How I permantely delete 'adult content' off my pc.?

Question

I'm in collge. One of my buddies watched porn on my pc, and they do random checks in our dorms to see that we have no BAD stuff. I do not want a fuss of an explanation. Can someone please tell me how I can delete it off my pc? I did delete the history. But I know it is still in the hard drive, where can I go on my pc to delete it.

Answer 1

tsk tsk.. nawtee nawtee nawtee.....lol.. anyway.. go online.. click tools, click internet options, and then browing history if your comp. is updated, or delete history, and delete the temporary internet files and cookies. That ought to do it.. however, not to say the can't confiscate the computer and search hidden areas of the hard-drive?! ---> possible. Also if your on a campus network?.. um... the network server would would have stored the ip address's where you visited?... I hope they informed you of their policy (monitoring of internet acitivity) we have that at work, where we are on a network and can trace internet activity to see if ur working or goofing off online! haha.. it's legal too!

Answer 2

All that adult content is still on your PC. It doesn't matter if you f"flushed" your Windows history. It still can be recovered using Windows recovery programs.You have to perform a "secure delete" to remove information porn permanently. This is the only real way to erase information off of magnetic media. This works by encrypting the data and deleting it many times over until its nothing more than unreadable code. Shredding is another technique but not nearly as effective. Also. The US Dept of Defense endorse "secure delete" as the only way to permanently remove data. The web page below will show you how.
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/clean-porn-history.html

Answer 3

I serious doubt if your university has a computer forensic expert. If they do, then you will have a problem. I don't care what any expert tells you or any software that claims they can clean your HDD, with bleach or the "Gutman", wiping over and over, this will not stop an expert from striping the data off your pc.

There is only one way and that is to remove the HDD, and beat it to death with a hammer. Then no expert can strip the data off the HDD.

1) have you serched files, by typing in "jgp", your pc will scan and you may find some porno photos that may come up & you can delete.

2) Delete your history, temp. files, and all cookies. from your IE tool bar, drop down to Internet Options, peform the deletions.

As for you HDD, only you know if your university has computer forensic experts. If they don't then you have nothing to worry about if you have cleaned all areas possible.

If your university is on a network server, you are really in trouble as they will have a copy of everything stored in their servers.

Minddoctor, France

Please excuse my english

Answer 4

Make sure you delete the files and cookies. If you use Internet Explorer, go into Control Panel - Network and Internet Connections - Internet Options. If you use Firefox, go into Tools - Clear Private Data and delete it all, just to be safe. I don't know if there's anywhere else you need to delete it. If he just got it straight off the internet, I think that's all you can do, but if he downloaded something on say, limewire, then you need to go into your video files and delete them, but also the incomplete files. They are there too, until you delete them.

If it's still on the hard drive, you might just need to go into My Computer and go through all your files manually. I guess it all depends how well they check your computer. Oh yeah, and kick the guy's @ss for trying to get you in trouble!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

to delete the files in xp go to
C:\Documents and Settings\-yourusername-\local settings\
open the history folder and delete everything inside. like today friday, thursday, lastweek and all that stuff.
then go back to local settings and open the temperary inet files and delete all that.
then back in local setting delete everything in the RECENT folder.
everyone here didn't even mention this folder. but its there

then open IE and click tools - internet options - content tab - auto complete - and clear forms

love the thumbs down. All the info in here is pure direct and presices. firefox as solved this reaccouring problem for me permantly, yet I still get a thumbs down. Geez I swear

you should download firefox and go to the settings and have it cleanup personal data after itself.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
and fasterfox to speed things up
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269

Answer 7

Good gracious.
Unlike some of the jerks on here I acutally believe that it wasn't you who watched it.
Anyway, if you have Firefox go to tools/clear private data and clear anything you think it would be under. I'd clear everything just to be safe.
Good luck!
I hope you don't get in trouble for something you didn't do!

Answer 8

I wouldn't worry to much about the hard drive as they would probably have to pull the comp apart to scan it. However if you have to use a code to get on the internet they prob know what you have been watching anyway

Answer 9

Go to the start bar, settings, control panel, and if its from the internet go to interenet options and delete the cookies and histroty thing, but if its downloaded go to add or remove hardware find it and delete it. =]

Answer 10

A virus or spyware can hide in your system resore folder even after running every anti-virus--anti-spyware app know. so,1st,turn off system restore.
all programs--accessories----system tools--system restore--settings--drive ( c )--check OFF box and use slider to restore 10% memory to you by sliding it to left and stop at 3%.

Internet Options Clean Ups
control panel--internet options--general tab--temp files--delete.cookies-delete. history--delete and set days to keep to 0.
privacy tab--advanced--override--allow 1st party--BLOCK 3rd party cookies [ spyware,ect. ]
advanced tab--active x--uncheck unsafe or unsigned.

remove useless files using disk clean.
all programs--accessories--system tools--disk clean--drive ( c ),run and delete files.all programs

Disk Defrag
consolidate files giving you more disk space clean.
all programs--accessories--system tools,disk defrag. click anylize and if told to do so,click defrag.

block open ports that allow hackers access to your computer.
administrative tools--services--alerter and messenger services [ services are in alphabetical order ]--right click each--select properties--select disable from drop down menu.

cut the number of programs loading with windows,decreasing your boot up time.
press windows key on keyboard and letter R at same time. enter MISCONFIG [ low case ] and press enter.
click start tab and uncheck any program you do not want loading with windoes. [ DO NOT UNCHECK WINDOWS EXPLORER OR ANY WINDOWS PROGRAM ].
basically speaking,you should only disable programs you yourself added. NOT your anti-vitus,anti-spyware,ect.

download/install/update/run protection programs in browser add ons link below.

new restore point
now return to system restore and click create new restore point. name it and you're clean and done !

download anti-virus--anti-spyware--anti-dialer freeware from link below

http://browseraddons.friendpages.com
http://ieoptions.friendpages.com
http://cookiemanage.diaryland.com
http://earlea.pitas.com/