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acenyc
2012-10-02, 00:09
When I run Spybot it doesn't detect any cookies, but when I run Hitman pro right after spybot, it detects over 30 cookies. What's up with Spybot?

tashi
2012-10-02, 01:53
Hello acenyc,


Some anti-spyware applications have started to detect nearly every third-party cookie they find as a tracking cookie. In many cases, that is more or less correct, since many contain a GUID (Generic Unique Identifier).
But instead of bloating our detection database with thousands of cookies out there, we prefer recommending to change your browser settings a bit to block out all these third party cookies before they even come into your system:
http://www.safer-networking.org/faq/why-do-other-anti-spyware-applications-appear-to-detect-so-many-more-tracking-cookies/

Hope that helps. :)