Deleting history from computer, completley
 

My computer at work has been accessed several times at nigth after I go home. I don't know who is doing it, but they are going through the websites I visit routinely durring the day (TFP, MySpace, BBC News, etc.). I would like to know how to deletre the history out of Explorer completly, so that even someone with knowledge of code and windows cannot go through it. I don't want someone posting under my sn here or on MySpace. BTW, I was told by upper, upper, upper managment that I could do what I want during my free time, including surfing the web (I never look at porn or anything of the sort at work, so it's not innapropriate or anything). Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Steps I have taken so far:
Deleted histroy from Explorer browser
gone into Control Pannel, Internet Options, and cleared history there
Deleted all my favorites from Explorer and signed out of TFP and MySpace
downloaded firefox and hid the alias in a folder, now intending to use this as my free time browser

I know these steps will only fool a 'noob', but it's all I know.

Microsoft's Really Hidden Files

Mind you, I believe the index.* files have to be deleted before Windows starts up, or at least with a boot floppy/CD image as they are considered "in use" while Windows is in memory.

You might want to try browsing with Firefox (which includes extensions that can wipe your private information with one button click), or using a program like BCWipe/or BCResident that actually includes functions that encrypt the swap file (which contains traces of memory dumps including saved URLs, images, addresses, generally anything in RAM!) as well as completely obliterating files by overwriting them many times with random bits.

Obviously, log your computer off at night and change your password regularly. You might want to also prevent filesharing so that users cannot simply navigate to your PC and snoop around your files that way. =/

Of course, if people aren't this nosey, forget I said anything =)

Make sure you don't set Firefox as default browser. If you do--

"Internet Explorer is not the default browser.." etc will show up when snoop goes to do their aforementioned snooping.

What you've done thus far will go a long way..also, put the firefox "History" setting on 0 days and it will never record visited sites..

Explorer is still my default browser. Firefox now has no history. I also checket out the DOS way of erasing the history. That's really complicated. I wish we had Macs at work!! Muchos gracius! I'll give it a shot.

You could also try setting your cookie history to expire after the browser closes. It'll be a pain to re-enter passwords every now and again, but your cookies would be gone from your browser. =)

Oh man, it's beginning to look like my boss (the C.E.O. of the whole company) is the one doing it. Maybe I'll check out craigslist jobs, then delete it from my history. Thanks for the help.

I use ultrawipe to delete temp internet files/temp files/
history/cookies
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ultrawipe.html

for the index.dat files that windows won't allow to be deleted
Index dat suite is great
http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=P...index.datsuite

If that doesn't work you are most likley being logged
If it is your employer logging you, that is their right to do so
though they should inform you they are doing so.

The reason I'm mifed about it is that company policy (including computer rules) are set by the C.E.O. and the board (including yours truely).

So they do have a policy of logging computer users?

not that I have a problem with that
if I owned a company I think I would
if anything to protect the company
from illegal use of my computers

Take a book to work for a few weeks.

Set a power on password in your BIOS.

The official policy differs depending on what position one holds. The base people, including sales associates and secretarys, are allowed to surf only on down times, with approval from their manager. The managment staff is allowed to surf pretty much whenever, but they are monitored by upper managment (if we walk in and they have a pile of work to do and are looking at E!.com, they are in trouble). Upper managment, including the board members, are allowed to do pretty much anything we want within reason, including surfing. There are no limitations on board internet use, and I am very good at getting any and all work done first and formost. There is more legal mumbo jombo, but those the summerizations of the rules. Upper managment is allowed to check on anyones surfing. No one watches us because we are the watchers. I often am on TFP while I'm on the phone (I'm on the phone right at the second, actually). The computers are owned by the company, including the one I am using right now. (If it were my computer, it would be a Mac with a ton of RAM and a decent processor, but that's neither here nor there.)

As one of the watchers,
you could log your own computer.
that way you would know when and how
someone was accessing you teriminal.
At least you would know if it is your boss...(his prerogative)
or the night cleaning crew...(tear them up :lol: )

The new release of Firefox (1.5) has a Privacy Manager. Go to Tools / Privacy, and at the bottom is a Clear Private Data button. In there, you can select what information gets deleted when you exit Firefox. Very nice, it'll cover everything on your specific computer. It won't help any logging that gets done elsewhere (say, on the server). Make it a point to hit Ctrl-Shift-Del when you get up from your computer, and it'll clean tracks right then as well.

You could also put <a href="http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/">Firefox on a USB thumbdrive</a>.

Also Crap Cleaner will run on startup and clear other things.

Our network is....crappy. When I say watch, I mean we walk by the office or desk and look a the screen. I've mentioned getting a real network put in place, but everyone else agrees that it's not worth the investment. We have a bunch of *shudders* e-macnines and a basic LAN. There are no system wide programs beyond the program that helps us organize our products and shipping. This was set up by a tech guy we hired freelance. When we have tech problems (which is surprisingly rare, to the credit of the program and the dude that installed eveything), we call tech support for the program or simply hire a freelancer. Cleaning crew doesn't speak english, or even much spanish.

alpha phi,
A very helpful individual
Who spices up Tilted Computers
By providing assistance in free verse!

(sorry, I couldn't resist)

If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Disable automatic log on of all of the sites you visit to make sure nobody posts as you, don't do any sensitive transactions at work (ie, online banking) and just let it be.

Or that's what I'd do, anyway.

Martian, that might be the best thing. I'm proud of most of my posts here on TFP. I still feel a bit pissed, though.

Get over it, face it your at work not at home...Most work places are the same way or worse, just because you are the watcher doesn't mean your not being watched. All bosses have a boss, even if they own the company in which case the boss would be the customers. If you don't like them seeing what they see then don't leave it for them to see.

He's probably spying on your ass.

you could also change your desktop to the prntscn image of your desktop, then move your icons to a hidden folder & hide the toolbar. this is a prank you can play on other people, but it could also limit someone from "using" your computer because it would appear to be frozen. they may or may not be able to figure out what was going on.

I love that trick!!!