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I know that somewhere in Windows XP there is a file that lists the web
sites I've visited,
thereby maintaining a record of those visits and is associated with IE
so it cannot be deleted, as I know about the temporary internet files
and where they are, does anybody have any ideas about it?
 
It's known as History and you can find it by opening Internet Explorer
and pressing CTRL+H. However, Windows deletes old History information
when its age exceeds the number of days you set (maximum = 99) and
History can be deleted manually at any time.
 
[email protected] said:
I know that somewhere in Windows XP there is a file that lists the web
sites I've visited,
thereby maintaining a record of those visits and is associated with IE
so it cannot be deleted, as I know about the temporary internet files
and where they are, does anybody have any ideas about it?
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Hi Lance,
Here steps to try and scan for malware if you have been worried of something
got to your system:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History and also you can set the Date to keep
the History for, Internet Files and Cookies.

Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
scanning for them
Scan for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
HTH.
nass
 
Its fine if you delete the websites you visited off of your hard
drive..takes about 35 passes, "Peter Guttman algorythym"...
http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/
to satisfactorilly remove any trace... make sure your OS isn't moving files
around as with automatic indexing or pagefile deletion . Yet, the website
you visited can have your IP address and MAC address archieved for many
years. Meaning, your computer was there. Visit here for a soft letdown:
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
nass said:
[email protected] said:
I know that somewhere in Windows XP there is a file that lists the web
sites I've visited,
thereby maintaining a record of those visits and is associated with IE
so it cannot be deleted, as I know about the temporary internet files
and where they are, does anybody have any ideas about it?
Click to expand...

Hi Lance,
Here steps to try and scan for malware if you have been worried of
something
got to your system:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Taps:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History and also you can set the Date to keep
the History for, Internet Files and Cookies.

Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2... You need to be sure your system is clean from malwares and Viruses by
scanning for them
Scan for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
HTH.
nass
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