when i try to delete some of them (ie. advertising ones) it says it may be an unwriteable disc or in use, but i dont know how to take them off....i dont need them and im scared about viruses. any suggestions?
2006-07-25 18:13:00 · 10 answers · asked by yoyobangbangjiggyjiggywithit 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
leave them be they aren't doing you no harm if you do get a virus it's because you were at the PORN
2006-07-25 18:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by Big Stev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are simply text files. They cannot be viruses. They contain a data element and a value.
If you have some you cannot delete, they ain't cookies. Close down you browser and try again. If that does not work, boot up in safe mode and knock them out. They were not cookies to start with.
-Dio
2006-07-25 18:18:54 · answer #2 · answered by diogenese19348 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies as bits of information left by the websites you visited in your computer. It helps the website note the information from your visit for future references (e.g. note which page you visited often). If you are using Windows, go to control panel and open Internet Options. Then in the General Tab, look for the button for delete cookies or delete browsing history.
2006-07-25 18:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by JestersCap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really about viruses, you see. It can be adware cookies. Best advice is getting a spyware remover which can help remove unnecessary stuffs on your PC. My recommendation: Yahoo! Toolbar with anti-spyware but after successful installation, the installer will close all your internet explorer windows and open a new blank one, with added toolbar on it.
Get it for free at the link below:
2006-07-25 18:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by Lacieles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are nothing but temporary internet files that gets stored in our hardisk. they are not virus files and it will not cause any damage to your system. It can be removed by performing the following command
TOOLS(from the internet explorer window)-----> INTERNET OPTIONS.
A window will open. click on the "delete cookies" button. The system will guide you through the rest of program.
2006-07-25 18:21:43 · answer #5 · answered by s s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are like bookmarks.....this will contain the web address of the recent vist which you have done....so that next time when you visit the same site it will automaticcaly display the link for u...
u can delete it by going to internet options and then clicking the 'delete cookies' option....
2006-07-25 18:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by jose m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are shortcuts to go back to a web site. These are used to track information, or identity. On windows XP open MY Computer-windows-cookies. You can delete all but the index.
Select all, then delete. It won't let you delete the index, even by accident.
2006-07-25 18:19:35 · answer #7 · answered by David S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download a $hitload of spyware programs, mainly internet ones that will keep trace of what's on your system. I recommend Windows Defender and Lavasoft Anti-spyware Personal SE.
2006-07-25 18:17:48 · answer #8 · answered by coleridge49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Inter net Explorer go to Tools-> Options -> delete cookies
and they are gone
2006-07-25 18:20:48 · answer #9 · answered by Jacob H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies aren't that hard to remove.....It's the crumbs that get caught in the keyboard that always fouls me up.
2006-07-25 18:17:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋