Working on your PC and surfing the Internet means leaving behind traces of your activity - on your computer. While you might have never asked for it, and probably without you even knowing about it, Windows practically keeps a record of everything you've done online. This information not only consumes valuable hard-disk space but more importantly - jeopardizes your privacy.

Everyone with a little knowledge of Windows, can access hidden history files & backup files - and see exactly where you've been and what you've done online. This is a permanent record that keeps increasing in size, leaving behind evidence...you might not want be left. Obviously - the more of this stuff on your PC, the slower it becomes.

Without being too paranoid about privacy, I believe that there are things you should know. The desktop "Recycle Bin" (that little icon with the trash bin on your desktop) is just what it says it is. It's a transitional folder in which information is stored so it can be retrieved and restored. Or Deleted.

And - and read this carefully - even after you empty the "Recycle Bin" its not the actual files that get deleted. What gets deleted is the pointer to their location on the hard-disk.

Five reasons to wipe away your Internet History:

- Information about all the sites that you visited is stored on your computer. Simply clicking on delete Internet Temp Files, History or Cookies will not protect your privacy.

- Every image that you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive. Be it personal pictures or confidential business charts, these can be accessed by any snooper.

- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive. What you use on your computer should be your business and nobody else's.

- The windows "delete" button and the "empty recycle bin" option does NOT completely delete your files. With the right tools, anyone can recover removed files.

- Improve the speed of your computer and free valuable disk space

I believe sensitive information belongs at the shredder, and I assume that when you "empty your recycle bin" or "delete your internet history" what you really expect to happen is that these files are deleted forever. Period. Thank you very much.

Evidence Eraser is such a "shredder" program - giving you complete control over where and what gets deleted. It offers superior cleaning power to cover more areas of your computer, eliminating useless files that slow down your system for a safe, permanent erase of all your history, hidden files and backup folders and such.