bilvihur Posted March 12, 2009 New to SAS. I find the usual tracking cookies with weekly runs. Each time, SAS asks me to reboot to completely remove them. I never had to reboot with Spybot S&D, nor CCleaner, so why now? Are tracking cookies deactivated without rebooting? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 13, 2009 Is CCleaner misleading me when it says it has removed tracking cookies without a reboot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 14, 2009 I'll run for a week to collect cookies, then close my browser before running SAS. If I still get the reboot msg, I'll verify the cookies' path, run CCleaner, then check Explorer to see if they're still there. Keep you posted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 15, 2009 I ran SAS after collecting cookies for a day. The browser was off. SAS 'quarantined' them, and then asked me to reboot to 'remove the infection'. Instead, I ran CCleaner, which found some cookies, but none of the tracking cookies identified by SAS. I think the Reboot msg is erroneous, or at least not applicable for this situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 16, 2009 More inconsistency. If I run SAS custom scan for Cookies alone, nothing is found. However, if I Select Folders (Users\username...) it finds 20 tracking cookies! I don't want to beat this to death, but I'm getting an uneasy feeling about SAS. I might add that the previous explanation that cookies are 'flagged' for removal at next reboot leaves me wondering about their current status. Are they still active? I may reboot no more that 2-3x a month, and I see this as a privacy issue. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 17, 2009 No, I wasn't aware of that; but the question remains: Is SAS removing tracking cookies without a reboot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUPERAntiSpy Posted March 17, 2009 No, I wasn't aware of that; but the question remains: Is SAS removing tracking cookies without a reboot? Of course it will - unless the cookie file is in-use or locked, then a reboot may be required. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 18, 2009 One last time. I started with a freshly rebooted system, browser closed: Ran SAS Custom Search for Cookies: Nothing was found; Ran SAS Custom Search specifying folder \Users\username... :34 Tracking Cookies were found; Verified they were in \Cookies\Low folder, then took SAS defined action to remove them... SAS popped up a msg saying I had to reboot to remove infection... I chose to Finish without rebooting... SAS popped up another msg asking if I wanted to reboot... I 'X'd' out of SAS without rebooting... Viewed the \Cookies\Low folder: The Tracking Cookies were gone! My conclusion: Not finding cookies unless a custom folder search is ordered is an SAS error; The Reboot popups are misleading and erroneous. The cookies are already gone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 18, 2009 After scan for cookies: SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 03/18/2009 at 07:39 AM Application Version : 4.25.1014 Core Rules Database Version : 3795 Trace Rules Database Version: 1751 Scan type : Custom Scan Total Scan Time : 00:00:00 Memory items scanned : 0 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 0 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 0 File threats detected : 0 After folder scan: SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log https://www.superantispyware.com Generated 03/18/2009 at 07:59 AM Application Version : 4.25.1014 Core Rules Database Version : 3795 Trace Rules Database Version: 1751 Scan type : Custom Scan Total Scan Time : 00:09:09 Memory items scanned : 0 Memory threats detected : 0 Registry items scanned : 0 Registry threats detected : 0 File items scanned : 3932 File threats detected : 34 Adware.Tracking Cookie C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@247realmedia[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@2o7[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@ad.yieldmanager[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@adbrite[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@ads.pointroll[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@advertising[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@apmebf[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@at.atwola[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@atdmt[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@bs.serving-sys[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@burstnet[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@c7.zedo[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@collective-media[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@doubleclick[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@eas.apm.emediate[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@fastclick[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@insightexpressai[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@mediaplex[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@questionmarket[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@realmedia[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@revsci[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@serving-sys[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@specificclick[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@specificmedia[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@tacoda[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@tribalfusion[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@webpower[2].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@www.burstnet[1].txt C:\Users\William\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\Low\william@zedo[1].txt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 19, 2009 No chat rooms. Just various news, weather, and shopping sites... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted March 19, 2009 Absolutely not. I am running Winmx, a p2p file sharing pgm, IE7, Windows Mail, but how does affect SAS cookie removal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bilvihur Posted May 6, 2009 One more attempt. Using the latest version of SAS 4.26.1000, I find 24 tracking cookies. I verify that they exist in the Cookie folder. Then I hit 'Next' on the SAS screen to remove them. SAS comes back telling me I'm still infected until I Reboot. Instead, I look in the Cookie folder and they have all been deleted! Why can't SAS correct this erroneous Reboot message and save everyone a lot of aggravation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
