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From: Bill Barrett (bill_barrettuhaul.com)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2002 - 11:35:56 CST

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    geurtsvanveen.nl writes:
    >Hi you all,
    >
    >We have a security hole here to which I haven't found a solution yet.
    >When browsing the Internet with MSIE (5.5sp2) you have the possibility to
    >let MSIE remember the login data for a site you visit. That can come in
    >handy for some users, but... We have a general user account (sort of guest
    >account) for visitors who need to look something at the net. This means
    >that
    >more than one person uses this account. However not everybody is bright
    >enough NOT to let MSIE remember the login data.
    >
    >Can anyone tell me where MSIE keeps the data, and how can we remove it?
    >
    >
    >Regards,
    >
    >Ton Geurts
    >Vanveen informatica
    >tel +31 (0)79 343 09 09
    >fax +31 (0)79 343 09 00
    >ema geurtsvanveen.nl
    >

    Window washer from Webroot software (www.webroot.com) will erase this data
    and other thins if you want. However I would question the wisdom of using
    this feature on any publicly accessable machine at all.

    William Barrett
    HRIS Systems Administrator
    U-Haul International
    602.263.6625 x4856
    bill_barrettuhaul.com