288285 - When running adaware scans the program continually finds and reports tracking cookies from Mozilla.org (mozilla default)

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[biglake]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050319
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050319

Spybot search and destroy when run picks up a tracking cookie issued by
Mozilla.org (Mozilla default) the last cookie was mediaplex. On some occasions
Lavasoft adaware program picks up sometimes 9 alexa cookies issued by Surk the
netmozilla.org(mozilla default) why is this?

Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Surfing the net for a period of time, then run adaware software. Picks up
trackers. 
2.
3.

Actual Results:  
Removed them from my computer

Expected Results:  
Performed correctly. Did what it was supposed to do.

No crashes. Not a great problem as far as perating the system. However, the
adaware software detects it as unwanted files on my system and I promptly remove
them. Why are tracking cookies being sent that are a hazard as opposed to an
enhancement? Love mozilla..

Comment 1

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

WFM with XP and W2k.

I don`t think this is a Mozilla Problem. You could prevent (block) Cookies via
"Edit->Perferences -> Privacy&Security. Or you could use Spywareblaster (which
is recommend by Spybot Search&Destroy). Spywareblaster blocks this tracking
cookies and is freeware : http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

So Resolving this as Invalid

Comment 2

[Stephen Donner [:stephend] Not actively reading bugmail]

If you use the 'What's Related' functionality in the Sidebar, then you're using
service provided by Alexa.com, which would give you the tracking info.  Alexa is
owned by Amazon, btw.

Comment 3

[Hermann Schwab]

No program can guard your privacy, if you don´t know what you want to guard.
You use a knife to butter your bread, and don´t get hurt, but you know, knifes
are dangerous, you can get hurt if you are careless.

There are mechanisms in Mozilla to block or partially enable or fully enable
cookies, it´s up to you, what to do there.
If you prefer blocking cookies at all, you should know, that flash plugins
reserve some space for setting cookies, independent of the browser used or that
browser's settings.
Blocking cookies on a site where you are logged in doesn´t prevent your
activities are traced, it is their decision, not yours.
If you want to set a policy on this, you´ve got to go to the macromedia website,
or just don´t use flash.

If you use html mail, and look at spam, enable display of external images in
mail, the spammer will know you have been reading his mail. 
If you use gmail, you´ve got to accept google cookies.

Comment 4

[biglake]

(In reply to comment #2)
> If you use the 'What's Related' functionality in the Sidebar, then you're using
> service provided by Alexa.com, which would give you the tracking info.  Alexa is
> owned by Amazon, btw.

Thanks for the valued info. Will be more careful with sidebar use. Take care.