[Neurorad]

I ran SpySweeper before logging in, quarantined several cookies.

Then I logged in to e90post, read and posted, then logged out.

Then I ran SpySweeper again, and it found 3 cookies:
about cookie
tacoda cookie
atlas dmt cookie

None appear to be malicious (all low risk), and I guess e90post needs to make money somehow.

I have thousands of other cookies on my PC that SpySweeper doesn't deem to be as risky as these 3.

Tacoda cookie, and I'm guessing the other 2 are similar, puts up ads that are targeted to me.

[garyhgaryh]

do you even know what cookies are for? Of course e90 post adds cookies. That's how it knows it's me whenever I visit e90post on a particular browser.

[Stronie]

MMMMM.......coookies.........

[UncleWede]

I'm guessing we get more and more as more and more vendors vie for that spot on the top of each page.

[radix]

There's only one way to find out... Eat them and see if they taste like a BMW. Licking your car should suffice for comparison.

[Neurorad]

Originally Posted by garyhgaryh

do you even know what cookies are for? Of course e90 post adds cookies. That's how it knows it's me whenever I visit e90post on a particular browser.

The auto sign-in adds a cookie, but it isn't pick up as malware. I understand a cookie is needed for auto sign-in, but spyware software doesn't touch that.

I'm talking about adware.

[Design1314]

Can I have some cookies? (:)

[Design1314]

(:: ))

[mds82]

dont run SpySweeper - that is the biggest load of crap out there. if you want anything that remotely scans your pc for problems get HijackThis and a decent antivirus program - not Symantec Internet Security though - that is also Crap!

[Neurorad]

Originally Posted by mds82

dont run SpySweeper - that is the biggest load of crap out there. if you want anything that remotely scans your pc for problems get HijackThis and a decent antivirus program - not Symantec Internet Security though - that is also Crap!

I get Spysweeper free through work. AFAIK, does the job for spyware.

HiJack This, I thought, just gives you a snapshot of how your PC is running (active processes, etc).

Do you know of a good Spyware/malware program? I haven't used Spybot S&D in a year or so - I'm concerned that it isn't legit. I used Ad-Aware for about a year, worked OK. I've heard good things about Trend's products.

[mds82]

symantec antivirus corporate edition 10.1, if you can find a copy.

[Neurorad]

Originally Posted by mds82

symantec antivirus corporate edition 10.1, if you can find a copy.

I don't like Norton; System Works used to do exactly what Windows already did, with a good-looking front end. It was a rip, a fraud.

[mds82]

system works is crap, the corporate edition is very light on the system and does a good job