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Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by ky Unsolved. Found Tracking cookie, is this safe or not?? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies Hi royalblood: Tracking cookies are not a safety threat to your PC. I dunno how to delete it.. A very nice summary of cookie handling, ky If they are not harmful, what is the point of Anti-Spyware to detect them?

It could only make people of little computer virus knowledge like me panic. The 2o7 is usually placed on your computer after watching a video on aol America online usually available off of your welcome screen.

All the other ones you listed are just common tracking cookies. You can delete them safely but the next time your on line they will just be placed back on.

Most cookies are harmless and almost needed to make web pages load faster but some can be a little to invasive or aggressive so i tend to clean them out after every online session.

ChrisRLG 5 Rhenium. I would second Bugbatter's suggestion of WinPatrols cookie control - I use it myself. So they are not of themselves a high risk, but like me you might not like to be 'tracked', so deleting those tracking cookies from time to time is a good idea. BUT remember other cookies can be useful - they save you having to log into forums everytime for example. So only clean the cookies to places you do not wish to keep such access etc.

Post Reply. Top Contributor. Dell Support Resources. Is there any way that I can prevent it from being downloaded? Nick Carter. Naturally, the opt-out process involves installing a cookie. Alternatively, you can block it by telling your browser to block all third-party cookies, or all cookies. You can do this in IE7 by going to Tools Internet Options, clicking the Privacy tab, and raising the security settings slider, or by clicking the Advanced button.