Norton Internet Security / Norton AntiVirus

[SilverLady]

Is there a list of tracking cookies, the level of threat they pose, and which ones to avoid?

[Dieselman743]

Cookies do not pose any kind of threat what so ever. Just use CCleaner once a week to get rid of them.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

[RavenMacDaddy]

Mind you, Dieselman - *Tracking* Cookies. ;)

[Dieselman743]

What................? Read the article. Duh. It explains about tracking cookies.

Message Edited by Dieselman743 on 09-22-2008 02:35 PM

[Floating_Red]

Tracking Cookies do pose a risk as Internet Threats can use these to launch an attack or get personal information.

i would dis-agree here with Dieselman743 and instead, to get your system running as fast as it can, would buy Norton SystemWorks Basic Edition - or just run a Quick Scan Daily or at least once-a-week to get rid of Tracking Cookies.

[Dieselman743]

Show me proof where somebody has an infected pc due to tracking cookies and I will believe you. Did you read that link I posted? Probably not.

http://www.lavasoft.com/single/tracking_cookie.php

Tracking Cookie

TAC Level: 3

A tracking cookie is data stored on your computer in the form of a cookie and is shared between two or more websites to enable them to track your movements across the web. This will help them gather information about your interests and tailor special marketing for you and gather statistics when visiting their sites. While these tracking cookies are NOT in any way harmful for your computer you might feel they are an intrusion to your privacy. Ad-Aware supplies you with the ability to remove these tracking cookies if you wish to do so.

For Ad-Aware SE Plus and Ad-Aware SE Professional, Ad-Watch can be configured to block tracking cookies. In the Options screen in Ad-Watch check "Block tracking cookies" and Ad-Watch will block tracking cookies before entering your computer.

[NY1986]

Red, so there is no need to delete all cookies after you close your browser, just a nightly scan with NAV? Thats what I do. Though sometimes run a quick scan if I have been surfing a lot. The tracking cookies you pick up from legit sites, can they pose a threat too?

[Dieselman743]

http://www.ala.net/support/faqs/cookies.html

[Dieselman743]

Dear NY1986...........simply use CCleaner after your browsing. You do need to use NIS to do this. CCleaner will do it in seconds. Red needs to get with the times.

[NY1986]

so no way to block them, just to remove them