What is Eraser?

Eraser is software application developed by Heidi Computers Ltd. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 40.63% of installations running this operating system. Eraser's installer is typically 16.00 MB in size and installs around 29 files. The most common release is Eraser 5.8.7 with 41.64% of all installations currently using this version.

Eraser is most popular in the United States with 59.6% of installations residing in this country.

Eraser adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Eraser is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Eraser?

Eraser is a powerful data removal software designed for Windows operating systems. Utilizing a secure overwriting process with carefully selected patterns, Eraser thoroughly eliminates sensitive data from hard drives to ensure it cannot be recovered. This software is capable of erasing Master File Table (MFT) and MFT-resident files on NTFS volumes, as well as Directory Indices on FAT file systems, providing comprehensive data removal for optimal security.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:

Eraser.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

Eraser.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Eraser' (runs on boot).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

eraser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Eraser_Reg_HKLMRun.
Eraser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Eraser_Reg_HKLMRun.
Eraser.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Eraser.

Registry entries:

Eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Eraser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe -hide.
eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Eraser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Eraser\Eraser.exe -hide.
eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Messenger (Yahoo!)' and executes as :"C:\Program Files2\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet.
Eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Messenger (Yahoo!)' and executes as :"C:\Program Files2\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YahooMessenger.exe" -quiet.
eraser.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Eraser' and executes as C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe -hide.