Everytime I scan my computer I get "cookies" infections and I don't mess with spam e-mails. How can I prevent this in the future, although I delete them each time?
2006-09-30 04:22:41 · 8 answers · asked by dufikock 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Cookies are NOT an infection! They simply keep track of what you were doing on a website and are an important part of how the WWW operates. Although it is possible to block all cookies, most websites won't work properly if you do.
Please ignore the doink that said to change the startup type of the DNS Client Service. That has NOTHING to do with blocking popups! The first time you go to a website or send an e-mail the service will start. Once it starts, it will keep running until you shut your computer down. DNS resolves human-readable host names like www.yahoo.com and translates them to the IP address of the target machine allowing you to connect with the site.
2006-09-30 04:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are not an infection or a problem. Yes, as soon as you leave the website that you are on, you can CLEAR that cookie.
Cookies are used by your computer and the website that you are visiting, to remember what you are doing. So if you BUY ON-LINE, the cookies help to remember your shopping cart. So you see, Cookies are needed in many cases. But when you are done, you don't need them anymore.
HEY BILL GATES, if you read this, add this feature next time: There should be a CLEAR COOKIES button on that silly Internet Explorer. That's what we really need.
2006-09-30 04:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are actually harmless text files that certain web sites will place onto the hard drive of your computer. Your Internet Browser will then load the information into memory while you are visiting their site. The Cookie itself, actually takes up very little space and acts as an identification card for the visiting site. You can compare this to visiting your favorite restaurant where your food server will usually remember certain aspects of how you like your food prepared and what you usually order. This information would obviously be based upon his familiarity of your prior visits. Well Cookies actually act in a similar manner and do not contain viruses as a virus must be executable file
2006-09-30 04:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are not infections. Some cookies are spyware. Most cookies are necessary to explore any given website. Yahoo employs lots of cookies.
2006-09-30 04:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by echiasso 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Increase the security settings in windows. However, that will give you problems surfing. I would recommend just clearing your internet cache often using tools - internet options
cookies allows the websites to recognize you and any log-ins. If your computer didn't accept cookies, you couldn't log on to yahoo.
2006-09-30 04:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Click the tools menu, internet options. click the security tab-there will be a little scrolly bar going up and down. drag it to the top to block all cookies.
2006-09-30 04:25:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookies are not an infection. it simply stores data on your computer that you asked it to do when you click on "remember me on this computer" or "remeber my password" or "save password" depending on which site you sign up at.
2006-09-30 04:28:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
install antispyware like Lavasoft Adware, Spyware Blaster, Search & Destroy bot
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2006-09-30 04:26:08 · answer #8 · answered by aadhunik.com social networking s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋