What's new in Active@ KillDisk 23.0.07
Feb 14, 2023
- Improved support for Windows 11
- Improved output to the application log and certificates
- Latest sanitizing kernel contains many improvements
- Upgraded to Qt framework version 5.12.5 and Platform Kit v143
- Active@ Boot Disk - WinPE upgraded to Windows 11 22H2 base
- Boot Disk Creator allows to save settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)
New in Active@ KillDisk 15.0.7.3 (Nov 1, 2022)
- New: Grey application style by default
- New: Configurable dynamic disks (LDMLVM) reconstruction
- New: Device view filtering improved
- Updated Console Boot Disk based on Tiny Core 12 includes all the latest device drivers
- Windows Boot Disk switched to the latest WinPE 10 based on Windows 11 v21H2 code base
- Customized KillDisk settings (Logo, Signature, Volume, Network Mappings) for Windows Boot Disk
- Boot Disk Creator allows to save KillDisk settings for PXE Boot (Windows Boot Disk)
- Many bug fixes and performance improvements
New in Active@ KillDisk 14.0.21.4 (Apr 18, 2022)
- Verification bug fixed.
- Serial numbers fixed for Transcent & ADATA manufacturers.
- Minor issues with information display resolved.
New in Active@ KillDisk 14.0.11.0 (May 5, 2021)
- New: Context help;
- New: Secure e-mail notifications provided (added SSL & TLS support for SMTP);
- Dialogs adopted for low-resolution monitors (800x600);
- Improved Console functionality to support the latest hardware;
- Latest kernel including bug fixes and improvements;
New in Active@ KillDisk 13.0.5.2 (Nov 13, 2020)
- New: Resume Disk erase action to continue interrupted disk erase due to disk malfunction or errors
- New: Digitally signed PDF certificate with optional encryption and visual signature presentation
- New: Secure Erase feature for SSD drives (Linux & Console only)
- Enhanced faulty disks detection and handling
- Bug fixes and major performance improvement
- Active@ Boot Disk upgraded to the latest WinPE based on Windows 10 build 2004
- Console updated to the latest Linux Kernel and Drivers Set
- Ultimate & Linux versions: Active@ LiveCD upgraded to openSUSE 15.2: Linux Kernel 5.3, KDE 5.18
New in Active@ KillDisk 12.0.25.2 (Apr 1, 2020)
- Boot Disk now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
- WinPE updated to Windows 10 build 1903
- Improved Boot Disk Creator and Utilities
- Improved software stability when working with failing, damaged or unstable disks
- Improved detection of USB disks serial numbers
- And more fixes & improvements
New in Active@ KillDisk 12.0.25 (Oct 12, 2019)
- Added ability to print customizable disk labels with essential information about erased (wiped) disk
- Sound notifications for process completion could be selected from a list of predefined tunes, user defined sounds could also be used
- Certificates and reports: slightly re-designed for better user experience
- Better Disk Serial Number detection algorithms, including serials for USB disks
- Improved overall software stability working with failing, damaged or unstable disks
- Boot Disk: WinPE upgraded to Windows 10 build 1903 base
- Boot Disk: Now fully supports SATA & PCI-E NVMe M.2 disks
- Boot Disk: Improved Boot Disk Creator and Utilities
New in Active@ KillDisk 11.1.1 (May 9, 2018)
- Erase confirmation dialog simplified & shrunk to fit lower video resolutions
- Improved handling of certificates/reports for failed disks and email notifications
- Boot Disk: WinPE upgraded to v.10.0.16299.15 (based on Windows 10 build 1709)
- Boot Disk: Added customization - desktop shortcuts for custom tools & user menus can be created
- Boot Disk: Customized settings can be saved to USB and restored on the next boot even on different systems
New in Active@ KillDisk 11.0.77 (Oct 25, 2017)
- Completely redesigned and greatly improved user interface
- Improved visualization of physical disks and erase processes
- Improved handling of disks with controller malfunctions
- Stable handling of hot-swappable and dynamic disks
- Sound notifications for completed erase jobs with different results
- Auto hibernate or shut down the system after all jobs are completed
- Enhanced certificates and reports for disk erase and wipe
- Advanced Disk Viewer with flexible Search for low-level disk inspection
- Customizable file names for certificates & XML reports
- Unique Computer ID can be displayed in certificates/reports
- Disk health - S.M.A.R.T. information can be displayed and monitored
- Customizable look & feel: four different application styles included
- Ultimate: contains now complete Linux Installation (instead of zipped archive)
- Boot Disk: added basic networking & mapping network share
- Boot Disk: upgraded to WinPE 10 with all the latest drivers & packages
- Console: now supports both 64-bit UEFI Secure Boot and legacy x64 or x86 BIOS boot
- Console: Secure Erase - low level ATA command for hardware erasing (Ultimate package)
New in Active@ KillDisk 10.2.7 (May 7, 2017)
- Added Australian ISM-6.2.92 erase method
- Added option to store logs, reports & certificates to removable storage (USB disks)
- Added support for LinuxUnix XFS & JFS file systems, browsing and wipe
- Added module for software updatesrollbacks
- Minor improvements and bug fixes
- New security includes product activations
New in Active@ KillDisk 10.1.1 (Mar 27, 2016)
- Added option of excluding System Volumes from displaying under Local Devices
- Improved plug'n'play performance under load
- Improved Windows Logical Disk Manager (LDM) support for nested volumes
- Added support for Linux/Unix XFS file system
- Added support for Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) partitioning
- Active@ LiveCD improved and switched to 64-bit (x64) architecture
New in Active@ KillDisk 10.0.6 (Oct 16, 2015)
- Network shares mapping/reconnecting for storing logs & certificates
- Detection, displaying and resetting disk hidden areas (HPA/DCO), erasing disk hidden zones
- Improved Boot Disk Creator allows to initialize un-partitioned or damaged USB Flash disks
- Active@ Boot Disk switched to WinPE 5.1 64-bit (x64), performs faster & optimizes RAM usage
- Active@ Boot Disk: boots the latest UEFI Secure Boot systems & legacy BIOS MBR PC
- Active@ LiveCD: new drivers & SMART monitor
New in Active@ KillDisk 9.2.2 (Mar 18, 2015)
- Added progress display for the taskbar icon
- Certificate display & save now available after first job completion
- Improved handling of errors for failed hard disks
- Professional versions: improved Active@ LiveCD & more drivers added
New in Active@ KillDisk 9.1.5 (Nov 12, 2014)
- Improved parallel disk erasing
- Added options to exclude removable or fixed disks from batches
- New drivers added to Boot Disk & LiveCD
- Support for HP Smart Array Cards added to LiveCD & Console
- Improved plug’n’play hardware detection & registration in Console
- Added command line parameters configuration in USB Creator for Console
New in Active@ KillDisk 9.0.527 (Jun 13, 2014)
- New Ultimate package includes DOS, Windows, Linux & Console targets
- New Linux packages contain 32-bit & 64-bit Linux & Console targets
- Linux-based boot disk (LiveCD) supports UEFI secure boot on x86 & x64 systems
- Improved Boot Disk Creator allows to setup command line parameters for KillDisk startup
- Linux Console (text mode) boot disk is now included in Windows package
- Redesigned and improved user interface
- Added option to write fingerprint to the first disk sector
- Comments for the erase session can be easily added to the certificate
- Default logo can be removed from the certificate
- Non-blocking erase mode allows to work in parallel erase/wipe sessions
- Added new Department of Energy (DoE M 205.1-2) and Canadian CSEC ITSG-06 erase methods
- Allowed to specify ASCII or HEX overwrite pattern for each pass in User Defined erase method
New in Active@ KillDisk 8.0.0 (Feb 6, 2014)
- Added 64-bit executable to perform faster on x64 platforms
- Latest Boot Disk Creator, including localization & memory testing options
- Added log export option to XML format
- Added return (exit) codes for executable running from command prompt
- Added command line switch (-ns) to block user interaction while erase is in progress
- Minor improvements
New in Active@ KillDisk 7.5.10 (Aug 2, 2013)
- Added 3 new NIST 800-88 erase methods
- New application style: light colors scheme & new icons
- Default method can be defined in INI file to get HDD serial
- Certificate logo now can be added in JPEG format
- Minor improvements
New in Active@ KillDisk 7.1.12 (Mar 20, 2013)
- PDF certificates can be attached to e-mail notifications
- Improved Wipe for corrupted volumes (when disk integrity check fails)
- E-mail notifications now have LOG files attached
- New lightweight installer
- Minor UI & Kernel improvements
- Disk Serial Number (S/N) display problem fixed
- Added Verify Disk S/N' Dialog - to change Disk Serial
- Active@ Boot Disk Lite improvements:
- Added pre-configuration of Network & Security features
- Added WMI & Scripting support
- Driver's Pack for Mass Storage, USB3 & Network devices
New in Active@ KillDisk 7.1 Beta (Mar 20, 2013)
- New lightweight installer
- Disk Serial Number (S/N) problem fixed
- New 'Verify Disk S/N' Dialog
- Labels for toolbar buttons
- Minor UI & Kernel improvements
New in Active@ KillDisk 7.0.1 (Nov 19, 2012)
- Parallel erasing/wiping of several disks at the same time
- Erase\wipe speed has been significantly increased
- Support for previewing and wiping Apple HFS+ and exFAT
- Custom Logo & Info can be embedded into erase/wipe certificate
- Enhanced Certificate look and functionality
- Notifications and reports can be sent by e-mail
- Ability to send e-mail reports via pre-configured FREE SMTP account
- Universal Boot Disk Creator for CD/DVD/USB for Windows & DOS
- Professional version includes the latest Active@ Boot Disk 6 Lite
- Settings stored in portable INI text file instead of local Registry
- Save Log & Shutdown PC option after erase completed
- Re-designed User Interface
New in Active@ KillDisk 6.0 Build 6.0.0 (Mar 16, 2012)
- New features: Erasing/Wiping Certificate can be displayed after completion for printing;
- Erasing/Wiping Certificate can be saved as a PDF;
- Progress bar improved to display current pass and overall status;
- Progress now shows elapsed time and estimated time to completion;
- If several drives are selected to be erased, queue progress is displayed;
- Log filename and path can be specified in settings;
- Log is improved to display details for each pass and verification;
- Progress now shows elapsed time and estimated time to completion;
- Session Log can be viewed while erasing/wiping is in progress;
- Command line options added to support certificate and log file options.
New in Active@ KillDisk 5.5 Build 5.5.0 (Sep 19, 2011)
- New universal Boot Disk Creator for DOS and Windows for all types of media
- Boot Disk Creator allows customizing bootable media features and boot options
- Windows Boot Disk is based on Windows 7 SP1 and includes new drivers and utilities
- Included Boot Disk for Windows documentation
- New InstallShield-based installation
- Minor bug fixes and improvements in the software
New in Active@ KillDisk 5.1 Build 5.124 (Jun 13, 2009)
- New! Supports 17 security standards from various countries such as:
- Bruce Schneier's algorithm
- Canadian OPS-II
- DoD 5220.22 M
- Gutmann's algorithm
- German VSITR
- HMG IS5 Baseline
- HMG IS5 Enhanced
- Navso P-5329-26 (RL)
- Navso P-5329-26 (MFM)
- NCSC-TG-025
- Russian GOST p50739-95
- US Army AR380-19
- US Air Force 5020
- and some others
- New Wipe function that wipes out all unused space on existing drives, not touching existing data.
- Professional package now includes Windows Vista-based Bootable Disk Creator that allows you to boot Windows Vista from CD/DVD/USB, and to erase or wipe out your disks in Windows environment. USB Plug'n'Play devices are supported.
- The FREE application can be registered with a registration key without re-installation to be able to erase data using DoD 5220.22-M and other methods.
New in Active@ KillDisk 5.0 Build 5.599 (Dec 19, 2007)
- New Wipe function that wipes out all unused space on existing drives, not touching existing data.
- Professional package now includes Windows Vista-based Bootable Disk Creator that allows you to boot Windows Vista from CD/DVD, and to erase or wipe out your disks in Windows environment. USB Plug'n'Play devices are supported.
- The FREE application can be registered with a registration key without re-installation to be able to erase data using DoD 5220.22-M and other methods.
New in Active@ KillDisk 4.1 build 2380 (May 15, 2007)
- New Wipe function that wipes out all unused space on existing drives, not touching existing data.
- Package now includes an additional REAL-MODE application (KD_REAL.EXE) which is more compatible with different types of hardware and more compact in size.