cleaning off your HD
cleaning off your HD
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beyond removing spyware and viri, a good thorough freespace wipe will be good for the hd too.
i suggest getting 'mutilate' file wiper (free from download.com) or buying the PGP Encryption suite and using it's freespace wiper.
all of that crap you deleted is actually still on the hd. it could easily be recovered by the right tools. a freespace wiper removes all that residue by overwriting the 'empty' space with binary. this will actually free up more space on the drive too. not too mention get rid of the things you think you've deleted.
i would also look into finding a good "shred" utility for windows. instead of just deleting files, shred them.
i believe mutiliate comes with such a util.