Released on = December 16, 2006, 2:39 am

Press Release Author = AKS-Labs

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = Protect your privacy with secure background wiping of
sensitive files.

Press Release Body = Shred Agent is the next logical step in the line of security
products from AKS-Labs. QuickWiper, its predecessor, was able to wipe free disk
space, sensitive files, system and IE cache. Shred Agent allows taking much more
control over the wiping of files.

Shred Agent is designed to protect the privacy of its owner. Deleting files in
Windows is not secure enough, because it is possible to undelete or recover them
using different file recovery utilities. To make sure that the files have been
deleted completely Shred Agent works on hardware level. It writes some information
directly into the space where the old file was located.

What makes Shred Agent different from most file shredders currently available is the
ability to control the removing of files, which are usually hidden from view. It
catches files moved to Recycle Bin, or silently modified by software. It is possible
to configure the corresponding filters to wipe temporary files created by office
programs. These files are rarely noticed, but can be used to recover information.

If Shred Agent is installed on a server and a remote user is trying to delete a file
from the \"Include\" list, Shred Agent will wipe the file. Most other file shredders
also fail to do that.

Shred Agent can be fully customized. Two lists of files can be set up: files, which
are always wiped and files, which are never wiped. It is possible to save current
configuration and upload it at a later time. This means a user can have different
filter sets at hand, which are easily switched on and off.

The filters can be configured to wipe only the files with certain extensions or
belonging to a specific directory. For example the directories that contain
sensitive information, files with .tmp extension or all image files can be included
into the list of files subject to wiping. This will provide that none of the
information stored in these files will ever be recovered.

Shred Agent can be included into start up, so it launches every time the computer is
switched on. There are two working modes: active and passive. When the software is
in active mode, the files are automatically wiped depending on the criteria you
select. When the software is in passive mode, it does not affect the files being
deleted.

The program can be minimized: iconified in the system tray and run silently in the
background. Right-click on its icon and a context menu will appear displaying all
the control options. A user can select to start and stop the software, display the
configuration options or view the help file. All the information about the files
being wiped is stored to a special log file, the location of which can be controlled
by the user.

Shred Agent costs $60 for a single-user license. For more information and to
download the evaluation version visit product website at http://www.shredagent.com/.


Web Site = http://www.shredagent.com

Contact Details = Address: AKS-Labs 2501 Blue Ridge Road, Suite 150, Raleigh
United States of America

Phone Number: 1-866-2575227
Email: support@aks-labs.com