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Having selected certain sites to be included in the trusted Zone in IE6, and
set them to keep my log in information so that I don't have to log in each time I access them; if I run CCleaner, with 'cookies' selected to scan, or I do an AV scan, it seems that those settings have been removed, and I have to enter the log in info again. I cannot determine whether it is some setting in either of those applications, or something in the settings of the OS (XPProSP2) that does not like one or the other of those applications. I must add that those sites are still showing as they were in the Trusted zone. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Geoplay wrote:
Having selected certain sites to be included in the trusted Zone in IE6, and set them to keep my log in information so that I don't have to log in each time I access them; if I run CCleaner, with 'cookies' selected to scan, or I do an AV scan, it seems that those settings have been removed, and I have to enter the log in info again. I cannot determine whether it is some setting in either of those applications, or something in the settings of the OS (XPProSP2) that does not like one or the other of those applications. I must add that those sites are still showing as they were in the Trusted zone. Any help would be appreciated. Not sure what options you've got in your AV software or CCLeaner (I don't use the latter regularly) but you can save your "wanted" cookies out to another folder, so you can drag them back in when they get cleaned out by whatever cleaning method you're using. Another option - use Firefox with addins that will allow you to clean out only what you want (and FEBE to back up your profile/addins). |
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Well, IE will save the logon information for many of the sites in cookies,
so deleting cookies will delete the cached logon information. Why are you deleting cookies? Has someone convinced you that they are a security hazard? You'll get different opinions from different people, I've been doing Windows security for nearly 15 years now and have done a lot of deeply technical work as well as things at an executive management level. I don't think cookies are a security threat, the worst that can happen is someone (usually an online advertiser) uses cookies to try to track some of your surfing habits but there are ways to gather much of that information without cookies too. Cookies are just text files that a website can use to store some data unique to you so that your shopping cart or user preferences or whatever can be retrieved when you return, they are not executable files like a virus or trojan. Kurt Dillard "Geoplay" wrote in message ... Having selected certain sites to be included in the trusted Zone in IE6, and set them to keep my log in information so that I don't have to log in each time I access them; if I run CCleaner, with 'cookies' selected to scan, or I do an AV scan, it seems that those settings have been removed, and I have to enter the log in info again. I cannot determine whether it is some setting in either of those applications, or something in the settings of the OS (XPProSP2) that does not like one or the other of those applications. I must add that those sites are still showing as they were in the Trusted zone. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Having selected certain sites to be included in the trusted Zone in
IE6, and set them to keep my log in information so that I don't have to log in each time I access them; if I run CCleaner, with 'cookies' selected to scan, or I do an AV scan, it seems that those settings have been removed, and I have to enter the log in info again. I cannot determine whether it is some setting in either of those applications, or something in the settings of the OS (XPProSP2) that does not like one or the other of those applications. I must add that those sites are still showing as they were in the Trusted zone. Any help would be appreciated. There is a lot of controversey over what can and can not be done with cookies. They're "just" text files, but there are some nefarious uses for them. In most but not al cases, how "bad" they are is in the eye of the recipient and most are harmless or ever very useful as you are aware. Here are a couple links for your edification that seem to have pretty good handles on them: http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq/ an excellent FAQ & how-to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie http://www.cookiecentral.com/c_concept.htm Probably the worst thing about cookies for most people is it's possible to amass thousands of them which makes for an incredibly long folder list but they're small text files and take very little space in the overall scheme of things. I use WinPatrol to manage cookies (among other things); easy to set the ones I want to keep and kill the rest. Lots of handy features. Also free. HTH -- Regards, Twayne Open Office isn't just for wimps anymore; OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement www.openoffice.org |
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"Geoplay" wrote in message ... Having selected certain sites to be included in the trusted Zone in IE6, and set them to keep my log in information so that I don't have to log in each time I access them; if I run CCleaner, with 'cookies' selected to scan, or I do an AV scan, it seems that those settings have been removed, and I have to enter the log in info again. I cannot determine whether it is some setting in either of those applications, or something in the settings of the OS (XPProSP2) that does not like one or the other of those applications. I must add that those sites are still showing as they were in the Trusted zone. Any help would be appreciated. Well, IE will save the logon information for many of the sites in cookies, so deleting cookies will delete the cached logon information. Why are you deleting cookies? Has someone convinced you that they are a security hazard? You'll get different opinions from different people, I've been doing Windows security for nearly 15 years now and have done a lot of deeply technical work as well as things at an executive management level. I don't think cookies are a security threat, the worst that can happen is someone (usually an online advertiser) uses cookies to try to track some of your surfing habits but there are ways to gather much of that information without cookies too. Cookies are just text files that a website can use to store some data unique to you so that your shopping cart or user preferences or whatever can be retrieved when you return, they are not executable files like a virus or trojan. Kurt Dillard I respectfully submit that you may want to check out the links I posted for the OP. Things are a lot different today than they were a decade or more ago. Since cookies ARE small and are text files, a user will almost never notice when they do things, good bad or indifferent, and the "bad" ones are always done covertly. Most everything you said is true but there are the servers out there that might, and often do, use them for dastardly purposes, including bypassing your security systems given enough time to collect data. The more cookies you collect, the more chances are that a combo of them can give away personal information, especially if they contain log-on info. A cookie is an automatic, often unrecognized method of a remote server being able to connect to your machine: It asks for the cookie, sends some info back, and guess what; they are connected to you. It's not that literally simple, but that's the gist of it. IMO the major problem with cookies is that they are placed on one's hard drive covertly and without notice in most cases; never 100% good for the user. -- Regards, Twayne Open Office isn't just for wimps anymore; OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement www.openoffice.org |
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