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Other => FAQ solutions database => Security => Topic started by: evilfantasy on September 12, 2010, 07:29:41 PM
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What are Flash Cookies or Local Shared Objects (LSO)?
Local Shared Objects (LSO), commonly called flash cookies, are collections of cookie-like data stored as a file on a user's computer. LSOs are used by all versions of Adobe Flash Player and Version 6 and above of Macromedia's now obsolete Flash MX Player.
Source and full description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object
I have put together a list of software for dealing with Flash cookies.
Flash Cookie or Local Shared Object (LSO) Viewers & Cleaners
(A lot of online games use Flash so be sure you know what
you're removing)
Flash cookie descriptions
- Local Shared Objects -- "Flash Cookies" (http://epic.org/privacy/cookies/flash.html)
- What are local shared objects? (http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/articles/lso/)
- What are Flash Cookies? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object)
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Flash cookie cleaners/viewers
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- BleachBit (http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/)
- (http://www.ccleaner.com/)
- CCleaner Slim (No Toolbar) (http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds/downloading-slim)
- Flash Cookie Cleaner.com (http://www.flashcookiecleaner.com/)
- Flash Cookies Cleaner by HotCleaner (http://www.hotcleaner.com/bin/FlashCookiesCleaner.exe)
- Flash Cookie Killer (http://litschi.de/php/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=654)
- FlashCookiesView (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/flash_cookies_view.html)
- Flush Flash (http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Efstaal01/flushflash-us.html)
- Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com/)
- IE Privacy Keeper (http://www.browsertools.net/IE-Privacy-Keeper/)
- MAXA Cookie Manager (http://www.maxa-tools.com/cookie.php?lang=en) (free & paid)
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- Better Privacy add-on for Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6623/)
- Privacy + add-on for Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14217/)
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- Mac OS X, Flush.app (http://machacks.tv/2009/01/27/flushapp-flash-cookie-removal-tool-for-os-x/)
- Linux, BleachBit for Linux (http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/download/linux)
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Adobes' detailed instructions (http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html) on dealing with Flash Cookies
How To: Delete Microsoft Silverlight Cookies (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/59530.aspx)
If you have any other good easy to use flash cookie cleaners please share them here. ;)
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I've always recommend just using Adobe's Settings Manager, which you listed in the last link for dealing with cookies and viewing privacy settings in Adobe Flash. But Still a very well written post. We may want to put it into a FAQ since many may miss it in the News section.
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I seem to have lost the ability to move threads?
Oops. Just forgot how. 8)
Moved and given a new title.
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Found another one worth a mention.
Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com/)
About Ghostery (http://www.ghostery.com/about)
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Very nice post / thread EF :)
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Thanks.
New link added. How To: Delete Microsoft Silverlight Cookies (http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/59530.aspx)
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Ghostery is not working properly here...will try again...
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I have it working fine in Firefox. Haven't tried it with any other browser yet.
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I'm on Firefox...it's breaking some page graphics at certain sites...
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New tool added that is very good not only with flash cookies but also the new 'Evercookie'.
BleachBit (http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/)
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I've been using BleachBit on my Ubuntu computer for about a year now. It is a great tool. It's also very powerful and new users should be aware that it can be dangerous if used improperly (make sure that you know what you are selecting for deletion). I wouldn't recommend this tool to novice users unless, of course, if the windows version is very different than the Linux version. Is it?
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Thanks for the warning.
It's also very powerful and new users should be aware that it can be dangerous if used improperly (make sure that you know what you are selecting for deletion). I wouldn't recommend this tool to novice users unless, of course, if the windows version is very different than the Linux version. Is it?
No. It isn't! Which is why I never listed it to begin with. But I'm seeing more and more people refer it so I figured it was time to add it to the list.