CCleaner 2.30.1130
Windows 7 x64
Norton nternet Security 2010
Everytime I run a Norton AV scan *after* using CCleaner, it (Norton) always finds anywhere between 3-9 "tracking cookies" that were left behind and NOT removed by CCleaner (see image).
Is there a reason why CCleaner is not removing ALL cookies on my system? By it's DEFAULT settings, are there folders that it does not clean that may contain browser cookies?
Can someone please tell me how to correct this (adjusting settings maybe)?
Thanks.
Possible flash cookie?
Does CCleaner not clean flash cookies?
If not, how can you add this to CCleaner.
Thanks.
ident
April 17, 2010, 9:15pm
4
applications - multimedia - flash
ident
April 18, 2010, 1:23am
6
shame norton does not show the location.
I cleaned a computer yesterday with over 200 infections, Norton failed to spot one.
Just a thought.
Alan_B
April 18, 2010, 8:59pm
7
Looks like Norton is using scareware tactics.
It is finding problems it refuse to fix and says you have to fix them.
Does it also have a screen that offers (for a fee) an up-grade to a version that is enabled to fix ! ! !
Flash Cookies seem to appear in various new places.
So far I have the lot covered by adding to WinApp2.ini
FileKey1=%APPDATA%\Macromedia\Flash Player\|*.*|RECURSE
FileKey4=%APPDATA%\Adobe\Flash Player\|*.*|RECURSE
That gets rid of all Flash settings as well - but I never wanted Flash in the first place.
Another possibility might be to visit Adobe - I think they have a place to detect and remove flash cookies.
Alan
Alan_B
April 19, 2010, 3:05pm
9
Oh Hazel, too late ! ! !
It does not find any of my cookies, because 5 minutes before I saw your post I ran CC and they all got zapped.
Yes, that is the site I vaguely remembered.
I am sure your link will be helpful to many who come on this topic.
Regards
Alan
Nergal
April 20, 2010, 12:44am
10
me thinks norton is either
reading the cookies.dat file (which is I believe cleaned when restart happens after running ccleaner)
or
finding cookies in a non-normal place
try to track down the location of the file jazzy@go.com