Norton Internet security found the following cookies but did not remove them properly:
statse.webtrends.com
.revsci.net
post process
Orphan cleanup - failed cleanup
I believe the last two are actually not cookies but related to how Norton cleans up cookies, am i right?
as you can see Orphan cleanup failed.
So I presume this means they have not been properly removed.
I had done a full scan, but after this I ran a quick scan and nothing was found. However I would like to know if they have actually been removed from my system. I can't stand tracking cookies, they are an invasion of privacy.
Norton Internet security found the following cookies but did not remove them properly:
statse.webtrends.com
.revsci.net
post process
Orphan cleanup - failed cleanup
I believe the last two are actually not cookies but related to how Norton cleans up cookies, am i right?
as you can see Orphan cleanup failed.
So I presume this means they have not been properly removed.
I had done a full scan, but after this I ran a quick scan and nothing was found. However I would like to know if they have actually been removed from my system. I can't stand tracking cookies, they are an invasion of privacy.
The blocking of cookies is not necessary. Certain sites wont allow you view what on there site unless you have cookies enabled. Cookies are not malicious so there is also need to scan for them. Just use CCleaner once a week and your cookies are gone. It also lets you keep the cookies from sites you visit the most.
Blocking sites that set tracking cookies is actually an excellent way to deal with them. SpywareBlaster actually maintains a list of them and can populate the Add/Block Cookie lists in IE and Firefox. Then set the browser to delete cookies on closing. This allows cookies to be used during the session, but prevents persistent cookies from being retained. Sites that you need persistent cookies for, such as banking sites, can be added as allowed sites in the Firefox cookies exception list or the IE per-site list or Favorites list (with the "Delete browsing history" option set to "Preserve Favorites website data").
If you are still using Firefox click Tools > Options > Privacy > Show Cookies. You can delete any cookies you choose from the list. Have you considered configuring the browser to block, or delete cookies on closing, to prevent sites from setting persistent cookies in the first place?
My browser is configured to remove cookies on exit, and I sometimes manually delete them as I'm browsing between sites anyway. However I was thinking about Flash cookies (LSO/super cookies) Anyway I have added Better Privacy to my browser add-ons now, and yes there were several of those little blighters stored, that have now been deleted. Hopefully now I have got NoScript, Addblock Plus and Better Privacy enabled, Norton won't detect any more tracking cookies.