Protect Yourself against Identity Theft

March 31, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Technology News
Without your knowledge or approval, Windows stores revealing information about you in temporary folders, Windows swap files, Internet history directories, cookies, and deleted email messages. This information contains words and images that tell which web sites you've visited, which Instant Messaging conversations you've held, which chatroom conversations you've participated in, and lots of other information that you may not wish to become public. East-Tec Eraser 2006 finds this information, and destroys it. The program meets or exceeds all U.S. Department of Defense standards for permanently removing information from computers.

Different Internet browsers store private information in different places. East-Tec Eraser 2006 works with all popular browsers, including Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, America Online, MSN Explorer, and Opera. It also works with all of the popular peer-to-peer programs, including Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, iMesh, Napster, Morpheus, Direct Connect, Limewire, and Shareaza. In addition, East-Tec Eraser 2006 supports ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, Microsoft Office, Google Toolbar, and many other popular programs. The program knows where your computer has stored sensitive information, and deletes it, permanently.

It's easy for inexperienced users to begin to benefit immediately from using East-Tec Eraser 2006. The built-in Wizard walks you through the steps needed to protect your privacy and sensitive information. You can schedule the program to run at regular intervals, automatically securing your privacy. You can even drag and drop files onto East-Tec Eraser 2006, and the program will permanently erase them so that they can never be recovered.

Power users can employ command-line parameters to set the program's options, integrate the program with Windows Explorer, and create user-defined erasure methods. You can run the program in stealth mode, completely invisible to other computer users. Set filters to prevent specific data from being erased. You can even implement a password-protected system of permissions for each computer user.

Whether you're a business person who needs to ensure that colleagues and customers cannot view sensitive information on your computer, a network administrator who wants to prevent prying eyes from viewing financial, competitive, or other private information on company machines, or a home user who wants to keep the kids from snooping at their parents' files, East-Tec Eraser 2006 has the tools that you need.

East-Tec Eraser 2006 runs under Windows XP/2003/2000/NT/Me/98, costs $49.95(US) for a single-user license, and may be purchased securely online at http://www.east-tec.com/. The program is also available as part of a $69.95(US) suite of powerful security applications from EAST Technologies.

For more information, contact EAST Technologies, Piata Unirii Nr. 2-4, Et. 1, Oradea 410072 Romania. Phone: +40 745 926200 Fax: +40 359 409723 Email: office@east-tec.com Internet: http://www.east-tec.com/.

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About EAST Technologies:

Since 1997, EAST Technologies has been developing and marketing privacy, security, and data management software for business and home users.

In addition to East-Tec Eraser 2006, the company also offers East-Tec CryptSecure 2006, a Windows application that creates secured drives for your sensitive financial files; East-Tec DisposeSecure 2006, a utility that ensures that you will never give away sensitive information with the computers that you give away, resell, donate, or remove from operation; and diskSpace Explorer 3 Network and Home Editions, tools that let network administrators and home users manage disk space and make informed allocation decisions.

EAST Technologies' development offices are located in Europe, with partners and resellers in the United States and throughout the world.