tracking cookies

[maes]

I was just wondering,
Ad-aware checks for those tracking coockies like gator, adserver etc.
But why doesn't it has an option to prevent those coockies from being placed? (or maybe I haven't looked closely enoug)
If you go, in Internet Explorer, to tools->internet options->privacy->edit, you can add domains which you don't want to allow coockies.
All those values are stored in the register
To block a domain, you have to add a DWORD with value 5
Why doesn't ad-aware just adds the list that they have of those coockies to the register so that they are blocked?

Would there be intrest for such a program, that adds those registry keys and thus block those coockies, or is there allready such a program out there?

Also, what harm can those coockies do, why does ad-aware marks them as harmfull?

[Pieter_Arntz]

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Would there be intrest for such a program, that adds those registry keys and thus block those coockies, or is there allready such a program out there?
" }-

I think there is: ;)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Regards,

Pieter

[maes]

I should have known it, who am I to come up with something that doesn't exist on the net ::)
It's even alot better then I could ever make it (what a suprise :D )

Finaly no more install "this" from the gator company popups

thx

-Maes

[maes]

I just noticed that the program is made by people from this board, good job guys :)

[Antarctica]

Hi maes,
For general cookies there is a very intersting little program to
manage your cookies. And it's free.

http://www.analogx.com/welcome.htm