Does Anyone Here Use Spy Sweeper 5.3?

[Ron]

If so, I have some questions. (will wait to see if anyone uses it
before posting the questions)

[Jim Higgins]

Ron wrote:
> If so, I have some questions. (will wait to see if anyone uses it
> before posting the questions)
>

I am using it, version 5.3.2 build 2361. Just checked for updates and I
will be downloading 5.5.1 build 3354.

[Ron]

On Jun 19, 9:30 am, Jim Higgins <gordian...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ron wrote:
> > If so, I have some questions. (will wait to see if anyone uses it
> > before posting the questions)
>
> I am using it, version 5.3.2 build 2361. Just checked for updates and I
> will be downloading 5.5.1 build 3354.

I'm using 5.3.1 build 2617.

What is the deal with it storing cookies that you don't need with no
way to delete them? I had 68 cookies stored in Spy Sweeper, and the
only way I could get rid of them was with a cookie cleaner.

It deleted all but one, but Spy Sweeper is starting to store them
again!

And, just for the hell of it, I downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware and Ad-
Aware 2007, between the 2 of them, they found almost 300 tracking
cookies that Spy Sweeper didn't! (SS never finds any)

Ran a sweep today, first with SS and then with the other 2, and once
again, SS gives me a "green light" while the other 2 programs found
about 60 tracking cookies between the 2 of them. (this is with SS's
tracking cookie "shield" enabled)

Don't remember what my last version was, but it detected tracking
cookies with every sweep, and as far as I know it didn't store any.

I wrote SS over a week ago with these questions with NO response.

Any ideas what the deal is on these 2 situations?

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Ron wrote:

> Ran a sweep today, first with SS and then with the other 2, and once
> again, SS gives me a "green light" while the other 2 programs found
> about 60 tracking cookies between the 2 of them. (this is with SS's
> tracking cookie "shield" enabled)

Sounds to me as if you aren't using your browser's cookie manager to
take care of that stuff. (Firefox, right?)

Set the cookie options to Ask, then check Don't ask me again and click
Deny - for cookies you don't want. Click Permit for cookies you need.

> Don't remember what my last version was, but it detected tracking
> cookies with every sweep, and as far as I know it didn't store any.

I've run a couple of the programs you mention (except SS), and they
never find any tracking cookies.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

[Ron]

On Jun 19, 8:54 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> Ron wrote:
> > Ran a sweep today, first with SS and then with the other 2, and once
> > again, SS gives me a "green light" while the other 2 programs found
> > about 60 tracking cookies between the 2 of them. (this is with SS's
> > tracking cookie "shield" enabled)
>
> Sounds to me as if you aren't using your browser's cookie manager to
> take care of that stuff. (Firefox, right?)
>
> Set the cookie options to Ask, then check Don't ask me again and click
> Deny - for cookies you don't want. Click Permit for cookies you need.
>
> > Don't remember what my last version was, but it detected tracking
> > cookies with every sweep, and as far as I know it didn't store any.
>
> I've run a couple of the programs you mention (except SS), and they
> never find any tracking cookies.

OK, I will make the adjustments to FF, but it is also keeping cookies
for IE6 (which I use on occasion), does it have similar settings?

Still don't understand why SS would take it upon itself to store
cookies.

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Ron wrote:

> On Jun 19, 8:54 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
>> Ron wrote:
>>> Ran a sweep today, first with SS and then with the other 2, and once
>>> again, SS gives me a "green light" while the other 2 programs found
>>> about 60 tracking cookies between the 2 of them. (this is with SS's
>>> tracking cookie "shield" enabled)
>>
>> Sounds to me as if you aren't using your browser's cookie manager to
>> take care of that stuff. (Firefox, right?)
>>
>> Set the cookie options to Ask, then check Don't ask me again and
>> click Deny - for cookies you don't want. Click Permit for cookies
>> you need.
>>
>>> Don't remember what my last version was, but it detected tracking
>>> cookies with every sweep, and as far as I know it didn't store any.
>>
>> I've run a couple of the programs you mention (except SS), and they
>> never find any tracking cookies.
>
> OK, I will make the adjustments to FF, but it is also keeping cookies
> for IE6 (which I use on occasion), does it have similar settings?

Probably, but I haven't used IE in a hundred years. As I recall, you can
set it to 'block' or 'allow' certain sites, but there isn't any way to
have it react to sites you haven't entered there yet. There's a sliding
bar to auto-block at various degrees, but that is not by site.

AdAware and the others should also show you the location (path) of the
cookies they find. Under which browser's spaces are they located?

> Still don't understand why SS would take it upon itself to store
> cookies.

I doubt if SpySweeper is "storing" cookies. S'far as I know, only
browsers store cookies.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

[Ron]

On Jun 19, 9:50 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty"
<a.nony.m...@example.invalid> wrote:
> Ron wrote:
> > On Jun 19, 8:54 pm, "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" wrote:
> >> Ron wrote:
> >>> Ran a sweep today, first with SS and then with the other 2, and once
> >>> again, SS gives me a "green light" while the other 2 programs found
> >>> about 60 tracking cookies between the 2 of them. (this is with SS's
> >>> tracking cookie "shield" enabled)
>
> >> Sounds to me as if you aren't using your browser's cookie manager to
> >> take care of that stuff. (Firefox, right?)
>
> >> Set the cookie options to Ask, then check Don't ask me again and
> >> click Deny - for cookies you don't want. Click Permit for cookies
> >> you need.
>
> >>> Don't remember what my last version was, but it detected tracking
> >>> cookies with every sweep, and as far as I know it didn't store any.
>
> >> I've run a couple of the programs you mention (except SS), and they
> >> never find any tracking cookies.
>
> > OK, I will make the adjustments to FF, but it is also keeping cookies
> > for IE6 (which I use on occasion), does it have similar settings?
>
> Probably, but I haven't used IE in a hundred years. As I recall, you can
> set it to 'block' or 'allow' certain sites, but there isn't any way to
> have it react to sites you haven't entered there yet. There's a sliding
> bar to auto-block at various degrees, but that is not by site.
>
> AdAware and the others should also show you the location (path) of the
> cookies they find. Under which browser's spaces are they located?
>
> > Still don't understand why SS would take it upon itself to store
> > cookies.
>
> I doubt if SpySweeper is "storing" cookies. S'far as I know, only
> browsers store cookies.

OK, making the adjustments to FF has taken care of the cookie
"problem", thanks for the tip.

Kinda weird that AdAware and AVG picks up on most of those cookies and
Spy Sweeper - at least my current version - doesn't.

But, I've downloaded some free software programs and Spy Sweeper
caught "about:blank", and neither one of the freebies did, so I guess
I shouldn't complain.

As far as SS "storing" cookies, these were just cookies on my
computer, but I just don't understand why SS would show them after a
sweep, with NO way to delete them.

Pointless, IMO.





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