Getting rid of a "tracking cookie" for good?

Question

Every few days I do a system scan with Norton Internet Security and every time the only threat it comes up with is a Tracking Cookie, which it designates as a low risk. I have the program delete it and its back every time I scan. I'm assuming its some kind of program that a company uses to monitor my internet usage for marketing purposes, how do I get rid of it for good? I did a full system recovery a few months ago and it was there as soon as I did my first scan an hour later.

Answer 1

You re-infect yourself with these tracking cookies when you surf the web, every website you visit contains cookies; well the majority; many of for analytics have tracking cookies which are harmless, but scanners indicate they're space wasters and also detect them so the scanner itself can have another thing to show you that it's doing its job. you can disable cookies, but mind you if you visit any sites you will pick up these cookies again; it's nothing serious; i have about 2 from yahoo right now as we speak lol.

Answer 2

Go to your settings in alerts category for low level alerts select delete..tracking cookies are not a threat anyway unless you get a buildup of them on your computer.. I usually get a tracking cookie from yahoo answers...there just monitoring your browsing habits..so they can use the data to market their products more efficently...for more information....type in your search web.."what is a tracking cookie" i have norton 2009 and thats all is does is find tracking cookies my microsoft windows defender does a much better job at not letting an outside source download a program onto my computer without my consent...and it has caught and destroyed several trojans in the high risk category the last 2 months.

Answer 3

I recommend a program called CClener. It is a program that deletes unnecessary files such as cookies on your computer. You can google it and get a free download from their site. If not that, I also recommend nCleaner. It is like CCleaner, but it goes a bit deeper. It also has a few modding tools in it. Read the wikis or usage guide before using, but either should solve the problem if you use it daily.

Answer 4

One tracking cookie is not much to have.. Adware tracking cookies are the ones you watch out for. This might be a cookie keeping track of how many times you visit a web site.

Answer 5

Islam is six hundred years extra modern than Christianity. in case you look back in Christian background six hundred years in the past you will see there became right into a concern with the religion and there have been non secular wars and the church became into as quickly as back exerting a lot of rigidity on the governments of the time. in certainty in some aspects the church became into in certainty working the rustic in all components different than call. non secular persecution became into severe and many suffered by way of fact of it. maximum (if no longer all) religions substitute over the years. Christianity has replaced as cases have replaced with the progression of technology (which the church suppressed for years), innovations and preparation. by way of fact the western international more advantageous the church had to alter to handle and for sure the church chop up into many factions. Islam which as quickly as became into very more advantageous in technology, mechanics, preparation and medicine has long previous backwards (plenty as Christianity did interior the middle an prolonged time) by way of struggling with and differences of opinion of many clerics. So if it follows historic precedents it is going to interior the subsequent a hundred years see a number of differences that at present do no longer exist now. by way of fact the inhabitants grows and could become extra knowledgeable they'll probable choose a extra open non secular existence with better acceptance of alternative ideals. in basic terms time will tell if the hardcore non secular gadget of Islam as we communicate will substitute. it truly is going to be a war which will take a century or so.

Answer 6

Parasite Invasion & System Hostage counter measures are unfortunately not a "1 Step-10 second-fix" everyone would like.



Try malwarebytes to clean up your system:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html

SpywareBlaster for system wide, realtime protection:

http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwantispy.html



Wave after wave of money hungry advertising schemes are sweeping the entire internet.

Don't let the battalions of external parasites into your system in the first place by taking an active defense posture to stop these guys on the threshold and keep 'em out. These steps will help, but methods (vectors) constantly change.

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INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:

here check 'Override automatic....'; 'Allow session cookies'; 'Allow 1st party cookies' & 'Block 3rd Party Cookies'.

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FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy: Check 'Accept Cookies from sites'

& Un-Check 'Accept 3rd Party cookies'

Firefox add-on's

Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433

>> "NoScript" for Firefox will stop a lot of these adware/spyware & hijackers; and is the single most important thing you can do to prevent malware <<

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722

Use this feature to block unwanted advertising re-direct:

With NS running, down on the far right corner is a blue 'S' with a red line through it: right click that> tick 'forbid -------' &/or mark as 'untrusted'.

(Ticking all may reduce interactive behavior; enable just enough to get what's necessary to view the page)

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Rouge malware and server based spyware are becoming indisitnguishable & may cause multi-symptom effects on your system.

And worst of all, this spy/adware, records your clickstream & builds a profile of you with advertising conglomerate jackals.

Requires "Opt Out" and requires EVERY browser on EVERY machine be done...

Google here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html

Yahoo here: http://info.yahoo.com/relevantads/

NAI garbage here: http://networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

DoubleClick poison here: http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/dart_adserving.aspx

(List of 64 Yahoo! co-conspirator advertisers they inflict on users are listed here: http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/thirdparties/details.html)



When installing ANY new application, check the EULA for 'Toolbars' and/or other crud they try to slip past ya'.



**Astonishing new development**

Get this: the 'New' Yahoo, by default, allows your "Yahoo! Contacts (or Addresses)" computers, to send to whatever 3rd party software they have on THEIR computer, information about you! Can you believe that!!?

This is something you must terminate ASAP.



Go to your Yahoo! Mail: near the "Welcome (your name)", tick the 'Profile' link; next page, upper right corner, tick 'Settings'; next page, near the bottom is the box to uncheck.

And the deterioration of trust with Yahoo! grows...it's pathetic.



Good luck. :)

Answer 7

Tracking cookies are ok. Actually, they are somewhat helpful. Most websites require that you allow them. It is ok to delete them, but they are not harmful.

Answer 8

you will always get cookies when on the net,

the best thing to do is overide automatic cookie handling and block third party cookies.











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Answer 9

You won't. They're usually from banner ads that you experience while surfing the internet.