Re: Spyware in Content.IES
From: Wesley Vogel (123WVogel955_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/25/04
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:09:22 -0700
No kids here. Or any other users. Just me to clean up after. I use Disk
Cleaner to clean the TIFs at boot and once in a while, just for fun. I used
Index.dat Suite to find all the index.dats and I modified a batch file that
runs every boot to delete all index.dat files.
I have Disk Cleaner set to run quiet at startup. Runs for 10 seconds or so
and exits. I also like the fact that, after you set it up, it cleans all
the following with one click (and/or automatically at boot). Makes XP's
Disk Cleanup look like a piker. XP's Disk Cleanup will *not* clean
Content.IE5.
Disk Cleaner will Clean:
Temporary Internet Files {Including the contents of the Content.IE5 folder}
Internet Cookies
Internet History
System Temporary Folder
Recent Documents
Run... Dialog List
Find Document List
Find Computer List
URLs in IE Address Bar
URLs in Shell Address Bar
Media Player Recent URLs
WinZip Recent Files
WinZip Extract To Folders
Paint Recent Files
WordPad Recent Files
Cleans Recycle Bin (what else?)
Opera Cache
Opera Cookies
Opera History
Opera Visited links
Opera Download History and Download folder
Firefox Cache
Firefox Cookies
Firefox History
Disk Cleaner
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/
Index.dat Suite
[[Index.dat Suite is a rather unique program that allows you not only to
delete the index.dat files, temporary internet files, temp files, cookies
and history, but it also allows you to view the index.dat files on your
system.]]
http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Home
-- Hope this helps. Let us know. Wes In news:uI3pd.3$Dp3.2@fe11.lga, Cycloid Torus <fictitious@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked: > Might also note that these caches are created for each user - and *I > believe* have to be deleted from within each user account one by one. > In my case I had close to 1/2 dozen "index.dat" caches weighing 2-5 > megs. Had to reboot and re-do and reboot to make it work. I am really > surprised that CleanUp does not: a> truly clean up (doesn't whack > that index.dat) and b> does not provide a Super Administrative level > which can clean the User Accounts. So I find myself opening one > account after another (do you have kids?? each wants his or her own - > to which you add spouse and your own personal limited account and if > you are paranoid like me you have a separate limited account for any > financial stuff) running cleanup and usually changing folder for temp > files to scrub index.dat. Seems there ought to be a better solution. > > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > news:OOsEidd0EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> The idea of a cache predates broadband and thus slow dialup 14,400 >> baud was common and you >> wanted to create a cache. I still think there is nothing wrong with >> having a cache with >> Broadband or nodes on a LAN. I just cap it at a logical size. >> >> To complicate this conversation ;-) >> I'll bring the comparison of NTFS and FAT32 into the equation and the >> cluster size. When >> you use FAT32 the cluster size increases as the size of the disk >> partition increases. So if >> the cluster size is 16KB or 32KB because you are use a large >> multi-GB hard disk, then all >> those 10's of thousands of small cache files really waste a lot of >> space. For example a 4KB >> file on a 16KB cluster size will actually consume 16KB of disk space >> and a 17KB file will >> actually consume 32KB of disk space. As you can see the space >> consumption per file is >> always rounded up to the next cluster margin. >> >> So again there is a reason NOT to have a very large cache and you >> have cited some other >> negative consequences that are brought about by having a very large >> IE cache. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:%23rib1Od0EHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>> Dave, >>> >>> I don't understand everything I know about it. I do know that with >>> cable I don't want to cache anything. Keep it on the servers. >>> >>> I do know that there are people with Content.IE5 folders that >>> *never* get emptied. Before I started deleting index.dats, they >>> would grow so large that Notepad would puke before opening them. >>> >>> You ever see what kind of crap is in the "cache"? I clean mine out >>> daily, if not more often. I use OE for newsgroups. OE creates a >>> zero byte file for every message read. Plus wbkXYZ.tmp files when >>> you Save a message your working on, every time you hit Save. Yes >>> some of this gets emptied when you close IE & OE, but not all. >>> >>> I've been online about three hours. I just looked, 134 of the >>> wbk1D8.tmp files. Probably more now, I've Saved this message a >>> couple of times since that count. ;-) 91 of the zero byte files. >>> My TIF folder is 0.99 MB. Content.IE5\index.dat is only 128KB, it >>> was 32KB when I started. >>> >>> I do not necessarily believe this... >>> >>> [[Index.dat is the Internet Explorer cache index file. It >>> facilitates the browser cache mechanism that speeds access to >>> frequently accessed web pages across different browser processes in >>> the same user context.]] >>> >>> From... >>> Temporary Internet Files Use More Disk Space Than Specified >>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;301057 >>> >>> The following are actual MSKB titles. The names have not been >>> changed to protect the innocent. Do not try this at home. >>> >>> Here are a few problems that may be caused by Temporary Internet >>> Files that are too full.... >>> >>> Internet Explorer Saves Images As Bitmaps (.bmp Files) >>> The Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding >>> Error Message When You Open Photo: "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" >>> OL2000: Internet Free/Busy Information Not Updated >>> Money: Error Message: Money Is Unable to Verify Your Online Sign In >>> OLEXP: Sent Web Page Is the Cached Version of the Web Page Not the >>> Most Current Version of the Web Page >>> Outlook Express message appears blank and has an ATT000XX.txt or an >>> ATT000XX.htm attachment >>> >>> -- >>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>> Wes >>> >>> In news:%23DmBcIc0EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl, >>> David H. Lipman <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> hunted and pecked: >>>> Wesley: >>>> >>>> It blows my mind that there are IE caches out there that are 1GB >>>> large. Since cached Internet files tend to be small, that means >>>> there are 10's of thousands of files in the cache. The whole idea >>>> of the cache is to speed up access on slow internet connections by >>>> keeping some content local. However, when the cache get large it >>>> takes as long or longer to search the cache for the data than >>>> getting it from the Internet. I also want to mention that having >>>> a large IE cache also slows down AV "On Demand" scans, CHKDSK >>>> functions and defragmentation. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>> news:uAHQglb0EHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>>> Mine's 1MB. All index.dat files get deleted on every boot, >>>>> whether they need it or not. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>> Wes >>>>> >>>>> In news:ObMxP5a0EHA.2804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl, >>>>> David H. Lipman <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> hunted and pecked: >>>>>> MS uses a percentage of the hard disk for the cache. This is >>>>>> ridiculous for today's large hard disks. The cache does NOT >>>>>> have to be any larger than ~10MB. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "Cycloid Torus" <fictitious@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:xtxod.23$Gu2.13@fe11.lga... >>>>>>> Just to add, I find changing the file location for "Temporary >>>>>>> Internet Files" makes "index.dat" (which swells up like a >>>>>>> balloon) go away. This might be key in eliminating "cached" >>>>>>> content you do not want. Not sure, but cutting the fat out of >>>>>>> "index.dat" made my browser very much faster. >>>>>>> CT >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>>>> news:%231A31rP0EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>>>>>> To delete *all* Temporary Internet Files... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1) Start | Run | Type: inetcpl.cpl | OK >>>>>>>> Or right click the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop. >>>>>>>> Or: Start | Settings | Control Panel | Internet Options. >>>>>>>> Best to do this with all instances of Internet Explorer closed. >>>>>>>> Especially >>>>>>>> if there are a large number of files. >>>>>>>> 2) On the General Tab, in the middle of the screen, click on >>>>>>>> Delete Files 3) Check the box Delete all offline content >>>>>>>> {This cleans >>>>>>>>>> C:\Documents >>>>>>>> and Settings\YourNameHere\Local Settings\Temporary Internet >>>>>>>> Files AND C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Local >>>>>>>> Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 and \Content.MSO >>>>>>>> 4) Click on OK and wait for the hourglass icon to stop after it >>>>>>>> deletes the >>>>>>>> temporary internet files >>>>>>>> 5) You can now click on Delete Cookies and click OK to delete >>>>>>>> cookies that websites have placed on your hard drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know. >>>>>>>> Wes >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In news:853C3747-8A88-4E6C-AEB4-09955897429C@microsoft.com, >>>>>>>> mnbizz <mnbizz@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked: >>>>>>>>> Dave, >>>>>>>>> I'd have to go with you on this one as I can count on no hands >>>>>>>>> how many times deleting from within IE has worked...what a >>>>>>>>> fricking joke that is...IE just stalls out, especially if >>>>>>>>> there is spyware involved! Just what the heck does MVP stand >>>>>>>>> for anyways. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "David H. Lipman" wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Funny guy.... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message >>>>>>>>>> news:%23nPla3snEHA.3396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>>>>>>>>>> David H. Lipman wrote on 19-Sep-2004 7:46 PM: >>>>>>>>>>>> Clean -- By what solution ? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Kent:1, David:0 :-)
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