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ClearAllHistory - deletes cookies, clears history, cache and removes other computer activity tracks from your PC
Delete Cookies software | How to Delete Cookies
What are cookies and how do they work?
Are there different kinds of cookies?
Where are cookies stored?
How long do cookies live?
How do web sites use cookies?
Can cookies be used maliciously?
How can I delete cookies using ClearAllHistory?
How can I delete cookies in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x manually?
How can I delete cookies in Netscape Navigator 7 manually?
How can I delete cookies in Opera 7 manually?
How can I delete cookies in Mozilla 1.4 manually?
How can I delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox manually?
What are cookies and how do they work?
Web sites can store short pieces of information on your computer called "cookies". Cookies are created in order to recognize users when they return to a website to offer customized content to the certain user. However, cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. Using Clear All History you can delete cookies in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape and Opera web browsers. ClearAllHistory deletes not only the cookie files but also the cookie records from the index.dat files.
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Are there different kinds of cookies?
Yes, there are two commonly known types of cookies. One is called a "session" or "non-persistent cookie." It is a cookie that only exists as long as your session on the web site lasts and expires as soon as you leave the web site. It is used to facilitate your activities within that site.
The second type of cookie is a "persistent cookie". It exists beyond the life of your session and may live for months or years. A persistent cookie is created in order to recognize users when they return to a website. It enables the site to offer a customized experience tailored to that user - such as remembering your name and password on protected login pages.
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Where are cookies stored?
Cookie data is stored on the user's hard drive. The filename is different for each platform. For example, on Windows machines, cookie data is stored in *.txt files.
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How long do cookies live?
A web site may set an expiration date for a cookie it delivers. If no expiration date is specified, the cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser.
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How do web sites use cookies?
Most cookies are useful in web surfing. Some cookies ("session cookies") last only until you close your browser. This type of cookie is mainly used to remember choices that you make as you navigate through a web site.
Many sites leave cookies on your computer so that they recognize you when you return to their sites. These cookies ("persistent cookie") identify you so that options and preferences that you have chosen in the past are used for your current visit to the site. The Internet offers a wide variety of useful services such as free e-mail accounts, online forums, and e-commerce sites. The use of cookies is essential for these sites. Without cookies, for example, the sites would have no way to track the items that you placed into your virtual shopping cart as you browsed about the site.
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Can cookies be used maliciously?
In one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site. For example, most of the ads that you see on web sites do not come from the site that you are viewing, but from sites that provide ads to many sites. When the advertising site displays the ad, it can send cookies on your computer. This lets the advertising company track your web usage over a range of sites and profile your browsing habits.
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How can I delete cookies using ClearAllHistory?
To delete cookies*:
• Double-click the ClearAllHistory tray icon or right-click the ClearAllHistory tray icon and select the Open Main Window item.
• Click the Tool button in the toolbar.
• Select What to Clear -> Browser History item.
• Check the Delete Cookies option.
• Select the browser(s). You can delete cookies for several browsers simultaneously.
Note: In Internet Explorer even if you delete cookies manually, index.dat file stores Internet surfing information. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. In ClearAllHistory "Delete cookies" feature is combined with clearing the content of index.dat file.
• Click the Delete now button.
If you want to delete cookies* automatically:
• Double-click the ClearAllHistory tray icon or right-click the ClearAllHistory tray icon and select the Open Main Window item.
• Click the Tool button in the toolbar.
• Select Settings and put the check mark next to Clear selected items on program start and/or Clear selected items on program exit" option(s) and click the Apply button.
• Select What to Clear -> Browser History item and check the Delete Cookies option.
• Select the browser(s). You can delete cookies for several browsers simultaneously.
• Click the Apply button.
* This feature is disable in trial version
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How can I delete cookies in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x manually?
To delete cookies in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
• Run Internet Explorer
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select Internet Options to open the Dialog box.
• Click the "Delete Cookies" button.
In Internet Explorer even if you delete cookies manually, index.dat file stores Internet surfing information. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. In ClearAllHistory "Delete cookies" feature is combined with clearing the content of index.dat file.
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How can I delete cookies in Netscape Navigator 7 manually?
To delete cookies in Netscape Navigator:
• Click the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager
• Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
• Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.
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How can I delete cookies in Opera 7 manually?
To delete cookies in Opera:
• Open the File menu.
• Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
• Select the Network.
• Choose "Privacy" button.
• Select "Manage Cookies"
• Select one or more cookies you want to delete and click the "Delete" button.
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How can I delete cookies in Mozilla 1.4 manually?
To delete cookies in Mozilla:
• Open the Edit menu.
• Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
• Select the Privacy & Security to open sub-menu.
• Select the Cookies item.
• Click the Cookie Manager.
• Open the "Stored cookies" folder.
• Select one or more cookies you want to remove and click "Remove Cookie". Clicking "Remove All Cookies" will delete all cookies.
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How can I delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox manually?
To delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox:
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select OPtions.
• Select the Privacy to open sub-menu.
• Click the View cookies item.
• Select one or more cookies you want to remove and click "Remove Cookie". Clicking "Remove All Cookies" will delete all cookies.
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