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  • 1.  Why are detected tracking cookie's filename and location unknown?

    Posted Jul 30, 2010 09:44 AM

    Symantec Endpoint Protection (version 11.0.1000.1375), Antivirus and Antispyware Protection Log:
    Why is it that the filename and location of detected tracking cookies are never known (does not matter if deleted or left alone)?

    DanD



  • 2.  RE: Why are detected tracking cookie's filename and location unknown?



  • 3.  RE: Why are detected tracking cookie's filename and location unknown?

    Posted Jul 30, 2010 10:19 AM

    Most of the time, Antivirus is able to deflect Tracking Cookies before being written to the disk. If they are not written to the disk, there is no location available.

    Another cause may be because of the way Cookies are saved in Browsers.
    In Internet Explorer, we can display the location as the Cookies are individual files in the filesystem.
    In other Browsers, Temporary Files and Cookies are kept inside Cache Files. Therefore a location is also not available.