where the ignorance can go?

[vecchio]

HI
I'm Brazilian as you can see
I am checking Avast reputations and coments in the main Brazilian download site www.baixaki.com.br about new v6(wonderfull in my particular opinion)

So, to my bad surprise, i see someone not recomend avast because it dont clean TRACKING COOKIES)

So it seems for this people, a av which not delete tracking cookies is not good?

Come on, its a joke, its really an absurd

From my little knowledge, an av program is not made to clean cookies an yes to clean hard virus infections

I am just writing this to advise people here to pay attention when and where read comments

Tracking cookies?LOL!

aVAST IS THE BEST OF THE BEST

[Lisandro]

More than that... Adding the option to clean innocuous cookies won't make avast better.
The user can always clean the browser when it finishes or use CCleaner after all.

[vecchio]

Even more than that
Mainly all the browsers today have options to clean the history
So why should avast take care about cookies?LOL!

[DavidR]

Don't worry about reported tracking cookies they are a minor issue and not one of security. - See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie

[vecchio]

Thanks dave i am sure cookies is a small thing and thats why i am saying the user should not be worried if avast clean cookies or not
Thanks

[Nesivos]

For those using Firefox through FF4.0B11 which is the latest they can install the addon "Better Privacy".  It has a whole bunch of options with respect to handling cookies.

If you run FF in "Private Browsing" mode website cookies installed when visiting the website will not be retained once you exit the website.

I don't use "Privacy Browsing" but instead use the addon "Better Privacy" because I like to retain my browsing history.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/private%20browsing

[DavidR]

Thanks dave i am sure cookies is a small thing and thats why i am saying the user should not be worried if avast clean cookies or not
Thanks

That is why I gave the link so you could post it to show just who irrelevant cookies are. Tracking cookies just sounds very serious and for the most part they are 3rd party cookies.

Any browser worth its salt will have the setting not to accept 3rd party cookies (those not originating from the site you are visiting) and that will almost alleviate them at a stroke. Most will also have settings to either delete all cookies when you close the browser.

Cookie Monster for firefox is another add-on to help control cookies as by default it will allow session cookies and only allow permanent (restricted by a date) for sites that you allow. All session cookies are removed when you close your browser.

So as you can see cookies are an irrelevance.

[Asyn]

Thanks dave i am sure cookies is a small thing and thats why i am saying the user should not be worried if avast clean cookies or not
Thanks

[vecchio]

Thanks dave i am sure cookies is a small thing and thats why i am saying the user should not be worried if avast clean cookies or not
Thanks

Where is the problem? just saying again cookies are an irrelevant issue

[Asyn]

Where is the problem? just saying again cookies are an irrelevant issue

NP, my mistake.