phil739

iTrader: (30)

is there another way to delete the history on a pc

have gone the normal route of right clicking on a browser , propertys but the bit that says delete history is a light grey colour and wont let me high light it

thanks

spectrum48k

anything JUICY in there ?

phil739

iTrader: (30)

lol.... no just work pc , and they have brought a company in to monitor it ...

just the normal msn , ebay , scooby forums ....

not bothered them knowing what i look at , just the lengh of time i spend on it ...lol

spectrum48k

this any good ?
Delete history. Delete web history. Delete search history. Delete web search history. Delete Internet history. Delete browser history Delete browsing history. Delete Internet Explorer history. Delete history IE, Delete history Firefox. Deleting histo

Bear in mind, they may have a device such as a firewall monitoring all traffic. This log is stored securely out of reach, elsewhere on the network.

phil739

iTrader: (30)

not really cos wont let you install anything

thanks

ScooByer Trade

Hi Phil, in the internet browser go into tools at the top and click internet options, after that click the general tab and you maybe given 3 sections (Home page, Temporary internet files, History)if you are using XP.You can choose how long the history is stored and there is a "clear history button".If you click "delete cookies" you are automatically logged out of your chosen site you register with.Pressing "delete files" that deletes the quick view files.

phil739

iTrader: (30)

the clear history button is not highlighted , it wont let you click on it

Bodgit

they have set a gpo (group policy object) on the server to stop you being able to delete the history. Without the domain admin password you cant do a thing.
they have used the sae policy to stop you installing anything too.

ScooByer Trade

Another way, is go on to 3 or 4 pages here and where the back button is a little black arrow is pointing down click that if you can and that shows you those pages you were on.
Also a history button is there click it and you can't highlight everyone and delete all they are deleted one after the other. I don't know another way without using another programme disk.

phil739

iTrader: (30)

no cant do that , does not give you the delete option

phil739

iTrader: (30)

screwed then

boxst

You can boot to DOS and then delete the history manually.

Or if that is not something you feel comfortable with, pop out the hard drive put it in another PC (with an adaptor) and delete the history that way.

You can also download a program that 'accidently' resets your local Administrator password and then you'll have full control over the computer.

Steve

phil739

iTrader: (30)

quick guide please

boxst

Do you have a floppy drive? If so: How To Create an MS-DOS Boot Disk | eHow.com (very easy)

If not, read here: Create A Bootable CD/DVD or USB (takes a while)

Steve

Hanley

Yep that's a sure fire way to get your *** sacked!!!!

If your company have brought someone in to monitor web usage then do you seriously think they're using the browsing history on your pc???

If you're accessing the net via a proxy server then you're more than likely going through Websense or a similar monitoring / logging system.

We alter the boot options in the BIOS so you are not allowed to boot from anything other than the hard disk, oh yeah and the BIOS is password protected, try plugging a USB device in and the Sanctuary system picks it up and raises a red alert within seconds.

Hanley

The system partition is more than likely formatted as NTFS so you'll need to mount it before it can be accessed from DOS.

boxst

It depends where you are browsing. If you use your laptop at home (and it doesn't use a proxy when not connected to the VPN) then you may be browsing non work safe sites.

It is difficult for IT to pick up a change in the Admin password for windows, but the easiest and safest way is just plug the drive into another computer. Unless you have encryption installed everything can be read and modified on the drive.

Steve

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

can you access the c: drive?

Chelsie-Bun

Tools
Internet Options

History

djuk

Damnit, you're a genius!

Chelsie-Bun

I set my History in tools/options to 0 where it is normal set to 20 days.

Hanley

Work won't really be bothered what you're surfing on your laptop at home when you're not connected to your companies infrastructure.

It's not difficult at all for IT to keep tabs on the local admin password, we have a job that runs every week to check the contents of the local administrator group, remove anything that shouldn't be there and reset the password.

Hanley

That aside it's a sackable offence in any reputable organisation, and you have to ask yourself is it really worth it??

phil739

iTrader: (30)

opps

new thread started

HankScorpio

If you're going through a router, you can sometimes do things like set access times, set logging and define blacklists and occasionally whitelists. Might be worth having a look at those things if you've got the facility.

Boro

iTrader: (1)

How about editing the registry manually to allow the admin access you need?

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

If someone is monitoring your internet activity, they are not using your PC to do it!!

There will be software monitoring the gateway, so as you try to go to a site, it's already logged.

For example, Websense already knows I've tried to go on to SN, whether there is a policy that allows it or not. There are a number of ways of deploying it that doesn't rely on proxy servers as well, so proxy avoidance is no good, but I would normally recommend putting tighter policies on the firewall to only allow direct interenet access from some devices and the proxy server.

Coupled together with good Group Policies and something like Lumension, you really don't stand a chance!!

Best get on with some work!!!

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

can delete the files by going through windows explorer, find your documents (probably have your lan signon) make sure hidden files are shown, then browse to the following folder

C:\Documents and Settings\******\Local Settings

****** will be your username/lan signon

In this directory you will have Temporary Internet Files and History folders. Just go into these and clean them out that way. As mentioned before though this is only cleaning the machine, Im sure the server will have logs

MJW

The OP's employer has obviously gone to great pains to ensure that employees are not using company assets for nefarious purposes !! I think any attempt to reverse engineer it might land him in a lot more trouble than surfing non-work related sites, so leave well alone !