Step 7 - Find the Log File

Locate the log file on your desktop.

The log displays a list of files that may contain sensitive data. The first item on each line is the path, or the location, of the file. Following the path are the criteria Spider used to determine whether the data were Social Security, payment card or driver’s license numbers. There may be more than one criterion listed.

Each time you run the Spider program the existing log file is overwritten by the new log file.

Windows Instructions
Macintosh Instructions
UNIX Instructions

For Windows:

The log loads automatically in a Log Viewer when Spider has finished scanning. If you will be reviewing the log immediately, continue to the next step. If you quit the Log Viewer before you finish reviewing the log, you will have to reload the log in the Log Viewer:

Click Windows Start > Programs (All Programs for Vista)> Spider3 >spider_3.0.exe. The Spider window will open.
Click File > Launch Log Viewer. The Log Viewer will open, as follows:

Click Options > Load Log.
Browse to locate the spider.log file. The default location is on your desktop.
Double click on spider.log to view.
If an error message appears, hit Continue.

Step 8 - Delete or Secure Personal Information

For Macintosh:

The Spider log can be viewed with a number of programs. By default, the log file opens using Console. Importing the log file into Microsoft Excel or another similar application improves the appearance of the log. Instructions for viewing with Console and Microsoft Excel are given.

Console

Find the Spider log. The default location for the Spider log (spider.log) is on your desktop.
Double click on spider.log. It will open using Console, although you can also open it with TextEdit.

Microsoft Excel

Find the Spider log. The default location for the Spider log (spider.log) is on your desktop.
Select spider.log and press Return.
Rename the file by typing spider.csv over spider.log.
Press Return.
Hit the Use .csv button in the dialog box.Rename spider.log as spider.csv.
Open Microsoft Excel for Mac.
Click on a cell within the blank spreadsheet to activate it.
Click the Import button.
Click CSV file.
Hit the Import button.
In the Choose a File window, click Desktop in the center column.
Click spider.csv.
Click the Get Data button.
In the Text Import Wizard - Step 1 of 3 window, select Delimited.
Click the Next button.
In the Text Import Wizard - Step 2 of 3 window, select Comma in the Delimiters section.
Click the Next button.
Click the Finish button.
Click OK.
Save the spreadsheet.
Delete spider.csv.

Step 8 - Delete or Secure Personal Information

For UNIX:

Find and open the /tmp/spider.log.