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REDACT
DESCRIPTION:
REDACT 3 is an open-source Windows forensic privacy eraser that permanently destroys 250 system artifacts across 3 sensitivity tiers — browser history, registry traces, forensic databases, NTFS change journals, Windows Recall AI snapshots, and more.
Zero-footprint architecture: Transient Execution Splitting forks execution to a randomised process name on launch. NTFS File Cliff Masking writes and deletes dummy files after each batch to obscure deletion spikes. Registry LastWrite Spoofing rolls parent key timestamps forward to mask erasure events.
4 wipe standards: 1-Pass Quick, NIST SP 800-88, 7-Pass DoD 5220.22-M, 35-Pass Gutmann. 10-browser coverage: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, Arc, Zen, Pale Moon, Tor, Comet. Windows 11 Fluent Dark UI. No external dependencies. GPL v3.
Companion tool: AAD-50 covers firmware-level NVMe sanitization — adopted into linux-nvme/nvme-cli master in 14 days, confirmed by NVM Express Administration as recommended best practice.
Features
- 250 sanitization targets — 60 low, 69 medium, 121 high-sensitivity items across registry hives, caches, browser data, and forensic artifact stores.
- 4 wipe standards — 1-Pass Quick (SSD-optimised), NIST SP 800-88, 7-Pass DoD 5220.22-M, 35-Pass Gutmann.
- Transient Execution Splitting — clones to a randomised temporary name on launch, reducing visibility in Prefetch and BAM.
- NTFS File Cliff Masking — writes and immediately deletes dummy files after each wipe batch to obscure deletion spikes in NTFS metadata.
- Registry LastWrite Spoofing — rolls parent key timestamps forward before deletion to mask erasure events.
- 10-browser coverage — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, Arc, Zen, Pale Moon, Tor, Comet. Cache, history, cookies, saved passwords.
- Windows Recall / CoreAI destruction — permanently deletes the AI screenshot store and semantic timeline SQLite database.
- Deep forensic artifact removal — AmCache, ShimCache, BAM, NTFS $UsnJrnl, $LogFile, Shell Bags, UserAssist, SRUM database, USB device history.
- USB device history erasure — removes all USBSTOR registry entries including serial numbers, vendor strings, and connection timestamps.
- Auto process handle termination — detects locked files and offers to terminate the blocking process to complete the wipe.
- Windows 11 Fluent Dark UI — per-item toggle switches across tier-grouped cards. Safe Selection preset in one click.
- Auto-UAC elevation — requests Administrator privileges on launch automatically.
- No external dependencies — pure Python standard library. No pip packages required to run.
Audience
Advanced End Users, Information Technology, Security, Security Professionals, System Administrators
User interface
Win32 (MS Windows)
Programming Language
Python
Categories
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