Index. dat leaks your online traces

Index. dat is a file with hidden attributes. It records the URL, access time, and history accessed through a browser. In fact, it is a copy that stores cookies, history records, and content recorded in IE temporary files. Even if you clear all the content in IE, index. the records in the dat file still exist. In Windows

IndEx. Dat is a file with the "hidden" attribute. It records the URL, access time, history, and other information accessed through a browser. In fact, it is a copy that stores cookies, history records, and content recorded in IE temporary files. Even if you clear all the content in IE, index. the records in the dat file still exist.

In Windows XP, "Documents and Settings \ Cookies", "Documents and Settings \ Local Settings \ History. IE5 "," Documents and Settings \ Local Internet Files \ Content. indexes exist in folders such as IE5. dat file.

The system will not let you directly see the index of these places for confidentiality. even if you set the folder option to show all the files to the system and do not hide files protected by the operating system, you cannot find them. You can try to enter the Temporary IE folder "Temporary Internet Files", but manually add "\ Content. IE5 ", you can find that there are other files and folders, index. the dat file is also one of them (1 ).