AdminFYI - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
From that link you posted:
Cookies cannot be programmed, cannot carry viruses, and cannot install malware on the host computer.[2] However, they can be used by spyware to track user's browsing activities—a major privacy concern that prompted European and US law makers to take action.[3][4] Cookies can also be stolen by hackers to gain access to a victim's web account.[5]
FYI, but I'm sure you already know.
atdmt.com: Atdmt is a
tracking cookie that gathers information on your web browsing habits. The Atdmt cookie is usually installed without the express knowledge or consent of the computer user, and may be difficult to remove by ordinary methods. Using anti-malware security products may be necessary to delete Atdmt permanently. Although Atdmt is classified as a low-level threat, removing Atdmt is generally recommended so that you can retain the absolute privacy of your system’s information.
bluekai.com: This company is monitoring your browsing behaviour on the net, based on your behaviour you may get to see different ads than somebody sitting next to you visiting the very same site. Of course they describe it much more politely and put it in fancy words, but in reality these are nothing but
spyware cookies.
imrworldwide.com: Is a
tracking cookie used by Netratings Site Census which is an analytics company that is part of a network of sites, cookies, and other technologies used to track you, what you do and what you click on, as you go from site to site, surfing the Web. Over time, sites like imrworldwide.com can help make an online profile of you usually including the sites you visit, your searches, purchases, and other behavior. Your profile can then be exchanged and sold between various companies like imrworldwide.com as well as being sold to other advertisers and marketers.
quantserve.com: Category:
Tracking Cookie blah blah, same same.
Not to mention the fact that these cookies slow your computer down too.
AdminCookies are used on this forum to cache your password on your PC so you don't need to enter it every time.
True. And the only cookie required to do that is the
classic-ford.org cookie as is listed in my photo above.
AdminThere is nothing sinister going on here
Wasn't implying there was. But the fact that you almost immediately felt the need to mention this has me thinking. Some research on the net has proved to me that this might not be the case. I was only enquiring as to why this forum installs these (and many other) spyware and tracking cookies???
Anyone else care to do a scan and report back? Surely I cannot be the only user who's computer gets infected with these cookies everytime I come on here?