How can I find out what sites my kids visit if they delete stuff through internet options? (files, cookies)?
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How much do you want to spend? The easiest way is to Google Search 'keylogger'. A keylogger logs every key typed to a flie on the computer. You can find keyloggers for free, and other computer self-monitoring software.
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Tools --> internet Options --> Clear History
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a deleted history cannot be retrieved through normal means/ordinary programs. As ppl mentioned you can always find the cookies, but those won't give you all information because not all websites leave a cookie behind. But also, the cookies can be deleted, as well as the cache. If that person is careful, there will be no traces left of their online activities on the computer.\nAs a side note though, it's not a good idea to spy on ppl, unless they're your kids, but even then they deserve a bit of privacy. You I suggest is to talk to them about things they should not be doing and the risks the internet involves, instead of spying on them and then take out the wip when you find something. Ask them what they do on the net, or things like that. Only spy as last resort, if you suspect they are lying to you.
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All history files are really not deleted, \nrefer to the below link for more info. it requires some digging around to get to them, but it's possible.\n\nAlso, if he deleted the cache, but not the cookies ... you can always tell a lot by what cookies are stored on the machine... with those, you can actually get a timeline of when a website was access by looking at the created/modified timestamp on it.\n\nNote to all the ones addressing trust issues: they or may not have trust issues.... as far as I'm concerned, it's not my responsibility to be her counselor at this point. she's asking a technical question... you should probably keep your answer technical... unless asked otherwise.
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You can erase this by following steps (If you are using IE)\nGo to Browser's 'Tools->Internet Option' Menu\nClick on 'Clear History' button, this will remove the website links but won't remove the cookies and files downloaded whili visiting the sites\nTo Do that click on 'Settings' which will open another window where you have to click on 'View Files'\nThis will open an explorer window where you can delete all by selecting all or selectd ones which you can identify by your website name.
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Within My Computer, go to the following folder:\n\nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;<user name goes here>&#92;Local Settings&#92;History\n\nYou will see several "Date" folders "Today", "Yesterday", "Last Week", etc.  this holds both internet history as well as "My Computer" history.\n\nIn fact, "My Computer" is the name of one of the folders under each "Date" folder, which shows what programs were run.\n\nThis set of folders is available under each login name under "Documents and Settings"/<User>
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Find "preferences" in the menu at the top.  Once open, you can empty any and all internet files.  Cookies will regenerate, and so will your "trail" as you visit new sites.
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Assuming you are using Microsoft Windows, you should be able to go into Internet Explorer, and look at your history folder. If you are using multiple logins, you will want to login as administrator, or with the account that has parental controls. For example, I have Windows XP Professional on this machine with Internet Explorer 6.0.29...   To see the history of web sites I've visited, I would click TOOLS on the toolbar at the top of the Internet Browser window, and then select INTERNET OPTIONS.\nOn the window that pops up, under the GENERAL tab, make sure the HISTORY is kept for at least 20 days and is enabled. \nUnder the SECURITY tab, you can customize to block particular sites. Under ADVANCED tab, scroll down to Security section and check that Internet Explorer Temporary Files are NOT deleted when IE is closed. (This will need to be cleaned up periodicaly, but will allow you to see content being downloaded if you browse to the Temporary Internet Files folder (files will be timestamped))\n\nWhen you go to view history, type CTRL-H or click VIEW on the Toolbar,  and then select Explorer Toolbar, then HISTORY. On the side of your Screen, a frame will pop up that allows you to see all of the web sites accessed with time if you right click and select properties. Make sure you close this frame back down before logging off (CTRL-H will do the trick)  Some notes, History can be wiped, and selectively so. If you feel this is the case, get NetNanny or Internet Filtering Software which will be harder to circumnavigate.\n\nAlso, this will not capture email or Instant Messaging. If you know your child instant messages, research parental controls on these programs, I know Yahoo IM lets you archive chat sessions automaticaly, it just needs to be turned on. \n\nI would suggest several things to help keep you ahead of the curve. Firstly, you need to be smarter than your child. Secondly you should not give your child install rights to your computer. Any software to be installed should be done under your account, and after you research the implications of the software. (if it is a chat program, you need to make sure the parental controls are appropriate for the age group and your ability to monitor problems) Thirdly, your child should be aware of the possibilities of the computer, as well as the dangers, whether it be offensive material, hateful propaganda, or virus/spyware/ect. Fourthly, if you choose to use internet filtering software, know that it will either work too well, or not well enough. See the Consumer reports article published in June 2005 as reference, but it showed that filters that were very effective also blocked a lot of sites concerning health issues, sex education, civil rights, and other informative topics, which could  be overriden, but it does stress that parenting is not a simple task, and involves some tradeoffs.\n\nGood luck and let me know if I need to clarify anything besides my rambling notions of how to be a responsible parent.\n\n-Mike
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go to tools, internet options, delete cookies, delete files, clear history. x
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You don't say which search engine you are using. However, I hope this will help:\n\n1) If you are using Windows XP, the search terms are stored in your user profile (if you have set one up). If your daughter has a separate user name on that PC and logs into that rather than into yours, she will not see any of your searches (or certainly shouldn't do).\n\n2) If you have the Yahoo Toolbar or the Google Toolbar, on both of them there is a little dropdown next to the Logo. If you click there you will see a menu with "Clear Recent Searches" or "Clear Search History". There is a similar functon in the MSN Toolbar. If you don't see this facility on the Yahoo toolbar, click on the Pencil icon next to Y! and select Toolbar Options ... In the dialog box there should be an option to Clear Search History when exiting IE.\n\n3) Clearing the History and Cookies: Choose menu item Tools and Internet Options. On the General Tab there are the options to manage Cookies, Files and History. Clear all of these to delete traces of recent sites you have visited.\n\n4) If you never want to see a list of recent searches and web sites visited, go to Tools, Internet Options and on the Content tab, click the Autocomplete button and uncheck the Web Address box.\n\n5) If after doing these, you still see previous searches listed - for example in the search box on the Google web page itself, then  I'm afraid I haven't found a way of clearing that. I believe that it's contained in the User Profile but it doesn't seem to be a cookie or anything in the Google folder so I am stumped for the moment. The most secure way would be to set up a separate User name for your daughter. She would be able to customise it the way she wants, for example by having her own desktop wallpaper and so on.
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I know your problem, I've been facing this problem with my younger brother..\n\nI'll guess that you are using windows explorer, so if your son deleted history, he can do that using two ways\n\n1-clicking the history button on the toolbar, then when the history appears on the left, he may right click any history day and then chooses 'delete',\nif he deletes history like this, you can know some sites that he visited, by going to the address bar, deleting all what is written on it, writing one letter, then the browser will show you all the URL visited and starting with this letter, then you can erase this letter and try another letter and so on\n\n2-go to tools--> Internet options and then delete history, then history was deleted already, you can check cookies and temporary internet files stored on your PC.(if he do not remove them.)\n\nto view cookies and temperory files , from Internet explorer go to Tools -->Internet options --> general Tab , click 'settings' button, then choose 'view files', every file in the Temporary Internet Files directory will have the Internet Address shown beside it. and you can view any html file or see pictures in that directory, pictures can tell what kind of sites were visited.\nso you can know what are the sites visited by ur son,\n\nif you are afraid that your son watches Adult content sites, you can restrict sites that he can browse using a blocking application, you may download one from here http://weblocker.fameleads.com/ \n\nthis application also provides you with the complete history log of accissing the Internet, parents are the only one who can delete the history.
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Tools > Internet Options > Clear history + Delete files + Delete Cookies
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threw internet explore what what ever u are use..at the top u will see Tools..click on that..then go to internet options..and at the bottom u will see where it say clean history...if u restore ur computer u will lose information..that u might want to keep.
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go to tools and internet options and then clear history
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check the history. Click on and it will show you the last websites visited. You can also check "cookies" and "temporary internet files."
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go to tools, internet options, delete cookies, delete files, clear history...
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Same as ie6 goto Internet Options, Under General tab you can see Browsing History click on Delete button to clear.