I have just run software which analyses the hardware and software of a
computer. I was surprised to see passwords to ISPs and Outlook Express
accounts which, in use, are hidden by blobs. I already knew that it is very
easy to discover passwords to MS Office files. Access to passwords probably
goes much wider than this.

Let this be a lesson. You may not have a file containing all your passwords
for someone to steal your information. It is already on the computer just
waiting to be harvested, possibly remotely!

This strengthens the argument for removing and destroying the hard disk(s)
of any computer before disposing of unwanted computers.

Bill Ridgeway
Computer Solutions