when my webroot spyware says 2 cookies and 1 trace found what does "trace" mean?

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when my webroot spyware says 2 cookies and 1 trace found what does "trace" mean?

2007-12-17 03:08:10 · 3 answers · asked by Christo 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security

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A "trace" is a small part of an virus or other computer infection. Possibly a "leftover" from either a previously incompletely removed infection or an infection that had a botched installation.

A full-blown virus infection can make up to several hundred changes to your system files. Each change would be considered a trace.

2007-12-17 05:30:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Means fragments of trace spyware or trace cookies. Just delete them.

Minddoctor, France

2007-12-17 11:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by MINDDOCTOR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Afaik the trace is also a kind of cookie. The anti-spywares consider them as malicious, but I think they are rather harmless.

2007-12-17 11:12:17 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋