this problem? Do I need to stop going to certain websites or what? With Norton, it will tell you if a site is safe or a threat. I have been going to sites that are untested by Norton. Do you all check out the safey of every site? Does anyone know what I'm talking about??? I sure don't want to get a virus or anything like that.

Delete them. They allow other website to track your online activity (sites you visited) & you get spam from the other sites.

Those tracking cookies can slow performance so you can delete them if you want. Go to the folder that contains the cookies and pick out the ones you want to delete. Keep in mind that there are some that you need to keep. Don't delete those like from cuteembroidery.com and norton. It is those cookies that trigger the site to know who you are when you visit. I added an icon on my desktop for my cookie folder so I can quickly delete them occasionally.

McAfee has a free program that you can download to show you even more sites that they have tested. You can also submit sites to them for testing. Just because a site hasn't been tested by McAfee or Norton doesn't mean it is unsafe in all cases. It takes them awhile to get around to them all. I have been trying to get my website http://embroideryavenue.com/ tested for months and they haven't gotten to it yet. Untested sites when visited will often give you an alert from your security software. If that happens just exit immediately and don't open anything on the site.

Marcelle Lewis
lewismm@bellsouth.net
http://embroidery.gotop100.com/

From what I understand, cookies are a tracking device that allows certain websites to see where you go. If you accumulate to many it will slow your computer down. I use Avast (Avast.com) to clean my computer of cookies. It's free and I've never had problems with it. Hope this helps.