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Ad -Aware question
jenniewb
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Hi, I am hopeing someone knows the answer to this as I haven't a clue!
I have started to use Ad Aware again on my Desktop computer and every time I scan my computer, I get 0 Critical Objects and loads of tracking cookies in the privicy objects tab.
So seeing the scan results, I click to "Finish" and get a message saying there are "Un handled objects" and am I "sure I want to finish" which slightly unnerves me- am I doing the right thing? is there any threat by just finishing on the basis there are no critical objects to deal with?
I think the "unhandled objects" are the tracking cookies (atm there are 185, is this excessive?) I am reluctant to erase the tracking cookies as I like my passwords being automaticly remembered- I have altered my internet settings so all the important passwords are not saved (eg stuff like email account) and just kept it to random survey sites or shopping sites where I have never shopped and just window shopped.
I have started to use Ad Aware again on my Desktop computer and every time I scan my computer, I get 0 Critical Objects and loads of tracking cookies in the privicy objects tab.
So seeing the scan results, I click to "Finish" and get a message saying there are "Un handled objects" and am I "sure I want to finish" which slightly unnerves me- am I doing the right thing? is there any threat by just finishing on the basis there are no critical objects to deal with?
I think the "unhandled objects" are the tracking cookies (atm there are 185, is this excessive?) I am reluctant to erase the tracking cookies as I like my passwords being automaticly remembered- I have altered my internet settings so all the important passwords are not saved (eg stuff like email account) and just kept it to random survey sites or shopping sites where I have never shopped and just window shopped.
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Yup, nowt to worry about - you can safely ignore these, they can only be accessed by the websites that created them.0
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Erasing tracking cookies should leave your login cookies alone.0
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thankyou! advice very much appreciated
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