windows 95 shell (drag and drop).


Installation
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VERY IMPORTANT: The installer used in the previous versions of
Eraser was replaced with InstallShield, so you should uninstall any
previous version of Eraser (beta 1a, 1b or 2a) before installing the
new beta 3a version in order to remove any old uninstallation files
stored in the application directory.

Eraser is normally distributed inside a ZIP archive through online
services. Unzip the distribution files into a temporary directory.
Run the SETUP.EXE program by selecting Start/Run in Windows 95. The
setup program will prompt you for a destination directory
(C:\Program Files\Eraser is default) and will create an Eraser
program group. You may remove the setup files from the temporary
directory after the installation is complete. An uninstall utility is
included with Eraser to remove the program from your system.

NOTE: Eraser requires version 4.70 or later of COMCTL32.DLL. This
file usually resides in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM or WINDOWS\SYSTEM32
directory. If you have an older version of COMCTL32.DLL, you may get
an error message when you run Eraser. Please visit our Download page
on our Web site (http://www.east-tec.com) to find out where you can
download the latest version of COMCTL32.DLL.

If you experience problems during the installation please contact:

EAST Technologies, Inc.
Miron Pompiliu 9
3700 Oradea
Romania

Phone/Fax:      +40-59-126586
World Wide Web: http://www.east-tec.com
E-Mail:         eraser@east-tec.com


What's new in this version
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* The 2GB limitation was removed. Eraser can now erase files of any
  size and wipe the free space on disks of any size (we want to test
  this feature on as many different systems as we can so it would help
  us a lot if you report any problems encountered with large files or
  disks)
* Eraser now uses InstallShield, the most widely used installer for
  Windows.
* Added the Tip Of the Day and the Introductory Letter dialog boxes
* EAST Technologies, Inc. has moved to http://www.east-tec.com. The
  Eraser home page is now located at http://www.east-tec.com/eraser/
* Other improvements in code, interface and documentation
