It would be a good idea to include flash cookie detection. Found this article on the web about how flash cookies can now be used to track a user. I'm not sure if ccleaner detects these or not.
thank you for your time.
CCleaner does detect flash cookies. See this thread for an explanation Flash cookies
CCleaner does detect flash cookies. See this thread for an explanation Flash cookies
Hi Glenn,
I looked over the thread and it looks like I have to add the folder to ccleaner, is that correct?
Although CCleaner now cleans Flash Cookies (settings.sol files), for some reason it isn't cleaning the following two locations:
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys
and...
C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq_Owner\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\Z4PLHKBB
The bold number is a "salted" number, and will be different on your PC.
This location appears to be a favourite storage area for flash cookies containing settings and logon details for various web sites, but it's also used to deposit the stuff with no use whatsoever, so it's worth checking out before adding to CCleaners "Include" routine.
Remember to check the "Custom Files And Folders" box in "CCleaner\Windows\Advanced" for the "Include" to work.
Definitively another vote on clearing these intrusive *.sol "supercookies" ...
Of course manual clean is possible, but CCleaner should clean them w/o user intervention