How to remove Eraser error

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Eraser.exe file information

The process Eraser belongs to the software Eraser or Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook or Active@ Eraser for Windows or eraser.exe by Heidi Computers Ltd or LSoft Technologies Inc or The Eraser Project.

Description: Eraser.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - usually C:\Program Files\Eraser\. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 536576 bytes (57% of all occurrence), 487424 bytes, 643072 bytes, 520192 bytes, 277328 bytes, 916240 bytes, 634880 bytes, 409600 bytes, 532880 bytes.
There is an icon for this program on the taskbar next to the clock. It is not a Windows core file. The process has no file description. The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. Eraser.exe is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 22% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as Eraser.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the Eraser.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Doskonały bezpieczny progam do usuwania danych z hdd - bezpowrotnie :)
Jardinero

It is a shredder program, it is freeware and not part of windows period. It was on a "Maximum PC" Magazine And probably available on the Net as well. You can disable the "eraser.exe -hide" command it puts in your config file and still use the program.
bob

Program which 'shreds' files you want to delete so no one can read them afterwards
Darren (further information)

Great eraser program, use with caution, files once erase cannot be recovered.
radarray (further information)

Eraser is a secure data removal tool, which allows you to remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it with carefully selected patterns.
MrCharlie (further information)

This is part of a file shredder utility.
Tom Filipi (further information)

Program to erase (permanently) empty hard-drive space using multiple random rewrites
doodles

Summary: 5 users think Eraser.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user doesn't grade Eraser.exe ("not sure about it").

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