Temporary Internet Files

[crmayer]

I have files in my Temporary Internet Files directory that show they have been accessed recently, when I know that I have not been to that site in years. How can this happen?

 

[franklin97355]

Which files?

The answer is "42"

 

[crmayer]

I think I figured it out. Every file in that sub folders to Internet.IEX folder, where showing last access dates pretty recent. I knew I had not been to any of the sites that the files/gif/etc... belonged to.

After a little looking, and seeing what happened againg last night, it would appear to me that my virus scan is accessing them during the nightly scan, and putting a last accessed time/date on them.

 

[crmayer]

OK, I ran a manualy scan on one of these folders and it did not update the last accessed date/time. I am not sure what is doing this, but that last accessed stamp gets updated everynight at 2am.

Could that be due to leaving my mail or ie open?
I know what temp ie files are for, but can somebody tell me or direct me to somewhere that I could get a better idea of how these work?
There is nobody on the computer at 2am, so I am not sure how the last accessed date is getting update?????

 

[danno74]

Try disconnecting your PC from the network to make sure it isn't being access remotely. At least if it updates after that, you have some piece of mind. You have a spyware scanner? That may be doing it as well. If you don't have one, you may want to download one and run it.

Start with MS Defender:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx