DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT listen this line of garbage
that "everyone" is saying. Most of the people saying it
have a vested interest in making you think they are a
problem. They ARE NOT! Most of the time they are used
by a host domain (such as msn.com, yahoo.com, google.com,
etc.) to store your preferences for that entire host
domain.
The reason they want you to think they are a problem, is
they can make a ton of money by selling you software you
DO NOT need, as most of these people are producing the
programs or are financially linked (i.e., investors,
employees, family member of an employee, etc.) to
companies that do so. There are programs that do nothing
but rid a system of cookies, what a RIP OFF! All you
have to do is got to Tools > Internet Options... in IE
and click on the 'Delete Cookies' button, and they are
removed, no need to spend ANY of your hard earned money
to remove them. They prey on the less less experienced
users, which most people are by the way, and make
thousands, if not millions selling applications that ARE
NOT needed.
Look back at the entire Y2K "problem." Many people and
businesses spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars
trying to fix this "problem." The problem was actually
patched well before 2000, just so you know. I checked to
see if my system would tell the correct date by setting
the date to after 12/31/99, and it worked absolutely
fine. I installed a free BIOS check program to make
certain that everything was fine with the BIOS, it was.
Many computer companies started addressing the entire Y2K
issue all the way back in 1995, not 1999 as we were all
lead to believe by the media. One reason that the media
did what they did about misrepresenting the facts is it
was profitable, VERY profitable. It allowed many news
agencies to come up with stories, mostly fictional
and "possible" senarios, that most people believed.
Which meant that many people would watch these
broadcasts, leading to an increase in advertising
revenue, where they make most, if not all, of their money.
As I said earlier, do not believe what others tell you
about cookies and other technologies relating to the
Internet and computers in general. Go talk to someone
who really knows what they are talking about. For
questions regarding the Internet, talk to a web
programmer/designer. For other issues about programs,
talk to a computer programmer. Most programmers, either
web or regular computer programs, will likely have a
degree in electrical engineering (such as myself),
computer science, or computer engineering.
Alan
-----Original Message-----
im not sure robin but everyone seems to think its not good
to have them..or have software that doesnt detect
themm...ive been told to delete cookies and files..every
week..by other users..computer users...so i do..im not
even sure how i would go about blocking them..and
why?...in my mind i figure to have them is good..am i
wrong..?..isnt the purpose of cookies so you can get to
places youve been on the web faster..(theres a trail there
for you...) in other words..do i have this wrong....some
places you go to require..cookies..to be set at a lower
level..and im not sure..this is good or bad thing...i
think good..i could be wrong....sorry for the
inconvenience....
me..
-----Original Message-----
Please define what you mean by "bad cookie". A cookie
is
a passive item of
text. It has no capability of being either good or bad.
Yes, you can delete cookies in control panel Internet Options. Why would
you feel the need to do this?
You can also configure your web browser to accept or block cookies. If you
are (for some reason) worried about cookies, surely it would be better to
block them getting installed in the first place, raher than relying on a
scanner to detect them later.
.....what is it that track eraser in the spyware
That feature is not yet in full working order.
--
Robin Walker [MVP Networking]
(e-mail address removed)
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