I run CCleaner every time I visit a website..

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by yeeha, Feb 11, 2013.

  1. yeeha

    yeeha Private First Class

    ..and when I want to visit a different website, I close the browser and run CCleaner again before opening the 2nd website.

    Am I crazy?
     
  2. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Hello, yeeha

    I.M.O. if you are the only user of the pc, using CCleaner daily before shutdown is enough.
     
  3. yeeha

    yeeha Private First Class

    My concern was that one website could datamine or otherwise abuse cookies and other data left behind by other websites.

    Is this a realistic threat?
     
  4. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    Yes, give the below link a read:
    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2058205,00.html

    *All of the major browsers have a feature that allows/enables private browsing or have a setting to "Delete Private Data", so there would be no need to run CCleaner so often.
     

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