Vista Business (SP2) IE 7 and "Temporary Internet File" (NOT files)

Could someone tell me what this folder is all about. It's located here:
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows.

This is NOT the Temporary Internet FileS folder (with the s) but rather the
Temporary Internet File folder. It is hidden and even with admin rights I
can't change it. What is is hiding? CCleaner seems to get inside of it.

 

If you enable 'Show Hidden Files and Folders," what subfolders might it
contain?

Tutorial: www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial62.html

e.g., C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
File\ConnectIE5\FBRZ40VV\0398

How long have you been running Vista? By any chance have you changed the
location of your or any other User Account's Temporary Internet Files*s*
[plural] folder from the default?

 

Thank you for your reply.

I always have Show Hidden Files and Folders enabled... that's the curious
part. According to CCleaner this file,
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet
File\Low\Content.IE5\index.dat exists there. I can't even take ownership of
the parent folder (Temp IE File). I may try all this as the Real
Administrator and see what happens.

 

What you're seeing is Vista's version of the "smoke & mirrors" character of
Temporary Internet Files, per UAC (User Account Control), PMIE (IE Protected
Mode), and UIPI (User Interface Privilege Isolation); i.e., Low-privilege
files & folders. Don't worry about it.

References: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/02/09/528963.aspx;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922708;
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709628.aspx;
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb250462.aspx

Tip: Get yourself a copy of Windows Vista Security (Roger A. Grimes, Jesper
M. Johansson) and read it cover to cover.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470101555

cf. Preview:
http://books.google.com/books?id=Pi...=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#PPR15,M1

You're not in WinXP Land anymore! <wink>

PS: Try hanging out in this newsgroup till you get the hand of things:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

 

So CCleaner can see something that I can't? Somehow it doesn't seem logical
that a piece of software can see folders that I can't even take ownership
of. You say don't worry. I wouldn't if I could see what's in those folders.
That's not an unreasonable request, do you think?

 

"Seeing" something and "detecting" something isn't exactly the same thing,
John. What we're discussing here is part and parcel of the Windows 6.x OS &
it's not easy to explain in 25 words or less. I understand maybe 10% of it
myself. What I do understand, I learned from reading the references I cited
earlier. Again, the Vista Security newsgroup is a much better place to ask
these questions, believe me.

 

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it. I'll keep reading too.