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| Thread ID: 111249 | 2010-07-19 22:09:00 | Same Aware found - Everyday - How to prevent? | kahawai chaser (3545) | Press F1 |
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| 1120421 | 2010-07-19 22:09:00 | I constantly get more or less the same batch of adware when scanning with SuperAntiSpware - mainly adware tracking cookies in the same folders: C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application data\etc. And other similar folders. In fact I can almost tell what adware for what folders before scanning - everyday - becoming annoying. I go to Amazon a lot - perhaps causing adware type cookies being embedded. I thought firewalls (Using Private Firewall 7 on XP) and resident Avast (Though displays/blocks "DCom Exploits") are supposed to block these along with tea timer in residence for Spybot. Or do they need pro versions or specific settings? Any ideas? Thanks. |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1120422 | 2010-07-19 22:38:00 | Try shutting done system restore. Do a scan remove malware start system restore. Some malware gets into system restore and the only to get rid of it is to shut it down. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1120423 | 2010-07-19 22:46:00 | I would not worry about most cookies and I don't bother deleting them. Have they caused you any harm in the past? |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1120424 | 2010-07-19 23:09:00 | Cookies are a necessary evil to navigate a lot of sites on the web. However their tracking ability is pretty worthless as long as you clean them out regularly. If you run CCleaner before adaware you wont get all those cookie's coming up as spyware. |
McRuff (12291) | ||
| 1120425 | 2010-07-19 23:30:00 | I constantly get more or less the same batch of adware when scanning with SuperAntiSpware - mainly adware tracking cookies in the same folders: C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Application data\etc. And other similar folders. . Thats normal. They come back. You could block them in your browser but you'll find loads of sites complain and don't load properly then. Just let the anti-malware clean them. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1120426 | 2010-07-20 00:23:00 | If you clean out the PC when finished every day/night, then you wont get any . Use Ccleaner when finished for the day, it will remove all the cookies, only takes a few seconds to run . |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1120427 | 2010-07-20 00:37:00 | Set Internet option to delete temp internet files on exit. Not a fix but may help. Unfortunately, some sites wont allow access with cookies disabled (have tried) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1120428 | 2010-07-20 03:39:00 | OK. Good tips to run ccleaner/temp cleaning on exit, and at end of pc time or before running scanners, and closing system restore beforehand. Just wondering if the affected core folders could be intrinsically "shielded" to prevent cookies latching on. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1120429 | 2010-07-20 03:47:00 | As already said, if you stop/block cookies some sites wont work properly. And there's nothing you can do to fix them downloading to whatever folder. If you dont want them to be downloaded, then dont use browsers. Just remove them with ccleaner or something when you've finished using the browser | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1120430 | 2010-07-20 03:49:00 | Cookies don't 'latch on' to things at all, and they're intrinsically harmless. They're simple name / value pairs, usually stored as text files, and only ever stored where the browser decides they should be stored. They *never* end up in 'core' folders. Cookie data is sent to websites when the website you browse to matches the domain parameter of the stored cookie. This data is mainly used for session management (i.e. making sure you stay logged in to PressF1) and advertisement tracking. |
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