This is why I use Firefox, because it has an add-on called 'Better Privacy' which can find and remove hidden 'supercookies' called Local System Objects,
or LSOs, which don't show up on your regular cookie handling programs, and which unlike regular cookies, never expire. These can also contain executables (small programs) which can perform operations on your computer, sending home information, or actually redirecting you to another website which you probably hadn't planned on going to. So I suggest you get the Firefox browser and then download that extension called 'Better Privacy'. You can set it to work along with your regular cookie-clearing feature, to automatically remove those hidden LSOs or 'supercookies' along with other unwanted items. You may be glad you did.
Another smart move is to have a good security program, like Avast 7, which will warn you if you surf onto a site containing malware, and block it before you are infected by it. It warns you in time to get off that site and go to another safer one.
Hi Ray, Received this from a Glary Blogger.
ReplyDeleteSupercookies are nothing more than flash cookies....some idiot came up with that term supercookie....CC Cleaner will only delete cookies...but Glary Utilities will errase the Flash cookies....both programs are free and I use both of them regularly to keep the trash off the computer.......
Hi, Pete -
ReplyDeleteI use Glary Utilities too, but if you have Firefox, and the add-on
Better privacy, and configure it for dumping those flash cookies along with the others then you don't have to go into any other programs to be sure you got rid of them - it's all automatic, every time you close your browser and re-open it again, if you have configured it properly.