Re: Set all files on Windows XP to a specified create & access date

From: Mark Dormer (markd_at_mvpsx.org)
Date: 10/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 12:18:20 +1000

If they can see the file dates then you already have a large security issue.

A Win32 version of Touch.exe is included in these tools ported from unix
http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/

Note
touch /? won't show you tje help
touch --help will show the help

Regards
Mark Dormer

<donnadigacomo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1128736936.190286.188540@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
>> There are numerous "touch" tools freely available via the
>> Internet. Use this search string in Google to locate them:
>>
>> "touch.exe" "file date" free
>> By the way, how does your post relate to public security?
>
> It relates to security in that the DATE you created or modified any
> particular file provides potentially useful information to an attacker.
> It's like telling the burgler exactly when you'll be home and what room
> you will be in and what you will be doing at that time.
>
> Regarding the google search, of course I did the google search!
> Run the search you suggested please.
> Tell me what you find?
>
> In the thousands of hits, what I came up with in my extensive googling
> wer3e only the following fully freeware programs, all of which I
> installed and none of which perform the stated task.
>
> SetFileDate (freeware stand-alone program):
> http://www.no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/
>
> Property Plus (freeware right-click menu addition):
> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cool/kish/pplusmain.htm
>
> Attribute Changer (freeware right-click menu addition):
> http://webplaza.pt.lu/~rpetges/downloads.html
>
> Given this more complete information, what do YOU recommend for a
> Windows XP freeware date changer which runs periodically to reset the
> date to a previously defined date?
>
> The real question that only an expert can answer is:
> Does it exist?
>
> Donna
>

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