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    toydajo Posts: 13, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Mar 1, 2006, 11:01 PM
    Cookies
    Is there a page where I can find out who owns the cookies that keep appearing when I do scan??

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    Mar 2, 2006, 06:38 AM
    HI,
    When you scan; do you mean such as using Spyware scans, like AdAware?
    The "owner" of the cookies will the website the cookie is for.
    If you are referring to spyware scans, there is a free, very good, program I use that will block these from gettting into the computer in the first place.
    It's called SpyWare Blaster from
    http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbupdate.html

    I do wish you the best. And, if you mean something different, please post back.
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    Mar 2, 2006, 06:58 AM
    You could always open up the cookie and read it. It is simply a small text file. Some operating systems may give a warning dialog box about opening a System file but not to worry - read it.
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    #4

    Mar 2, 2006, 07:03 AM
    A quick look in my cookies folders shows all cookies using a name format like:

    [email protected]

    For example

    [email protected]

    So that cookie would have been set during a visit to cbs.com.
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    toydajo Posts: 13, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 2, 2006, 07:31 PM
    Actually I use the Norton package. I was having problems so I uninstalled it and then reinstalled it then went to trend and found a file that had no info on it. And two cookies that also had no info according to trend... deleted them and now just wondering if there is a way to find their origin...
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    Apr 2, 2006, 09:08 PM
    And if you do happen back in here, thanks for the info I forgot to check the actual www. Before letting trend delete them. But I have had them back since then and it was one of the sites I probably shouoldn't be on anyway that was dumping files into my PC. This OneCare by windows is actually giving me an option on cookies so I just block them. Thanks Again for the info...

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