Index.dat Suite is a freeware application for Windows that allows you to view the contents of the index.dat file. The index.dat file stores Internet Explorer information such as web URLs, search queries, recently opened files, history, cache, and cookies.
This application allows you to view the information contained in these files and delete selected informatiion from it.

Features include:

View and delete index.dat files
View and delete Temporary Internet Files (TIF)
View and delete Cookies
View and delete History
View and delete Temp files
View and delete Recent Documents
Delete Typed URL’s
Delete Prefetch folder contents
Auto-generation of batch file to assist in deleting the index.dat files in DOS.
Optional add to RunOnce registry key
Optional deletion of swap file (9x users only)
Optional defrag after file deletion
Full application logging

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The latest Beta version is available here