There is a way to automatically delete cached pages when you close your browser. In IE, go to Tools > Internet Options On the ADVANCED tab, scroll down to Security Put a check beside Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed. Don't play around too much in there. In Firefox, go to Tools > Options On the PRIVACY tab, click the Settings button You need to have a check beside Cache Look at the other things that may have a check You may need to UNCHECK Saved Passwords, Cookies or something else Click OK and make sure there is a check beside Always clear my Private Data when I close Firefox. Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: Elaine Martin <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> To: TXGenWeb News <TXGW-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:32:25 AM Subject: [TXGW-NEWS] NC update on USGenWeb An update for you on the status of the hacker's attacks - > >We are continuing to work through each and every file on the USGenWeb >National site and other sites that have been hit by the hacker over the last >couple of days (there were five states that the attacks seemed to be >concentrated on). We believe we've found and removed all of the files that >he/she had infected with a snippet of code that are the basis of many of the >anti-virus program warnings you're seeing. Nevertheless, we're continuing >to go through each and every file to ensure that we've removed every trace. > > >These attacks have been on files on the server itself. Unless you've >actually downloaded an infected file in the past couple of days, it's very >unlikely that your computer's security has been affected. Even then, the >hacker just put a link into a frame that took the viewer to a site that was >known to be a hacker's heaven. All of the changes were done only on the >server. If you've been uploading files from your PC to the server, it's >very, very unlikely that you've got a security problem - at least from only >connecting to the server. > >The reports that we've received today from folks about warnings from their >anti-virus software seem to be from those who have cached versions of the >infected pages that they're actually viewing. If you refresh the page, the >virus warning is usually disappearing. It will take a bit of time for the >anti-virus software to catch up - especially if the cached pages haven't >been deleted and are being viewed again. > >As I said, we're continuing to make our way through (often for the third or >fourth or tenth time) to ensure that we've removed every trace of the >hacker's attack. Once we're confident our sites are no longer infected, >we'll contact Google and have them revisit the site so their warning can be >lifted. We don't want to do that until we're sure things have been squared >away, though, because the more times they visit and find an infected site, >the higher the number of visits when infected and the worse the rating we'll >end up with in the long run. > >Thanks, >Sherri Bradley >National Coordinator >USGenWeb Project >http://usgenweb.org > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message