* Posts by Old Peculier

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Sites pulling sneaky Flash cookie-snoop

Old Peculier
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Sandbox

There is an alternative option for keeping flash cookies from intruding onto your machine.

I run Firefox in a sandbox (http://www.sandboxie.com). Any flash cookies, adware, malware or whatever else is unknowingly downloaded, are only stored temporarily in the sandbox during the browser session. When Firefox is closed, the sandbox deletes all the crap that would normally be left behind on your system.

You do need to have Xmarks (was foxmarks) add-on installed in your browser prior to running in the sandbox. This add-on resyncs your bookmarks each time Firefox is opened.