How do i stop spyware cookies from being created in IE?

[JEDI]

i run adaware, and it finds spyware cookies everytime. i delete them. they come back.

is there a way to block these cookies from even being stored in IE?

 

[jfunk]

Under the pricavy tab, advanced button, in IE Options, you can change the way cookies are handled on your PC. By default it's probably accepting them all. You can change this to prompt you instead or not accept them at all.

They really aren't much of a big deal though. If you're getting cookies from sites that scare you, I'd suggest you stop visiting them.

 

[Nothinman]

Cookies are not spyware.

 

[Noema]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Cookies are not spyware.

 

[stash]

Cookies are not spyware++

But to help reduce spyware in general from getting on your machine, don't surf the web as an administrator.

edit: missed a somewhat critical word.

 

[mechBgon]

A couple additional tips:

1) in Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options, then click the Privacy tab on the Internet Options panel. Raise the slider to Medium-High and Ad-Aware should have a lot fewer eebil cookies to report.

2) if tracking cookies bother you, consider using SpywareBlaster from www.javacoolsoftware.com and Spybot Search & Destroy 1.4 from www.safer-networking.org.

 

[Nothinman]

Or use FF and set it to prompt whenever a site tries to store a cookie, it's a little annoying at first but once you get your preferences setup it's fine.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Or use FF and set it to prompt whenever a site tries to store a cookie, it's a little annoying at first but once you get your preferences setup it's fine.

I believe there's also a setting for only allowing cookies from the originating website, which might help stave off advertisers' cookies?

 

[Nothinman]

I believe there's also a setting for only allowing cookies from the originating website, which might help stave off advertisers' cookies?

Probably will, but I still like to be prompted because most sites work fine without cookies and a lot of sites like to set a GUID for no good reason.

 

[Link19]

In Internet Explorer, set it to override Automatic Cookies handling and tell it to block third party cookies, but accept first party cookies. Its third party cookies that are the enemy when it comes to tracking cookies. Third party cookies are pointless, so why even allow any to be put on your computer. Are there any websites that require third party cookies to login to or visit?

However, even with accepting first party cookies only, you will still get some tracking cookies showing up with Ad-Aware, but it will be significantly less. I just block all cookies, and make an excpetions list for all websites that I log in to, or sites that require to display.

 

[Nothinman]

Third party cookies are pointless, so why even allow any to be put on your computer. Are there any websites that require third party cookies to login to or visit?

I wouldn't be surprised if the MSN Passport stuff required it, they have a lot of stuff spread across different domains.