I had NIS 2009 installed today by my computer tech. So far, everything is running smoothly.
One of the options for Tracking Cookies Scan is: Remove - Automatically removes tracking cookies.
My dumb question: With this option, when does it remove the tracking cookies? After doing Quick Scan (Full Scan) or while I'm on the internet, removing the tracking cookies as I go along to the various sites?
I had NIS 2009 installed today by my computer tech. So far, everything is running smoothly.
One of the options for Tracking Cookies Scan is: Remove - Automatically removes tracking cookies.
My dumb question: With this option, when does it remove the tracking cookies? After doing Quick Scan (Full Scan) or while I'm on the internet, removing the tracking cookies as I go along to the various sites?
Mine does as well Floating Red. Before the latest version I could click on the cookie in resolved threats and it gave me a list of all the cookies it removed. Now it doesn’t. Not that it’s an issue. It cleared some cookies last night during idle time full system scan.
I once set my tracking cookies to REMOVE and then had problems staying logged on to this site. Is "ask me" the safest setting for the average user?
I also use Tools> "clear private data">check cookies> delete before I close Firefox after surfing the net.
I empty the cookies out of IE7 control panel>internet options>General Tab>chose delete>Then delete cookies >pop up click on yes then ok my way out.That way I leave no cookies for Norton!! And if I forget NIS2009 picks them up.FWIW
I once set my tracking cookies to REMOVE and then had problems staying logged on to this site. Is "ask me" the safest setting for the average user?
That's unusual. The cookies are only detected / removed during a scan, either quick of full. They are not processed "on the fly", so that should not have caused a problem with you staying logged on. It may have been a coincidence with something else - intermittent connection, etc.
"Ask me" is the default setting for Tracking Cookie Scan.
Hmmm ok It may have been when this site was being tweaked/adjusted as that is when most of the problems I have encountered have occured.Thanks for your answer,I have just set it to remove now so will see what happens.