Re: xpSP2 - Cookies, History & TIF in Temp Folder?

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Jean,

> But I now have all these folders duplicated in the Temp folder as well
> and I cant delete them:
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\Cookies
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\History
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Internet
> Files

This has nothing to do with SP2. You probably have some sort of malware.

Update your antivirus software and run a full system scan.

Update whatever anti-spyware applications that you have and run full system
scans.

Download, install, run, update and run again. They are all
good, FREE utilities. Make sure you update every program, even if you
just downloaded it. You must have the latest updates. Without updates,
you have a gun without ammo. You also need to use more than one
anti-spyware program. One program will *not* catch everything.

1) SpywareBlaster
[[SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from
ever being installed.
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.]]
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

2) Spybot S & D (More for the advanced user)
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download

3) HijackThis (More for the advanced user)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

3a) HijackThis (direct download)
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip

4) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit

5) Ad-aware SE Personal
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:ujOlQ6k9FHA.1572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jean Brodie <none@xxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> By usual places I mean (these still exist and seem to work normally):
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Cookies
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\History
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
>
> But I now have all these folders duplicated in the Temp folder as well
> and I cant delete them:
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\Cookies
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\History
> C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Internet
> Files
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23PCwu%23g9FHA.1276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> What usual place?
>>
>> %homepath%\Cookies
>> %homepath%\Local Settings\History
>> %homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
>> %homepath%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5
>>
>> --

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