Chrome and Malware

[Henry]

Running WinXP Pro SP3 with all updates.

Running SuperAntiSpyware free addition for malware finds.
I run SuperAntiSpyware two times before I do the following:

If I go to any site using IE8 and then run SAS I get 0-10 tracking cookies.

If I go to any site using Google Chrome and then run SAS I get upwards
of 400 tracking cookies.

This is very consistent.

Does anyone know how to stop Chrome from allowing so many tracking cookies?

Thanks

Henry

 

[gargoyle60]

I stopped using Google Chrome and uninstalled it from my XP machine when I noticed extra bloatware
being added to my msconfig for boot loading.

 

[glee]

Running WinXP Pro SP3 with all updates.

Running SuperAntiSpyware free addition for malware finds.
I run SuperAntiSpyware two times before I do the following:

If I go to any site using IE8 and then run SAS I get 0-10 tracking
cookies.

If I go to any site using Google Chrome and then run SAS I get upwards
of 400 tracking cookies.

This is very consistent.

Does anyone know how to stop Chrome from allowing so many tracking
cookies?

Thanks

Henry

Manage your cookies and site data - Google Chrome Help
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

 

[Henry]

Manage your cookies and site data - Google Chrome Help
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647

Thanks. I followed your link and found the privacy settings. As usual, what
it says on the site and what I actually have is different. I have the
following in my version of Chrome:

Allow local data to be set (recommended)
Keep local data only until I quit my browser
Block sites from setting any data
Block third-party cookies and site data

The site you sent me to has:

Delete cookies
Block cookies by default
Allow cookies by default
Keep cookies and site data by default until you quit your browser
Make exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains

I chose Block third-party cookies and site data.

I then went to a site with Chrome and then ran SuperAntiSpyware and it only
found 5 tracking cookies so that must be OK. I don't know what will happen
when I go to a site that requires this.

Henry

 

[dadiOH]

Thanks. I followed your link and found the privacy settings. As
usual, what it says on the site and what I actually have is
different. I have the following in my version of Chrome:

Allow local data to be set (recommended)
Keep local data only until I quit my browser
Block sites from setting any data
Block third-party cookies and site data

The site you sent me to has:

Delete cookies
Block cookies by default
Allow cookies by default
Keep cookies and site data by default until you quit your browser
Make exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains

I chose Block third-party cookies and site data.

I then went to a site with Chrome and then ran SuperAntiSpyware and
it only found 5 tracking cookies so that must be OK. I don't know
what will happen when I go to a site that requires this.

If you select this choice - Keep cookies and site data by default until you
quit your browser - you will never have to wonder. While you browse, you'll
get tons of cookies; when you close the browser, all will be deleted.

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dadiOH
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[Robert Macy]

If you select this choice - Keep cookies and site data by default until you
quit your browser - you will never have to wonder.  While you browse, you'll
get tons of cookies; when you close the browser, all will be deleted.

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dadiOH
____________________________

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I have a lot of sites that have registration stored in the cookies. Is
there anyway to keep those 26 and throw away all the new ones?

 

[Stefan Patric]

If you select this choice - Keep cookies and site data by default until
you quit your browser - you will never have to wonder. While you
browse, you'll get tons of cookies; when you close the browser, all will
be deleted.

An extreme solution, and as many sites use cookies to store your personal
configurations of that site, you would have to redo the configuration
each and every time you visited it.

To the OP: As far as blocking "tracking' cookies, I would first try in
Chrome's Settings->Show Advance Settings->Privacy: "Do Not Track."
There are also "Do Not Track" plugins. But none of this actually blocks
tracking. It only requests the server not to. Strictly voluntary on the
servers part.

Also, there are other "privacy" settings there. Under Privacy->Content
Settings->Cookies->Manage Exceptions, you can "block" or "allow" or
"clear on exit" specific sites from setting any and all cookies. Lots of
other privacy options there, too.

Stef

 

[dadiOH]

I have a lot of sites that have registration stored in the cookies. Is
there anyway to keep those 26 and throw away all the new ones?

Yes. The setting is found - oddly enough - in Opera, Tools, Preferences,
Advanced, Cookies.

The actual language for the setting I mentioned is, "Delete *new* cookies
when exiting Opera". That means you can load up on whatever cookies you
want *before* setting the above option and any new cookies in the future
will be deleted when you close the browser.

You can retain all cookies from a site or sites, domain or domains too. For
example, suppose you have it set to delete new cookies and you visit
www.new-stock-broker.com, like it and want to keep its cookies; you do so by
right clicking the page and selecting "Edit Site Preferences" from the pop
up menu. That opens a window with several tabs; select the cookie tab and
*uncheck* "Delete new cookies when exiting Opera". Unticking it affects
only the site you have in your browser, nothing else.

More details via Opera Help...
http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/en/cookies.html


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dadiOH
____________________________

Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race?
Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net

 

[Robert Macy]

Yes.  The setting is found - oddly enough - in Opera, Tools, Preferences,
Advanced, Cookies.

The actual language for the setting I mentioned is, "Delete *new* cookies
when exiting Opera".  That means you can load up on whatever cookies you
want *before* setting the above option and any new cookies in the future
will be deleted when you close the browser.

You can retain all cookies from a site or sites, domain or domains too.  For
example, suppose you have it set to delete new cookies and you visitwww.new-stock-broker.com, like it and want to keep its cookies; you do so by
right clicking the page and selecting "Edit Site Preferences" from the pop
up menu.  That opens a window with several tabs; select the cookie tab and
*uncheck* "Delete new cookies when exiting Opera".  Unticking it affects
only the site you have in your browser, nothing else.

More details via Opera Help...http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/en/cookies.html

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dadiOH
____________________________

Winters getting colder?  Tired of the rat race?
Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out...http://www.floridaloghouse.net

WOW! Thanks for that info!

It seems every time I turn around Opera has already done what I wanted
to do and usually didn't know I wanted to do it yet

 

[glee]

Yes. The setting is found - oddly enough - in Opera, Tools,
Preferences, Advanced, Cookies.

The actual language for the setting I mentioned is, "Delete *new*
cookies when exiting Opera". That means you can load up on whatever
cookies you want *before* setting the above option and any new cookies
in the future will be deleted when you close the browser.

You can retain all cookies from a site or sites, domain or domains
too. For example, suppose you have it set to delete new cookies and
you visit www.new-stock-broker.com, like it and want to keep its
cookies; you do so by right clicking the page and selecting "Edit Site
Preferences" from the pop up menu. That opens a window with several
tabs; select the cookie tab and *uncheck* "Delete new cookies when
exiting Opera". Unticking it affects only the site you have in your
browser, nothing else.

More details via Opera Help...
http://help.opera.com/Windows/11.50/en/cookies.html

Yes.... I've been using Opera for years.... but what does this have to
do with the question about Chrome?

 

[dadiOH]

Yes.... I've been using Opera for years.... but what does this have to
do with the question about Chrome?

OP asked how to minimize his cookie population, Chrome has similar options
to Opera, he chose "Block third-party cookies and site data".

I suggested "If you select this choice - Keep cookies and site data by
default until you
quit your browser - you will never have to wonder. While you browse, you'll
get tons of cookies; when you close the browser, all will be deleted."

Macy then asked me a detail about that suggestion, I knew he used Opera so
replied to him with info for that.

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dadiOH
____________________________

Winters getting colder? Tired of the rat race?
Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out... http://www.floridaloghouse.net

 

[Robert Macy]

OP asked how to minimize his cookie population, Chrome has similar options
to Opera, he chose "Block third-party cookies and site data".

I suggested "If you select this choice - Keep cookies and site data by
default until you
quit your browser - you will never have to wonder.  While you browse, you'll
get tons of cookies; when you close the browser, all will be deleted."

Macy then asked me a detail about that suggestion, I knew he used Opera so
replied to him with info for that.

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dadiOH
____________________________

Winters getting colder?  Tired of the rat race?
Taxes out of hand? Maybe just ready for a change?
Check it out...http://www.floridaloghouse.net

Apologies to the OP for hijackingthe thread a bit, but we're all here
to learn and your response applies to whether I use Chrome or Opera on
the WinXP [only fired up occasionally to use those 'troublesome'
websites - like the IRS, govt services, county maps, etc]