Wiping the drive after litigation has start is really a bad idea, even if you attempt to hide it by changing the BIOS date. A better way is to wipe the drive the day you receive their settlement letter. Roll back the BIOS 24 - 48 hours, zero the drive multiple times, and reload the OS. Forensics will show the drive was wiped the day before the letter was delivered and you can state it had a nasty virus that created a hidden partition. This also gives the added benefit of creating real log files for the months between the letter and trial when they will confiscate the computer.
For those who can't stay away from P2P for a couple months; get a cheap netbook and drive around for open access points.
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Wiping the drive after litigation has start is really a bad idea, even if you attempt to hide it by changing the BIOS date. A better way is to wipe the drive the day you receive their settlement letter. Roll back the BIOS 24 - 48 hours, zero the drive multiple times, and reload the OS. Forensics will show the drive was wiped the day before the letter was delivered and you can state it had a nasty virus that created a hidden partition. This also gives the added benefit of creating real log files for the months between the letter and trial when they will confiscate the computer. For those who can't stay away from P2P for a couple months; get a cheap netbook and drive around for open access points.