okay im not talking about the kind of cookies you eat but the kind of cookies someone can put on your computer. i have been doing smart scans every day and full system scans every week. i always find at least 5 cookies, but i never choose to allow them when that little window pops up. i have been removing them, but they always come back! no one else uses my computer. what's going on?
2007-02-09 03:29:48 · 8 answers · asked by look _inside 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Cookies can also be used for tracking the path of a user while visiting the web pages of a site. This can also be done in part by using the IP address of the computer requesting the page or the referer field of the HTTP header, but cookies allows for a greater precision.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie#Tracking
Another kind that is detected under the spyware category is tracking cookies. Cookies are used all over the internet in useful and less useful places. Advertising companies often set cookies whenever your browser loads a banner from them
How to Block Tracking Cookies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/16/AR2005071600111.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
To prevent them
1a) Install and use firefox while browsing
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
1b)
Adblock a content filtering plug-in for the Mozilla and Firebird browsers.
http://adblock.mozdev.org/
direct link once you have firefox http://adblock.ethereal.net/Adblock_v.5/adblock-05-dev.xpi
2) Install and run spywareblaster
# Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software.
# Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
# Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
2007-02-09 04:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tracking cookies are not a problem. They simply keep a record on your machine of your visit to a site, so that if you go back there the site can restore any preferences you set, or can find you previous information easily. This saves the site keeping any personal details. Any sensible anti-spyware/virus will normally leave them alone unless they are from known bad sites. If you regularly remove unused programs using an automated tool, there is a serious danger of damaging the system. A program you do not use may sometimes be called from a system program, this could cause instability. I do NOT trust Norton when it comes to registry checks now, it is dangerously heavy handed. Ccleaner is the only one I trust. In fact Norton is no longer a particularly good protection, it takes far too much control of the machine, and from experience it misses far more infections (or fails to fix them) than any of the good free progeams availbel now. AVG,Avira, Avast and a lot more make it look very poor.
2016-05-24 01:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are likely getting "cookies" because you are using some free software, or visiting free websites. Yahoo, (sorry Yahoo, but I must tell the truth!) for example, requires that cookies be enabled to use their email. It is kind of like when you get free televison, you have to subject yourself to commercials. You can limit the cookies, yes, but once you open up the door to cookies (enable cookies), everyone wants to get on the act, and they know very well that most people dont restrict INDIVIDUAL websites cookies, rather they either enable cookies or disable them. You have 3 choices:
1. Dont use free mail like yahoo or other free websites.
2. Put up with the cookies and enable them.
3. Enable ONLY cookies to specific websites you allow. There is some work to this, because you will be bombarded with websites that want to put cookies on your computer. You can change the settings in Tools Internet Options. It is under the Privacy tab (for most operating systems and browsers. On others it will be the "Security" tab). You will probably need to Click "Custom" and scroll down the list and check the box that says something about "Prompt" in regard to cookie handling. (As opposed to either "Enable" or "Disable" cookies). Then, each time a site asks your computer for a cookie, you have to specify yes or no, AND THEN check the box that says to do this every time, (for that website) or you will go crazy with the prompts.
2007-02-09 03:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost anytime you go to an Internet site, a cookie is added to your computer. You do not have to give permission for them. There are ways to install them without your permission.
Using Internet Explorer 7, you can set it to automatically delete cookies whenever you shut down IE.
2007-02-09 03:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is practically impossible to surf the web and not have Cookies. If u blocked all cookies u would be very limited to what sites u could visit. Cookies are ok they usually are harmless don't sweat it too much
2007-02-09 03:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will always get cookies if you visit web sites and not all cookies are bad either. The only spyware/viruses you need to worry about are Keyloggers, rootkits, trojans. etc. Don't worry about tracking cookies.
2007-02-09 03:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by Dragonheart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get more tracking cookies than that everyday, get ccleaner at downloads.com its free and a wonderful tool, it lets you safely delete all your tracking cookies, But dont delete anything your not sure of, with this tool, consult a professional.
2007-02-09 03:59:01 · answer #7 · answered by terryodell42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spyware on your computer Clear your internet temporary files and run a spyware check
2007-02-09 03:37:48 · answer #8 · answered by double_klicks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋