Mutilate File Wiper 2.95

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Not a comprehensive privacy program, Mutilate File Wiper completely deletes files from your computer, eliminating the chances of recovery. Its Brand X interface is compact and lined with intuitive icon buttons and a file tree for easy browsing and file/folder selection. You can choose from three security levels for overwriting files--normal, high, and intense--though the program doesn't conform to any of the well-known deletion methods. However, we did like that we could customize our own method, combining byte patterns in any number of passes to overwrite data. The batch file deletion is much appreciated for timesaving erasures, and the publisher has included a free space wiper to botch the efforts of file-recovery tools. Unfortunately, Mutilate File Wiper overlooks the need to clear up other traces on your system such as online and offline tracks. Users looking to securely delete specific files should give this one a go, although its nominal features are usually part of the package deal.

Publisher's description

From Craig Christensen :

Mutilate File Wiper is a file remover that prevents recovery of deleted files from your hard drive by data recovery or forensic software. Choose one of three security levels or configure a customizable level for up to 297 overwrites. Mutilate supports complete folder and subfolder shredding. With Mutilate's disk free space wiper, you can even use Mutilate to permanently erase previously deleted files.

Version 2.95 fixes custom security level error message.

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