computer virus?

Question

I have an old computer who I would like to sell even for just parts however I have important information on there that I would not like anyone getting into such as banking infor. What can I do? Junk my computer, is it okay to sell, or hire someone to erase my information.

this computer is slow as !@#$ and it has too many computer virus that i'm not even going to bother with

Answer 1

You don't need to hire anyone to erase your hard drive. Instead, use the free program Boot and Nuke to sanitize your hard drive. What the program does is to erase your hard drive, leaving no traces. Not even a computer forensic team would be able to recover any information. Download the program, save it on to a blank CD disc, place the CD in the computer's CD drive and restart your computer. Boot and Nuke will do the rest. Just be sure to save any data you need before using it. You can find the program at (http://dban.sourceforge.net/). You can read more about it at PC World Magazine's article:

"Privacy Watch: Make Sure Your Old Computer Tells No Tales: Before you donate or dispose of your PC, wipe it clean of all sensitive data" -- written by Andrew Brandt, pcworld. (http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,123786-page,1/article.html)

"...If your system's next owner doesn't need your Windows installation, your best bet is Darik's Boot and Nuke (free). Boot and Nuke does exactly what its name suggests: Once you've installed the appropriate files on a bootable floppy or copied them to a CD, just boot the computer with the DBAN disc to wipe the hard drive completely clean. Its advantages are speed and ease of use, but DBAN can't delete individual files, so it's suitable only when you want to get rid of all the data on an old hard drive.

It's good to find a new home for your old PC. Just make sure the machine doesn't tell any of your secrets once it gets there."

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Look In side of the computer is divide in 3 parts de floppy disk -1 , Cd -Ram -2 Memory -3
The mory look like a big Cd player , this device is at the very bottom.

Just take away that part is very simple, and that way you will keep all your information.

Some times this device is locator's first or last.

But only this device in with metal , not the floppy disk

This devide is like a Scurure size like a Cd player

Answer 4

Your best bet is to completely wipe the hard drive before you sell the computer....you can reformat it so that all info is erased. This will keep your info from getting into someone else's hands. The info can still be accessed later, but not without some hi-tech tools....If you still dont feel safe....keep the hard drive, and just add it to the pc you currently use...

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Why was this posted as "Computer Virus"? Was that to get people's attention?

Answer 7

you should delete everything you have that is important on it, and uninstall any programs on it also

Answer 8

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