I am using CCleaner Free current version 6.25.11093, and notice tracking cookies (Options -> Cookies) always remain whether I am using the standard 'Health Check' or the 'Custom Clean' routines. My preferred browser is Chrome, which is listed to be cleaned in the 'Custom Clean' routine.
Every time I go online, I get dozens of mostly tracking cookies that must be cleaned.
I am forced to manually open (Options -> Cookies) and delete the cookies every time.
Health Check never touches them.
Yes: I have manually selected my personally approved cookies (such as Microsoft.com) to remain ... but how do I configure CCleaner to routinely clean the cockroach cookies that show up every time I go online?
Is your Chrome synced?
If so then whenever CCleaner removes the cookies, browser cache, etc. from you machine the syncing will just put them back again from the cloud.
That's what browser syncing does, it stores all that info in the cloud and sends it to any of your devices that don't have it already (or have had it removed).
To stop that happening you have to remove all that information from your synced account and turn off the browser syncing.
Note that there will always be a few cookies to be cleaned. (but usually less than 10 or so), that's just the way computers work.
PS. Are you aware that from earlier this month Custom Clean is in a process of being made a 'Pro only' feature in CCleaner?
For some users Custom Clean has already stopped working in CCleaner Free, so they have to use Health Check only, or buy a Pro licence if they want to Keep using Custom Clean.
See: <a href="<___base_url___>/topic/67171-ccleaner-62411060-will-not-do-a-custom-clean/" ipsnoembed="true" rel="">https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/67171-ccleaner-62411060-will-not-do-a-custom-clean/</a>
it's not hard to pick up lots of tracking-cookies if they are not blocked in some way. you could set your browsers to block third-party cookies. that is what i do.
there's a difference between removing cookies and permanently removing them. i think that what you are saying is that you are findng that the cookies keep coming back, and have to be removed, again. again, you can set your browsers to block third-party cookies, which will solve that problem.
also, using an ad-blocker browser-extension, like "ublock origin" for example, also would help to block third-party cookies.
i also would recommend using the "malwarebytes browser guard" browser-extension. it blocks lots of malicious URLs.
i also use the "noscript" browser-extension. microsoft has long recommended restricting javascript from running, except on trusted websites. the "noscript" browser-extension allows you to do that, to restrict javascript from running except on websites that you trust. "noscript" allows you to temporarily allow javascipt on a webpage as needed.
One thing with adblockers though is they can partially break some shopping sites (unless sites deemed OK by the user are set as allowed) such as the product images might not work as intended, such as zooming in.
Ahh --- All helpful information to my question!
1) nukecad
put his finger on it: I do SYNC my Chrome into the Cloud, as it's helpful to synch all my bookmarks, passwords, plugins, and browser history across my Desktop+Laptop and iPhone+iPad. So: I'm opting in for Zombie Cookies that come back and back and back. OK. I can live with that.
2. redwolfe_98
is right. I do thin out The Hoard of Zombies using Malwarebytes Browser (and the paid Malwarbytes + BitDefender too) to guard my PC gate from villians. My uBlock Origin (2) advertising screen works OK too. What is left looks like the cost of going online.
3. Andavari
is right. Adblockers can muck up purchases, particularly PopUp info.
SO
Thanks to all!
I've learned my choice(s) to Synch Chrome across my devices cost me cockroach cookies that never die. I can live with that. CCleaner does a pretty good job in spite of that. Thanks, all!!!
You can clear out the zombies that you no longer need using the Sync management, if you can be bothered to take the time that is.
But yes, using syncing rather defeats the object of browser cleaning so you have to decide on one or the other.