But, I am rarely in favor of any application doing fully automated deletions though I can see for some areas it would be okay. Speaking for myself I just don't like the delete options offered by the browsers and finally settled on the Cookie AutoDelete plugin that for me works well.Īs for Storage Sense - I have looked at it a few times and for me it does not have enough granular control for my liking. BAM!! Logged back into the site and was working 100% like it was supposed to. Finally out of desperation he allowed me to delete his cookie. After spending an entire day doing all types of fixes, cleaning, etc the website still refused to work as he expected it. Removing them from time to time does help and I proved it to a large company CEO once as he was adamant that I could not remove his cookies. Coming back a second or third time with that same cookie is when and where you're going to really get your system more analyzed in some cases.Ĭookies can and do get corrupted over time. Blocking cookies outright is such a very small portion of your privacy. If you're that concerned about privacy that you want or need to block a cookie ahead of time then you really need to look at using something a lot more secure like booting from randomized Linux Live CDs., or Qubes OS, or at minimum the Tor Browser. Out right blocking does create problems for many sites and for the "average" users can create a less than optimal browsing experience. I have been over this many times on many websites. You'll get relief from the malware temporarily, but each time that Trojan/backdoor installs and comes online, it's exfiltrating your data so you really aren't doing anything to protect yourself. Think of it like allowing a backdoor or Trojan to install on your system regularly, but being OK with it because you remove it every time you reboot your system. You can delete cookies after the fact if you wish, however if they are getting recreated every time you visit websites, and you just delete them when you're done browsing, they are being used to track you during each browser session. the likes of Ghostery, Disconnect, Privacy Badger, and of course, Malwarebytes Browser Guard).
For years, both Spybot Search & Destroy and Spywareblaster blocked cookies using the registry for IE and any browser or application that honors the IE cookie handling settings stored in the registry (for example, Windows Media Player, which pulls its cookie handling policy directly from IE's settings though I don't know if this applies to Windows 10 and MS Edge).Īll current browsers have options for changing how cookies are handled, so if cookies are a concern I recommend using your browser's options to block them, otherwise using a privacy oriented browser add-on may be the best solution (i.e.
The trouble is, this will break any website where you sign in or customize any preferences/settings so blocking cookies selectively based on their purpose and source is generally the best method, similar to blocking trackers and ad servers. If you don't want sites to be able to use cookies to track your online activities, you must block the cookies to begin with so that they are never created in the first place. This is why I've always had a problem with anti-spyware and anti-malware scanners that detect cookies, because it is pointless and they are doing their users a disservice by creating a false sense of security. The problem with browser cookies is that removing them after the fact does little good with regards to protecting your privacy. Endpoint Detection & Response for Servers