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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: robin2006 on September 23, 2006, 09:08:40 AM

Title: viruses and cookies??
Post by: robin2006 on September 23, 2006, 09:08:40 AM

Hello

I have Adware and Symantec Anti-viruse, Spybot Search & Destroy on my laptop (i have Firezone firewall); each day when i run the Adware program there are always "critical cookies" found. Is there any other program that I should run on my laptop to prevent this problem as far as possible. Any feedback is helpful. Thank you.

Title: Re: viruses and cookies??
Post by: Raptor on September 23, 2006, 11:35:47 AM

Yes, manually accept and deny cookies using your browser.

For IE -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Advanced ->

Tag "Automatic cookie processing disabled"

Direct cookies -> Ask
Indirect Cookies -> Deny

Or if you use Firefox:

Tools -> Options -> Privacy - Cookies:

Tag "allow sites to set cookies"
Tag "For the originating site only"

Select "Ask me everytime"

Now you're going to have to learn which websites will work without cookies and which don't. You will also have to learn what cookies you can safely accept and which you can't. Experience 'll tell. Or buy software that automatically removes cookies, but this the safest bet because they will never have penetrated your defenses...