Can website store other hidden information besides cookies?

Question

Can a website i've visited store any other kind of information on my hard drive except cookies? If so; how would I excess this information and possibly delete these? If I had blocked all websites from viewing any kind of cookies on my computer, Would they still be able to read them? Thanks.

Answer 1

There are many websites that have embedded trojans, spyware, adware and malware. Unless you are running state of the art antivirus/antispyware with a backgroud scanner, you will not know these drive by downloads of trojans have been installed until your pc start to act strange.

Then you will have to scan for viruses.


Minddoctor, France

Answer 2

if having problems or not
just do these things
this is a long list of info THAT WORKS

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx?wt_svl=10073XPHa1&mg_id=10073XPHb1#ELC
these steps below will help clean up your computer and make it faster
In Internet explorer at top of window select tools - then delete browser history
- then another box will open - select delete all- this will not remove your book marks
-Then close explorer then open again .At first pages will be slow once
and then will load fast after it loads 1 time.Also email etc you will have to sign in 1 time with pass word etc.
This will create new cookies.

Also go to start at bottom of on task bar.
click start 1 time then select find or search depending on your operating system.
Select all files and folders - then type in defrag and click search.When icons come up double click
and new box will come up - select analyze then you will see how fragmented you are -
then choose defrag.You can put this program on your desk top by right clicking on the icon you found in search for defrag.
Right click choose create short cut.This will put a short cut on your desk top.Then you can use as needed in future.


GO TO THESE SITE

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

SEARCH
type in disk clean up
go start on blue bar (task bar)
choose search or find
then choose all files and folders
type in word you are looking for
when you see these icons
double click on them until you find what you are looking for
so you dont have to do this again
go back to same icon
right click
choose create short cut on desk top
close all windows
a new icon will be on your desk top
click to open
with disk clean up icon on desk top
open it
choose c drive
let it run
then click ok
you can also choose more options
you will see remove programs i am not using

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ADD AND REMOVE PROGRAMS

remove programs you are not using
click start bottom left on task bar(the blue bar probaly at bottom of your screen)
control panel
add and remove programs
find the program(s) you want to remove
choose remove
reinsall if needed
check status as you do it
be safe

Answer 3

I think it can!!!