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temporary internet files ("tif") are laced with scumware - viruses, trojans,

data miners, ....

 

as i understand the concept of "delete," the file is not erased but rather

merely that its pointer is removed from the ntfs.

 

therefore i ask, if i "delete temporary internet files" without first

scanning them (with od av or od antimalware), can the scumware contained

therein still be active and cause trouble?

 

what if i scan before delete - can the heretofore tif become reinfected? (it

seems to my untrained, paranoid mind that there might be a characteristic

intrinsic to a tif file that renders it susceptible)