I have tried with Trend Micro, Ad Aware SE, Norton 2006 does not even find them:
cookie_addynamix
cookie_doubleclick
cookie_atomt
cookie:administrator@admt.com
cookie:administrator@adtech.de
cookie_com
etc..
My spy programmes find them and I delete them, but they keep coming back. It is really a pain, and I would appreciate some reliable advice on how I can get rid of these things!
I have even deactivated the recovery option used to recreate my pc at an earlier date, according to instructions!
Why does not Norton get rid of these things, it costs enough?
2006-11-20 01:55:31 · 14 answers · asked by Gary H 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You people depend on programs like norton WAY to much. . . . Learn to do these things yourself. You will be much happier and you won't b*tch so much. . . . Here is what you do . . . .
Go to (Root Drive\windows\cookies) then delete everything in that folder except index.dat
How hard is that?
While you're clear these too
(Root Drive\windows\history)
(Root Drive\windows\Temp)
(Root Drive\windows\Temporaty Internet Files)
2006-11-22 07:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Internet Explorer go to Tools then Internet Options.
Click the Privacy tab. Click the Advanced Button
Place a check in Override Automatic Cookie Handling
Under First-Party Cookies select Prompt
Under Third Party Cookies select Prompt
Restart Internet Explorer
This will be a pain at first as Internet Explorer will prompt you for advice on every cookie.
The first time I enter a website I select deny. If the page loads and works correctly, I place a check mark the box to always apply action and deny the cookie. If you find the page requires the cookie to work correctly, refresh the page and always allow the cookie.
After a short time, Internet Explorer learns your preferences and these pop-ups for cookies appear less frequently. Way less cookies are saved and they are mostly the ones you need anyway.
If you find you have allowed or denied a cookie by mistake and need to change the setting for this cookie open Tools then Internet options. Click the Privacy tab then click the Sites button. Find the site for the cookie you want to change and remove its entry. Close the Internet options. Refresh your page and you will be prompted again for your preferred action on that cookie.
2006-11-20 02:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on which browser you are using you can set the level of cookies allowed to be placed on your computer. Cookies help you and make your web browsing faster and easier as some record is kept to the sites you visited, saving login / password (such as Yahoo Answers) If a cookie were not set for when you sign in Yahoo, you would have to sign in w/ password every time you left answers and returned for example. Go to Internet Options and clear cookies once a day should be enough.
2006-11-20 02:05:15 · answer #3 · answered by pappy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They come back because they're cookies from sites you visit regularly, Norton or whatever other spy program you use does delete them when you tell it to, but the next time you go back to the site the cookies were on, you download a new copy of them.
Just disable cookies altogether in your browser if your that worried about them, but they really aren't anything to worry about.
2006-11-20 02:19:54 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookies are droped on to your hard drive every time you visit certain sites,its the websites way of keeping a record of who has visited them,and in some cases it can also help you know were you have been on the internet
like you said ,most anti-spyware programs will delete them after you get them on your p.c,but in reality the only way to stop them coming back is avoiding the sites that put them on your p.c in the first place
however in reality,this is a impossible task as you cant identify each cookie to its origin,and even if you could it would mean you cant visit a site that you more than likely enjoy
cookie.com and double click are two cookies i get on a regular basis and to be honest they dont cause any problem,they are low grade cookies and to be honest just a nuisance,best tip ignore them and delete them when found on scan
why not try a program called mcafee site advisor(http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html),this will let you know the threat rating of the site you are visiting and give you a warning if its not safe to visit...good peice of software
good luck
2006-11-20 06:37:24 · answer #5 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately my Friend Norton does NOT do what it professes but who are we but the disfranchised customer
I suggest you try downloading firefox
its free and dose not have the cookie problem IE has
2006-11-20 02:06:32 · answer #6 · answered by john n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Microsoft site and down load security pack2 it will take care of that.
Adnan Sallam
Napa, California
2006-11-20 02:03:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download spybot and run it. It's a good program for getting rid of cookies, spyware, etc.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
make sure you do the updates before running it.
2006-11-20 02:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by comn8u 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
open tools at top of browser click Internet options in general you'll see a tab delete cookies click on it click ok.if you want to clear history its next to it click on history tick white box all off line items click ok.i also have a cleaner called ccleaner its free and good every cookies gone in secs download from hippo.com.i,d be lost without it
2006-11-20 02:11:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Listen to Marc
2016-03-29 02:37:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋