Question by Da Bears.: how come i always have an adware tracking cookie when i do a scan?
My system self scans once a week, and every time it’s done scanning, i see..<<<...Adware.tracking cookie........>>>it is a low risk threat but what does it mean………….I think it has something to with spam, but i am not sure………..
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Answer by the_madrussian
You keep getting those cookies from websites you go to. They can be contained in ad banners. They’re pretty harmless.
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either one of the programs that you have run or a web page you have viewed has placed that cookie there,this is common.I scan after every use of the Internet and my junk mail has become less !!
If you’re running Lavasoft’s Adaware than you’ll get a cookie from them because they’ll check to see if you’re definitions are up to date…If they’re not than you’ll get the message indicating as such…They use the cookie to track your Adaware installation and it’s being valid. PEACE!
A tracking cookie is a code from a website you’ve visited. It is used to remember you the next time you visist. However, it can also be used to track your other online activities. It’s best to delete them.
It is normal that it finds tracking cookies.
Cookies
Cookies are actually harmless text files that certain websites will place onto the hard drive of your computer. Your Internet Browser will then load the information into memory while you are visiting their site. The Cookie itself, actually takes up very little space and acts as an identification card for the visiting site. You can compare this to visiting your favorite restaurant where your food server will usually remember certain aspects of how you like your food prepared and what you usually order. This information would obviously be based upon his familiarity of your prior visits. Well Cookies actually act in a similar manner and do not contain viruses as a virus must be executable file.