Daddy''''''''s Gurl said:
Does anyone know how to "successfully and permanently" remove
Cookie_DoubleClick from their computer. I have Trend Micro which I
run
weekly and each week it removes that spyware, but apparently short
term. I
did see one suggestion to go to Root Drive\Windows\cookies but I don't
even
know where the Root Drive is?!? I even did a Search and found
nothing.
I would greatly appreciate someone's help with this! Thank You!!!
Daddy's Gurl
Many legitimate websites use tracking cookies (from doubleclick and
similar agencies). Trend Micro and other security software can remove
these cookies at regular intervals - but in my opinion, you should take
steps to prevent them from the outset.
To block cookies from a specified website, you can open Internet
Explorer. Then, click on Tools | Internet Options | Privacy | Sites -
and add the cookie addresses to the list of blocked sites. For
instance, to block cookies from doubleclick, you would add
"doubleclick.com" and "doubleclick.net" to the blocked list.
However, you can change the cookie handling defaults in Internet
Explorer, to restrict the use of this type of cookie. Click on Tools |
Internet Options | Privacy | Advanced. Then, change the default
settings to the following suggestion - which works for me:
Override automatic cookie handling - Yes
First Party Cookies - accept
Third Party Cookies - prompt
Always allow session cookies - Yes.
These settings should not interfere with legitimate cookies from
websites that you visit. Without these cookies, the websites may
prevent access to individual pages.
However, Internet Explorer will seek approval, before it accepts any
cookie where the domain name and the cookie name differs in any way.
You will need to exercise discretion, so for instance, the
www.britishairways.co.uk, the website might want to load a cookie in the
name of
www.britishairways.com - which would be acceptable.
Most tracking cookies report back to third party organisations.
Consequently, the setting will always prompt for your approval, before
Internet Explorer will accept tracking cookies from
www.doubleclick.com,
www.2o7.com,
www.207.net,
www.addfreestats.com - or similar domains.
Every time you are prompted to accept an unwanted tracking cookie, you
should add it to the blocked list. This creates a comprehensive list of
blocked cookies - and you will not receive any further prompts for those
sites.
