PC Spy Tips!
Where to Start Looking? Go to the Documents Folder
and look at the most recent files they have opened. Many
times you can find a lot of information about what they
have been doing by checking there.
The Documents Folder - When you open most files in Windows,
it records this information in your document history (Go
to Start/Documents). Keep in mind, that if you are searching
for suspicious files on your PC, and you open them...
the file name may appear in the Documents Folder.
Viewing the History - Open up your browser(i.e.;
AOL, Netscape, Internet Explorer) and open the History.
Then view the pages that look suspicious.
How do I view the history in Internet Explorer?
How do I view the history in AOL?
To view the history in Netscape: Go to Tasks/Tools/History.
To change the amount of time that the history is stored
in Internet Explorer: Go to Tools/Internet Options (You
may also clear the history from here.
To change the amount of time that the history is stored
in AOL: Go to Settings/Preferences. Under Organization,
select Internet Properties (WWW) (You may also clear the
history from here)
To change the amount of time that the history is stored
in Netscape: Go to Edit/Preferences. Under Navigator,
select History. (You may also clear the history from here.
Temporary Internet Folder - Opening the
Temporary Internet Folder
Pages and images you view on the internet are saved in
a folder on your hard drive for quicker loading next time
you visit the site. Cookies are also stored in this folder.
Once you have the Temporary Internet Folder open, go to
"View" and select "Details". This
will show you the web address that the temporary files
were received from. Under the menu item, "View/Arrange
Icons" you can sort the files in different ways.
To open the Temporary Internet Folder in Internet Explore:
Go to Tools/Internet Options. Under Temporary Internet
Files, click on Settings. In the Settings window, click
on View Files.
To open the Temporary Internet Folder in AOL: Go to Settings/Preferences.
Under Organization, select Internet Properties (WWW).
Under Temporary Internet Files, click on Settings. In
the Settings window, click on View Files.
You can open most files by double clicking on the icon.
Files with a name similar to "anyname@something.com"
are called cookies. If you double click on these files,
they will probably open in Notepad and you will see a
lot of gibberish and some readable text. There is usually
not much usable information in a cookie, you can usually
get more info from the file name and/or web site name.
Please note that finding a cookie, for example, from a
porn site, does not necessarily mean that someone went
to that porn site. They could have just got one of those
annoying pop-ups. However, if you see more than a few
cookies from the same web site in the temporary internet
folder, than it is much more likely that someone went
to that web site on your PC.
Searching for Files
Using the Find Files or Folders Window (Windows 9X)
Go to the Start/Find/Files or Folders menu.
Under the Name and Location tab leave the "Name"
and the "Containing text" fields blank. Set
the "Look in" field to "Local Hard Drives"
or "C:". The "Include Subfolders"
box should be checked.
Click the Date tab. Set the "Find All Files"
field to "Last Accessed". Then set the how far
back you want to check for files accessed. Click the Find
now button. A list of files will appear. Double click
the mouse on any file that looks suspicious. If the file
does not open or you get a message box that asks you which
program to use to open the file, then just close it and
try another file or try to open it with notepad. Try this
technique again with the "Find All Files field set
to "Modified".
Digging for Pictures - To find pictures of their chat
room lovers (and any other picture they have been viewing),
go to the Start/Find/Files or Folders menu. Under the
Name and Location tab put "pcx" or "jpg"
or "jpeg" or "gif" or "tif"
or "bmp" in the "Named" field. Set
the "Look in" field to "Local Hard Drives"
or "C: drive". Click on the Find Now button.
Then double click on any files to open.
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