[bomelia]

I have a request in over at Kaspersky (KIS) as to the nature of the Prefetch directory. Regardless, I have been running KIS 7.0 now for about a month (you get a month free). I bought it. Kicks butt compared to Norton and Macafee. I'm not saying Norton and Macafee are not good. But I love the fact that KIS has a VERY small footprint, no tentacles, and a responsive users forum for Q&A. Try that at Norton and Macafee. PCMAG rates all three at the top.

So, with KIS running, I could care less what is in Prefetch... but I am asking about it. BTW, if you ever decide to use KIS on and "older" system, one where the OS has been installed for over a year, I would just start over (rebuild). Too much malware seems to have figured out how to build up "pre-defenses" against new intallations of security s/w.

I read somewhere that a computer (fresh build) connected to the Internet (via cable, etc) with no firewall and no virus protection will become hopelessly infected within minutes. There is so much crap out there.

Mike