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Friday, July 3, 2009
Question of the Day
• How can I disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Mozilla?
AutoComplete stores information you entered on web pages and when you start entering information again suggests possible matches from entries you have typed before. You can choose the type of web form information that Mozilla will retain and automatically fill in for you. You can choose whether AutoComplete feature in Mozilla will remember web addresses, information that you fill out in web forms, or passwords.
To disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Forms.
• Put check mark for "Save form data from web pages when completing forms"
• Click OK.
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Erase Internet Explorer history
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What is Internet Explorer history?
As you surf the Internet, Internet Explorer stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Internet Explorer stores the following Internet history tracks:
• List of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Address bar)
• Form AutoComplete data (Saved form data) - information that you've entered on web sites
• Search history
• Temporary Internet files
• Cookies
• Passwords
• Index.dat files
You can erase Internet Explorer history manually or using special software.
Addresses bar history (visited web sites history)
Address bar, also known as the "Location bar", is a text box used to enter a web site address in a browser. Internet Explorer stores a list of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Address bar) and anyone who has access to your computer and starts to type in the address bar will get a drop down url list with the web sites you've visited. Internet Explorer users can view the address bar history by clicking the down arrow on the far right side of the text box. To keep the pages you have recently visited or searched for private you can erase address bar history.
You can erase visited sites history manually or using special history eraser software:
• Clear All History - Internet history eraser software
• Delete History Free - free history eraser (history eraser freeware)
How to erase address bar history manually
To erase address bar history (visited web sites history) in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• To erase list of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Address bar), click "Delete history" and then click Yes.
• Click Close and then click OK.
To erase address bar history in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Go to Tools and select Internet Options.
• Open "General tab", click "Clear history".
• Click "OK".
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you erase visited sites history manually, history index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
Autocomplete History (Saved form data)
AutoComplete is a feature that stores a list of everything you type in web pages (for example your name, e-mail address, credit card information, keywords you enter in search engines, etc). AutoComplete helps you complete forms by suggesting possible matches - you can simply press the down arrow key and select the text without finishing typing.
While AutoComplete feature may be helpful for some things, it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Also various malicious software can use AutoComplete data to steal your personal information such as your name, e-mail address, credit card information and/or retrieve web sites passwords stored as autocomplete data.
You can erase Form AutoComplete manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase form Autocomplete manually
To erase form AutoComplete in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window, to erase information from web forms ((Saved information that you have typed into forms)), click "Delete forms" button and then click "Yes".
To erase AutoComplete history in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear forms" button to erase all AutoComplete form data.
If you don't want Internet Explorer to save this data in the future, you may remove check mark from the necessary check boxe.
Also see:
how to disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Internet Explorer
how to change AutoComplete settings in Internet Explorer
Search history
AutoComplete stores a list of everything you search while surfing the Internet and helps you complete search boxes by suggesting possible search matches. It can also seriously compromise your privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what you searched on the Internet.
You can erase search history manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase search history manually
To erase search history in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete forms" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To erase search history in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear forms" button to erase search history.
• Click OK.
Temporary Internet files (Browser Cache)
Temporary Internet files (also known as cache) store the content of all the web pages you have visited (including pictures, animation, movies, other downloads, etc) during a session. Internet Explorer saves web pages, images from visited web sites into your hard drive whether you click on them or not This speeds up the displaying of pages you frequently visit as a web browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. But it can seriously compromise your privacy because anyone who can use your PC can tell where you have been on the web.
You can erase Temporary Internet files manually or using special history eraser software
Erase Temporary Internet files manually
To erase Temporary Internet files in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete files"
•Then click Yes, and then click Close.
To erase Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select Internet Options.
• Open the General tab.
• In the "Temporary Internet files" area click the "Delete Files" button.
• Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
• Click OK.
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you erase Temporary Internet Files manually, index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage.
However, cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. Also, in one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site.
You can erase cookies manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase cookies manually
To erase cookies in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete cookies" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To erase cookies in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• Click the "Delete cookies" button.
• Click OK.
Note: In Internet Explorer even if you erase cookies manually, cookies index.dat file stores Internet surfing information. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
Index.dat files in Internet Explorer
There are three index.dat files used by Internet Explorer. They are system files and can't be deleted manually as they are used by Windows all the time. Even if you erase browse history, cache and cookies, index.dat files will continue to store information about what web sites you have visited, pictures or videaos you have seen, what cookies have been saved, etc.
Using ClearAllHistory you can easily erase index.dat files content or delete them.
Stored passwords
Web browsers save passwords that you typed in web sites forms. It can threat to your privacy because anyone who has access to your computer can use stored passwords to get to the corresponding web sites or use special software to grab your passwords.
You can erase passwords manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase passwords manually
To erase passwords in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete passwords" button and and then click Yes.
• Click Close and then click OK.
To erase passwords in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear Passwords" to erase restored passwords.
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