Shredder and A N T I Virus Software for Windows

Safe File Shredder
$19 - A.S.A.P. Solutions Inc.

To be sure that nobody can restore your files and get access to the private information which you wish to be destroyed for ever, it is necessary to use the Safe File Shredder. The shredder program work as follows:

File content becomes filled by special data array. i.e. the place on a disk which was occupied earlier became filled with other data (casual sequence of numbers). Thus, having overwritten its content with another one, you really destroy its presence. There are ways to restore the information and after such procedures, but they demand the special equipment which allows to fix is insignificant small level residual magnetization of a hard disk surface. It demands the big expenses which are expedient only if you stored plans of a super new aircraft.
But Safe File Shredder takes steps to exclude such possibility also: In addition, the program undertakes special steps to be assured that data will not be restored by residual level of a magnetic dust. After these manipulations program marks a data as deleted on the file system level and the place on a storage device becomes available for further use. In addition it can hide the folders and files names for restoring programs.
Other shredding programs use various algorithms. Basically they differ of passes quantity and types of data which placed in a space of deleted data and for some reasons it is enough. But the Safe File Shredder makes the protection even more inconvenient.

The resume of given article obviously enough. If you want, that traces of the deleted information have been carefully wiped, and the information remained only your property, you should take advantage with Safe File Shredder use. When it is a question of confidentiality, reliability and safety financial questions fade into the background.

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File Shredder Deluxe
$20 - Exelsus

File Shredder Deluxe is the ideal tool for desstroying permenantly and unrecoverably files that you dont want to access anymore... Ever... And we mean ever. File Shredder Deluxe v 2.3 uses advanced technology that overwrites each file repeatedly with random strings eliminating all traces of the original traces of the file before the file is erased completely. Shredding can be selected either by running the program and using 'drag and drop' or simply be right clicking while selecting the appropriate file. Shredding has never been easier or more secure.

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Shredder Classic
$29.95 - Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen have already won ten titles as World Computer Chess Champion, are leading in all important computer chess rating lists and are accepted as the best chess programs for PCs. They combine extremely powerful play with easy handling. The play of the program can be variably adjusted to any strength, so that everyone can find an adequate chess partner. Many functions for analysing one's own games as well as a built-in coach, who is alert of one's mistakes, help to improve your play.

New in this version:
* improved chess engine, approximately 60-80 Elo stronger than the predecessor
* Shredderbases: new extremely fast and compact chess endgame databases
* computer assisted game analysis
* direct access to online chess opening database with more than 16 million moves for one year
* rated games against different computer opponents to measure one?s own play strength
* automatic game level where Shredder will always play with your strength
* voice ouputput of the moves
* graphical display of the legal moves and the attacked pieces
* automatic histogram generation

Other important features:
* Ability to play Chess960, also know as Fischer Random Chess
* Direct access to huge online endgame database with more than 800 GB data
* User interface that is easy to handle and can be set up individually
* Six different sets of pieces and chessboards both in 2D and 3D
* Chess engine with extremely powerful play, that can be individually adjusted and configured
* Built-in Chess coach, who is alert of mistakes and suggests better moves
* Own games can be automatically examined for mistakes
* Moves can easily be entered by mouse or keyboard
* Games can be provided with alternative lines and comments
* Many features for training and analysis
* Possibility to simultaneously load up to ten chess engines
* Several chess engines that differ in their playing style

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SPAM Shredder
$0 - Safe Soft Corporation

SPAM Shredder is an anti-spam email client that automatically classifies incoming emails as spam or non-spam. SPAM Shredder is a spam filtering software that lets you remove spam emails just from the mail server without pulling them down into your Inbox. SPAM Shredder ensures the efficient and easy control under incoming emails, thus helping to save your time and money! Applying the SPAM Shredder allows to determine up to 99.9% of spam emails. SPAM Shredder is a powerful and comfortable email client with effective spam filtering and good privacy and security protection.

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WinUtilities File Shredder
$39.99 - YL Computing, Inc

WinUtilities File Shredder is a utility that securely deletes your files so they can't be restored using recovery software. When you delete a file using the conventional Windows delete method, the file is not actually destroyed. Windows simply acknowledges the file is no longer needed and considers it free space. The deleted file will exist in a recoverable state until it's over-written with other data. When you use WinUtilities File Shredder to shred a file, the file is over-written with with random bytes before it's deleted. If the file was ever restored using recovery software, it would be worthless. WinUtilities File Shredder provides a new fully customizable System Shredder. Using the System Shredder, you can easily group browser cache, cookie, and history files to be located and shredded.

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Master Shredder
$24.95 - SecureAction Research, LLC

Master Shredder is a professional files wiping utility. Files deleted by this software cannot be recovered by any third party software, even by special hardware devices (analyzing remanent magnetization of hard drive's surface).
Master Shredder can securely delete your important files using 18 wiping algorithms, including U.S. DoD 5200.28, NATO Data Destruction Standard, U.S. Air Force Standard, U.S. Army Standard, Russian GOST P50739-95 Data Destruction Standard and others.
It destructs files not only on FAT16 and FAT32 formatted hard drives and other media, but it includes special algorithms for NTFS formatted hard drives, it recognized and destructs NTFS compressed and encrypted files.
Integrated with Windows: it is possible to shred files from Explorer Context Menu, by drag-n-dropping files to master shredder's recycle bin located on desktop, by calling Send To context menu item. User-Friendly easy-to-understand Graphical interface designed to hide the complexities of encryption technology from the end user.

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