How to delete internet history!!!

Question

Well here is my problem. . . My girlfriend goes nutz when I visit cetain websites.  After I do visit thoes websites, to cover my behind, I go to Tools/Delete Browsing History.  Then I delete Temp. Internet Files, Cookies, History, an Form Data.   However, my girlfriend knows I still visit these site!!!  A friend told me to go to C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Cookies to delete stuff there, but the only thing there is and Index.DAT which is 16 KB.  What else do I need to delete!!! Could she have a spy program on the comupter?  Please Help!!!!

Dave Lyle · Answer

[partially tongue-in-cheek mode] Keeping secrets from your SO is not conducive to a continuing long-term interpersonal relationship. Either stop visiting those sites or convince your GF that doing so is part of who you are; and she has to accept it or say good-bye. [/tongue-in-cheek mode]

JRosenfeld · Answer

If you use Autocomplete in IE, the URLs you type into the address bar are stored in the registry at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

where CURRENT USER is the registry entry for the currently logged on user.

If you are using IE 6 they are also stored in the index.dat file of your (hidden to you) folder

C:\Documents and Settings\your user name\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 .

Although that file is not readable, there are apps, such as index.dat suite that allow one to read its contents, also to delete the file and replace it with an empty one on restart..

Maybe your GF is savvy enough to look in those places.

Or she may have some monitoring app installed to check what you typed/where you went. This could be hidden from you.

PS your cookies folder is at C:\Documents and Settings\ your user name\Cookies

not the folder you mentioned

Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 02-07-2007 07:14 PM

Ratz · Answer

Try using a nice free program CCleaner   http://www.ccleaner.com/  .   At the end of your computer session, run CCleaner and then restart the computer. It does a good job.   You can use Index. data Suite which gets rid of index file as well. http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Products&p=index.datsuite   Be aware that Norton Internet Security, if you have one may be set to monitor and store all internet activity and then some. If you have NIS check if the logging level is in Default or Verbose and inspect the log. You will be surprised what you will find. You may want to delete the log file as well. As JRosenfeld pointed out there could be some monitoring software installed on the computer.   Hope this helps, Ratz

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How to delete internet history!!!

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