Re: Windows-Local settings-Temp internet files Interesting properties

From: bernie v (bernie@nospam_nycap.rr.com)
Date: 02/20/03 

From: "bernie v" <bernie@nospam_nycap.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 01:58:52 GMT

does spider work for ie 5.5??

i downloaded it ........ran it ......and it indeed found tons and tons of
urls
on my computer .....

i choose the cleanup option ...then check to remove hidden urls, cookies,
history and temp internet files ....

click accept ..and it tells me the spider has bitten .....and it needs to
restart my computer to delete the hidden files ......

my computer reboots and i run the scan again....and it still finds all the
urls..

any suggestions??

"Huey" <Huey@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:9v585vc5aehbilkfb9utul0mg0ejgca1mu@4ax.com...
> Answering my own inquiry. After a search on Google, (hidden
> "temporary internet files") I found the following story. I downloaded
> Spider and sure enough, all my emails, posts, urls, searches and much
> more were there all since installing xpee. I was able to delete all
> but 43kb of the 330 megs. This info would be a treasure trove for
> guys like Adm Poindexter.
>
>
>
> Hidden on your computer are some files that contain all of the Web
> sites that you have ever visited. Every URL, and every Web page is
> listed there. Not only that but all of the email that has been sent or
> received through Outlook or Outlook Express is also being logged. The
> file names and locations depend on what version of Internet Explorer
> you have. If you are running IE version 4.0 or above, the file name is
> "index.dat". If you are running or have ever run IE prior to version
> 4.0 there are two files. One is named Mm256.dat and the other is
> Mm2048.dat. Microsoft has not supplied an adequate explanation as to
> what these files are for or why they have been hidden so well.
>
> According to Microsoft, these files are used to cache visited Web
> sites to help speed up the loading of Web pages in Internet Explorer.
> Obviously this cannot be the case because when you clear the Temporary
> Internet Files the "index.dat" files remain behind and continue to
> grow. If you delete or clear the Temporary Internet Files, there is
> absolutely no need to index the URL cache because those files no
> longer exist.
>
> On a Windows 9x computer these files are located in the following
> locations:
>
> \WINDOWS\Cookies\index.dat
> \WINDOWS\History\index.dat
> \WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\index.dat
> \WINDOWS\Cookies\index.dat
> \WINDOWS\History\index.dat
> \WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\index.dat
>
> As I stated earlier, these files can be very hard to find. If you are
> in Windows, even with "Show hidden files and folders" enabled, these
> files are not visible and cannot be found if you do a search for these
> files. The reason that these files are so invisible is that they are
> not just hidden, they have been designated as "system" files. System
> files and folders are treated differently in DOS and Windows and are
> effectively cloaked from casual searches.
>
> I am currently running Windows XP Pro and since there is no underlying
> DOS core, these rules do not apply and therefore with "Show hidden
> files and folders" enabled, I can do a search on these files and find
> them with no trouble. In Windows XP there are several "index.dat"
> files in these locations:
>
> \Documents and Settings\Default User\Cookies\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Default User\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Default User.WINDOWS\Cookies\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Default User.WINDOWS\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Default User.WINDOWS\Local Settings\Temporary
> Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Cookies\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012001123120020101\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012002010720020114\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012002011420020121\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012002012120020128\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012002012820020129\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local
> Settings\History\History.IE5\MSHist012002012920020130\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\Local Settings\Temporary Internet
> Files\Content.IE5\index.dat
> \Documents and Settings\Bill\UserData\index.dat
>
> There is a very detailed explanation of these files and how Microsoft
> has managed to hide them so well by a person who calls himself "The
> Riddler". He goes into great detail and provides a lot of information
> on these super hidden files.
>
> If having these files makes you feel paranoid (and who wouldn't) there
> is a good little program called "Spider" that can find these files and
> delete them for you. There is also another good program called PurgeIE
> that can find and delete these files. Spider is freeware, PurgeIE is
> shareware and can be registered for $14.95.On Wed, 19 Feb 2003
> 16:39:04 -0500, Huey <Huey@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi all, I just upgraded to xp pro. I was cleaning my Temp internet
> >files folder. While completely empty, I looked at the properties.
> >I said there was 237 megabytes, 303 files and 5 folders. I have all
> >the hidden files showing. Where is this stuff and what is it?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Huey
>

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