Do These Cookies Look Familiar?
Here's a fun game.
I found these cookies deposited on my C drive, but I don't know where they're from.
I could try to go to the sites, assuming that the cookie name corresponds to a domain name, but that wouldn't be such a hot idea, either.
[email protected]ificpop[2].txt
@advertising[1].txt
@atdmt[2].txt
@bfast[1].txt
@doubleclick[1].txt
@fastclick[1].txt
@fastclick[3].txt
@hc2.humanclick[2].txt
@hg1.hitbox[2].txt
@hitbox[1].txt
@mediaplex[2].txt
@servedby.advertising[2].txt
@servedfor.valuead[1].txt
@valueclick[1].txt
@qksrv[1].txt
@x10[1].txt
I have an idea that they're related to zombie bots, scumware, or porno services, but some of them might be legitimate. Some of them might be on your machine, too.
So, does anyone recognize them?
Thanks,
Suzanne posted this at 17:02 — 18th March 2003.
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bfast, doubleclick, hitbox, humanclick, valueclick, mediaplex, qksrv, x10 -- all banner ad cookies. The others are likely as well.
rtroxel posted this at 18:56 — 18th March 2003.
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Actually, Ad-Aware found these files. I wanted to see if they were benign or not.
Thanks,
Roy
Suzanne posted this at 20:21 — 18th March 2003.
She has: 5,507 posts
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They are not benign.
Busy posted this at 21:22 — 18th March 2003.
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I use a small program called cookiewall (many others like it) It asks me whether to always accept, temp accept or always reject, most sites I always reject but anything advert related I always reject. Since using this program adaware and spybot have had nothing to do
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