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Dell tech advised me to delete all cookies weekly. Good idea?
What do you all do about cookies? I've had my XPS 410 a year now, and I have never deleted a cookie (only temporary internet files.)
So if I am brave and delete all cookies AND if I keep a list of my "user name and password" for certain web sites, will I be OK?
I kept my old Windows 98 for 6 years and never deleted a single cookie! No telling how many thousands of them I had...
But my Trend Micro is always saying I am getting a cookie that is "gray ware" (what ever that means.) And I never know what to do about them.
Advice please.
Sara408
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January 14th, 2008 15:00
Personally I think it's a good idea to remove all cokies once in a while, just to get a fresh start again. You wont loose anything on it.
Quote from Wikipedia:
"HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term "cookie" is derived from "magic cookie," a well-known concept in UNIX computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies.
Cookies have been of concern for Internet privacy, since they can be used for tracking browsing behavior. As a result, they have been subject to legislation in various countries such as the United States and in the European Union. Cookies have also been criticized because the identification of users they provide is not always accurate and because they could potentially be a target of network attackers. Some alternatives to cookies exist, but each has its own uses, advantages and drawbacks.
Cookies are also subject to a number of misconceptions, mostly based on the erroneous notion that they are computer programs. In fact, cookies are simple pieces of data unable to perform any operation by themselves. In particular, they are neither spyware nor viruses, despite the detection of cookies from certain sites by many anti-spyware products.
Most modern browsers allow users to decide whether to accept cookies, but rejection makes some websites unusable. For example, shopping baskets implemented using cookies do not work if cookies are rejected."
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January 14th, 2008 16:00
I recommend you download and install CCLeaner. It is a simple, but powerful program that removes unused and temporary files from Windows machines. In it, you can see which Cookies are on your computer and tell it which ones not to delete when you run it. The program works great, costs nothing, and contains NO spyware/adware/malware.
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This site is good (65)
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Rating: This site is good
A great site with a nice simple interface. Lots of good download links.
Posted at 01/04/2008-09:32:08 AM by rmckee999, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
Posted at 12/20/2007-06:00:48 PM by RogueViper101, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
BEST!No comment.Better than download.com 1000X!
Posted at 12/17/2007-08:10:16 AM by Gex, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
Wow, this site is great! If you need some kind of freeware, or any old versions of some software, you can go here! Some times companies ruin their software with new versions of their software, but if your lucky, they just may have the old version. Don't believe these people that rate it red. The probably either don't use the site, or don't download any programs.
Posted at 12/01/2007-09:48:56 PM by garbagefan2, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
? its safe!?
Posted at 11/16/2007-04:39:14 PM by Terrum, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: Adware, spyware, or viruses
Yes many other people say this site is good, but would you trust any web site that knowingly lets virus on to there site?
Posted at 10/26/2007-11:40:21 AM by AL2000, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: Adware, spyware, or viruses
Posted at 10/25/2007-07:19:48 PM by ccsonyoutube, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: Adware, spyware, or viruses
Posted at 10/25/2007-07:19:29 PM by ccsonyoutube, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
Nice site. I been d/l for 1 & a half years and never have any problem with the softwares. I gave my vote for this site. But it doesn't mean I never take precaution for any software that I download. I 'google' it first before I d/l from this site, to make sure it really safe, especially the first time I'm using the software.
Posted at 10/22/2007-03:01:26 PM by yeepikaye, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: This site is good
Excellent Site! Very safe to use and to get latest you should use it frequently and very few people say it unsafe so it's safe too.
Posted at 10/21/2007-05:50:16 AM by John boss, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
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Dodgy site.
Posted at 01/02/2008-08:37:20 PM by SeanW, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 6 / 9 ]
Rating: Bad shopping experience
not good
Posted at 01/02/2008-03:00:59 PM by shahab123, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: Bad shopping experience
I clicked on an ad for windows anti-spyware. The landing went through at least one redirection before coming to rest at errorsmart.com. I read through the site and, as a reviewer noted below, could not find any contact information or physical location. When I looked up the domain, it was registered by proxy. These two things taken together prove that buying from this site will likely result in a bad shopping experience.
Posted at 12/27/2007-03:07:20 AM by TangoU, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 4 / 9 ]
Posted at 11/20/2007-07:39:26 PM by BlakeC, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 2 / 9 ]
Rating: Bad shopping experience
Misleading and deceptive. The site is trying to sell products by associating third party products with biggies. Moreover even when you r buying you pay but don't really get the product.
Posted at 11/18/2007-11:51:47 PM by Navigator, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
Rating: Bad shopping experience
I signed up for their ErrorSmart software. The bank took my payment but no authorisation code has been received.
Posted at 11/14/2007-02:45:24 AM by alanrclarke, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 1 / 9 ]
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its like a rouge antispyware
Posted at 11/04/2007-03:49:22 PM by ANoobishAV, Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 0 / 9 ]
In a previous review, I pointed out several examples of deceptive sales and business tactics that are used by the people that run this site, including:
• A history of exploiting the names of legitimate anti-spyware programs
• Unsubstantiated claims like "award-winning"
• A total lack of credible contact information
• Promotion of the same software on numerous clone sites
• Encouraging affiliates to relentlessly promote the software, resulting in numerous bogus "review" web sites
Ben Edelman recently discovered that these people are STILL exploiting the names of legitimate anti-spyware programs. In his reviews of antispyware.com, spywarebot.com and tune-pc.com, he said:
"Misleading Google ads falsely describe this product as 'Microsoft AntiSpyware' when in fact it comes from an independent third party."
http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/antispyware.com/postid/?p=509409#post509409
Posted at 10/08/2007-05:19:45 PM by dean, Experienced Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 9 / 9 ]
Rating: Bad shopping experience
The people that run this site bill themselves as, well I don't really know. I do know that they run a smorgasbord of sites which include the following:
adwarealert.com
antispyware.com
errorkiller.com
errorsmart.com
evidenceeraser.com
macrovirus.com
malwarebot.com
regclean.com
registrybot.com
registrysmart.com
regsweep.com
restore-pc.com
spywarebot.com
spywareremover.com
They have a sketchy past which includes having AdwareAlert listed on Spywarewarrior's list of rogues. Subsequently, it was removed.
http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#adw-alert_note
Another one of their programs, SpywareBot (spywarebot.com) continues to be listed as a rogue because it exploits the name of another anti-spyware program, Spybot Search & Destroy. According to Spywarewarrior, AdwareAlert and SpywareBot are the same program.
Many vendors these days operate in a grey area. Their products are not trojans nor are they considered to be first-tier products in their field. Instead of focusing their efforts on software development, instead they choose to focus on affiliate marketing. This is the path that the people behind these sites have chosen. If you click on the affiliate link on any of these sites, you will find various promos that include statements like "Join Our Affiliate Program And Earn 75% Profit!"
Contact information (or the lack of same) is another method the potential buyer can use to separate real developers from mere promoters. On the sites mentioned above, you won't find any meaningful contact information. No postal address. No phone numbers. No names of any person. Their sites are registered through Domains by Proxy. Does this sound anything like what legitimate businesses do?
On one of their sites (macrovirus.com), they claim that "MacroVirus is the Award-Winning Total Security Solution." Oh really? If you do a search on the web sites of AV-Comparatives (av-comparatives.org) and Virus Bulletin (virusbtn.com), you won't find any mention of the software sold at macrovirus.com.
If MacroVirus was a legitimate anti-virus program, they would be participating in at least one of these programs, as most true industry leaders do. Other promotional statements like "world's leading privacy protection software company" appear on their other sites as well.
All payments are processed through ClickBank. Nothing more needs to be said about that. They liberally advertise "free scan" or "free download" but you soon find out that it isn't possible to do anything meaningful with the program until it is registered.
Finally, can anyone here tell me about a legitimate product they have bought where 75% of the purchase price went to the sales person? There are recognized products from industry leaders that post real contact information on their sites and do not have, or need, affiliates relentlessly promoting their products. Furthermore, these products cost about the same as you would pay at one of the above sites. All of this is very likely to add up to a Bad Shopping Experience. The choice is yours to make.
Posted at 08/11/2007-02:26:13 AM by dean, Experienced Reviewer , View profile [ Reputation score: 9 / 9 ]
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Logitec Cordless Desktop Wave Keyboard & Mouse
HP Scanjet G4010 Photo Flatbed Scanner
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Message Edited by LeahcimAz on 01-14-2008 11:13 AM
Message Edited by LeahcimAz on 01-14-2008 11:13 AM
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January 14th, 2008 18:00
Windows Vista Ultimate
McAfee Security Center
Microsoft Office 2007
Intel® Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz 1066 MHz
4Gb Crucial DDR2 PC2-6400DDR2-800 SLI-Ready
Qty.(1) Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Hard Drive
Qty.(2) Seagate Barracuda 500Gb Hard Drive
nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX 786Mb Memory
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Sound Card
Liteon 16X DVD-ROM
Liteon 16X DVD-RW
Broadcom 5754 Ethernet NIC NetXtreme
Dell 24" LCD Monitor
Logitec Cordless Desktop Wave Keyboard & Mouse
HP Scanjet G4010 Photo Flatbed Scanner
Canon i950s Photo Printer
Message Edited by LeahcimAz on 01-14-2008 12:24 PM
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