Navman Posted August 23, 2009 Greetings: Currently running ver 4.27.1002 w/real time protection activated. There have been no items blocked according to the "View Blocked Spyware Applications" screen. However, whenever I run a scan, adware items are always detected and placed in quarantine. Is there a reason these items were not blocked? How can I make certain that the real time protection mode is functioning properly? Thx. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
siliconman01 Posted August 24, 2009 Please post the last scan of SAS that detected malicious items. I suspect that the items are just tracking cookies. SAS Realtime Protection does not block tracking cookies...never has and probably never will. The scanner does detect them for removal. The developers of SAS do not consider tracking cookies harmful to the operation of your computer...thus no realtime blocking. You can stop a LOT of tracking cookies by blocking third party cookies via your browser. For Internet Explorer this is done by: 1. Control Panel>Internet Options>Privacy tab>Advanced hot button 2. Checkmark/Bullet: - Override automatic cookie handling - Accept First-party Cookies - Block Third-party Cookies - Always allow session cookies 3. Click on OK>Apply>OK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navman Posted August 25, 2009 Siliconman01, Thx for the reply. I believe you are correct. These do appear to be tracking cookies. I will try your suggestion and adjust my internet settings. Thx again for your help. Navman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
