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Date:      Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:55:18 -0700
From:      Joe S <js.lists@gmail.com>
To:        Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Hidden spot on hard drives?
Message-ID:  <43442196.3010208@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051005184437.GA36369@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
References:  <20051005184437.GA36369@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> the company where I work (with Windows) is evaluating a copy protection
> product that stores info somewhere on the HDD where the user cannot touch it,
> a format will not erase it, and Norton Ghost will not find it.
> 
> 1.  Any idea where this info could be stored?
> 2.  Any way the same thing could be done under FreeBSD?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> jm

# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/zero

Will overwrite the entire drive.



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