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Easy Removal of Windows Super Hidden Temp Files
Aloone_Jonez:
Shit if M$ really are spying on you with index.dat and desktop.ini then surely they're not stupid enough to post information about them on their website. :rolleyes:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q178702
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301057
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=293402
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322916
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/custom.asp
para_fms:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---I can't be bothered to bebunk the rest of your post - I'd just be repeating myself.
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ditto...
--- Quote ---...have you noticed how when you delete the contents of the desktop.ini files whe index.dat files magically become visible?
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yes. question is, why is the following present in desktop.ini:
UICLSID={7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}
why hide content.ie5 at all? why are required system files not hidden that well?
--- Quote ---The conspiracy theory is definetly bullshit...
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you'll notice that i never mentioned the word conspiracy - you did. and if you mean that the files are not used by LE, then you're kidding yourself.
Aloone_Jonez:
--- Quote from: para_fms ---
yes. question is, why is the following present in desktop.ini:
UICLSID={7BD29E00-76C1-11CF-9DD0-00A0C9034933}
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Codes like this appear all over Windows and are found the registry too, they are undocumented but they all have a meaning.
My guess is UICLSID is an acronym for something, like UI (User Interface) CLS (CLear Screen?) ID (IDentification)?
I don't know.
I do know that code preceding it denotes how Windows explorer displays it, i.e. what type of folder it is.
--- Quote from: para_fms ---why hide content.ie5 at all? why are required system files not hidden that well?
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Sorry you obviosly haven't understood my origional post on the matter.
The content.ie5 is an indexing system that makes it easy for the user to see the temporary Internet file names, their URLs and other information that's impossible to store directly using the Windows file system. Showing them would defeat thie purpose of having them in the first place, all the user would see is idex.dat with a list of random file names instead of a list of URLs.
If you want I'll give an example of this using Windows XP with Internet Explorer and Ubuntu?
--- Quote from: para_fms ---you'll notice that i never mentioned the word conspiracy - you did.
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You did imply that MS are collaborating with the law enforcement agency which amounts to a consipracy.
--- Quote from: para_fms --- and if you mean that the files are not used by LE, then you're kidding yourself.
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Of course the law enforcement agencies will use any means possible but there are far better methods available, why would they fuck around with index.dat just to retrieve a list of URLs when they can recover pictures, mpgs and html with a proper undelete utility?
para_fms:
--- Quote from: Aloone_Jonez ---Sorry you obviosly haven't understood my origional post on the matter.
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i think you're right. i'm being a little 'slow' here. i've since done more reading on he subject and the pieces are beginning to come together.
--- Quote ---If you want I'll give an example of this using Windows XP with Internet Explorer and Ubuntu?
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not necessary right now, though i appreciate it. i want to read more first.
--- Quote ---You did imply that MS are collaborating with the law enforcement agency which amounts to a conspiracy.
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mmm... i think i said 'i wouldn't be surprised'. i wouldn't consider that as promoting a 'conspiracy theory', but i'll meet you 1/2 way on that one. truth be told however, i do think that MS collaborates with LE. to what extent, i have no clue. there's evidence to suggest this, though i don't know how reputable the sources are. one article i read questioned the capability of MS's encryption and suggests that it was designed so LE could easily break it. true? i have no idea. possible? sure. the problem is trying to filter out the 'doom sayers' from reputable sources. kind of like politics :)
--- Quote ---Of course the law enforcement agencies will use any means possible but there are far better methods available, why would they fuck around with index.dat just to retrieve a list of URLs when they can recover pictures, mpgs and html with a proper undelete utility?
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i'm not saying that's the only resource they have, i'm just saying it's one of them. i'm aware of some of the 'professional' tools and used one myself briefly. pretty wild.
Aloone_Jonez:
Well, I bored at the moment so I'll show you what I mean.
Which is more useful to the user?
Windows showing my browsing history or Ubuntu Linux showing my Internet Explorer history? :D
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