Cookies

Discussion in 'Software' started by lionrampant, Aug 29, 2006.

  1. lionrampant

    lionrampant Specialist

    Are cookies stored in RAM?
     
  2. tunered

    tunered MajorGeek

    No, double click my computer, double click your c drive, documents and settings, go the folder that is you, either by name,owner, user, you will find the right one, it will have the largest amount. ed
     
  3. COMPUABLE

    COMPUABLE First Sergeant

    >> Are cookies stored in RAM? lionrampant <<

    Cookie data is stored unencrypted on the user's hard drive; although, during the actual communication (i.e. a user’s current session) it is stored in memory. Because cookies are stored on the User's machine, they can serve as unique identifiers for tracking the movement of that User within a web site.

    The actual "cookies" themselves are usually stored on your computer, in a "browser specified" Cookie file. The actual file name is different for each platform. On Windows machines, cookie data is stored in a file called COOKIE.TXT. For Example: Internet Explorer cookies are stored in C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\. For Netscape users, search for ‘cookies.txt’, for Opera enter ‘cookies.dat’ into the search.

    Each cookie is in a separate file starting with Cookie:username. The file is stored as Cookie:<username>@URL, where <username> is the user who is logged into the Windows machine, and the URL is the address of the Web server that set the cookie. Opening each cookie file will give you the details about that specific cookie.

    An excellent yet brief overview description of cookies can be found here: The Truth Behind Web Cookies

    Good Luck!
     
  4. bigbazza

    bigbazza R.I.P. 14/12/2011 - Good Onya Geek

  5. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Temp file cleaning .....start / run / type "%temp% ....without qoutes, duh...delete it all.
     

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