When i have finished looking at net and scan with Norton I always find one cookie why is this.
2006-12-10 20:13:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences and the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term "cookie" is derived from "magic cookie," a well-known concept in Unix computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies.
2006-12-10 20:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rasta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Also see session cookie and persistent cookie.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.
The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program.
Also see Do Cookies Compromise Security? in the Did You Know . . . ? section of Webopedia.
2006-12-11 04:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Subhasis G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A HTTP magic cookie (usually called simply a cookie) is a packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then sent back by the browser each time it accesses that server. Lou Montulli, a former employee of Netscape Communications, was the first to apply the cookie technique in web communications
2006-12-11 04:17:23 · answer #3 · answered by pallav_dps 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a little piece of code that some sites put on your hard drive so that they can recognise you the next time you visit them.
It's the way that Amazon says hello to you by name without you having to log on.
Norton scans for them because although most of them are harmless and help you have a good time on the net, some of them are used by criminals to catch your personal details for identity fraud etc.
2006-12-11 04:53:32 · answer #4 · answered by annebythegate 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a little message letting web sites know you've visited before when you go back on it.i get rid some have trackers in them they follow all your Internet habits and pass info on to company's.keep clearing cookies i do does no harm.
2006-12-11 10:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
huh??
2006-12-11 04:14:21 · answer #6 · answered by L.K. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋