From: tnaggs@cddotdot.mikom.csir.co.za (Anthony Naggs)
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 01:35:39 +0800
To: hkhenson@netcom.com (Keith Henson) (Keith Henson)
Subject: Re: (fwd) Fishman > Pest Control
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> 
> I know there are services which can recover at least some of the data
> on a formated disk.  Does anyone have a pointer to them?  Keith Henson

OnTrack are one of the biggest data recovery companies in the US, there
are probably many others ... but some of the smaller operators are 
less well equipped with (software) tools ...
 
> PS, Please reply by email.  I used to read this list, but it has been
> some time since I was here.  I already asked the victum to quit using
> the disk.  

The biggest problem is that the guy has already re-installed DOS &
his wordprocessor, this has likely destroyed much of the residual
information about his disk layout *unless* the format operation left
'unformat' recovery information on the disk.  (Deliberate attackers
would likely know how to disable this.)


Regards,
--
Anthony Naggs	- Computer Security & Anti-Virus Engineer, CSIR, South Africa
Disclaimer: these are my personal views and opinions, and do not represent
	my employers; past, present or future.