Gold68 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Hi all. Is MRU Blasterok to use, and if so is it worth installing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
il_wiccan Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 I could be wrong but I was thinking Ad-Aware will delete those after a scan if you choose to do it....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lefty1953 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 I could be wrong but I was thinking Ad-Aware will delete those after a scan if you choose to do it.......<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Il, I just downloaded and ran this program. Looks like Ad-aware could learn something from it. Ad-aware at times gets 21 items(MRU) and this program on the first scan found 337 items on my system. Looks good to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 It removes items that concern privacy. This is meant for someone that doesn't want anyone checking to see where they have visited which could be embarrassing or a security risk. It found 475 items on my machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 Unless you commonly share your computer with others or are paranoid that the authorities are going to knock down your door to find the last Adobe PDF file you read (for example), MRU's aren't anything to worry about. They are usually usefull, such as a program being able to access the last directory you used, or files you commonly use being available in menus (rather than having to navigate a 'browse' dialog box). Some caveats are if you steal files or if you have material you fear someone will find. There may be trails of where you last stored or viewed those files. Eliminating all those MRU's would be one small step toward eliminating those trails. Many of those type of programs report MRU's that are rarely used, if ever, just so they can claim a high 'hit' rate. Take that Adobe PDF list, even if you haven't opened any PDF's some programs will still suggest you 'clear' the MRU, even though it's may already be empty. Just sayin', take those high numbers with a grain of salt; The lists may not be important, and they may not even contain any information. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold68 Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Hey thanks alot guys! I think there may be quite a few things to learn on these things yet!...heh heh heh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 At least it got rid of my porn surfing tracks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold68 Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 you too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fubz Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Hell i better download it then... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkestDream Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 ........ found 1786 MRU........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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