Security --- Making cookies fireproof,Command line switches & Configuring filters

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Making cookies fireproof

There are some cookies which are necessary for proper functioning of your computer. You can protect these cookies from getting burnt, by putting them in the Fireproof list. For example, when a cookie comes in, the program will ask you if you want to put that cookie on the 'Burn List'. If you select No, the next query will be whether you want to add it to the 'Fireproof List'. The cookies on this list are not deleted from the PC. It is possible to view and modify the contents of this list, by clicking on the Fireproof button.

Command line switches

Command line switches help you control the way Burnt Cookies starts up. The command line switches available for Burnt Cookies are:

/h: Burnt Cookies start up in hidden mode. This switch is the same as starting the program normally and then clicking the Hide button.

/newlog: Creates a file called 'Burnt Cookies.txt', in the same folder as the program executable. This folder contains a list of all URLs visited during the most recent session of Burnt Cookies.

/log: This is similar to '/newlog' above, but appends a list of all URLs visited during the most recent session of Burnt Cookies to the file.

Configuring filters

Filters help you configure AdSubtract SE, to the kind of blocking you need. The default option is to block all advertisements.

In addition to advertisements, you can also block all cookies. To set up filters, click on the Filters tab, check the cookies option. You can also choose to block incoming cookies.

One major problem is that this tends to block all sites. Certain sites, such as banking sites, have to place cookies on your PC for security purposes. If these cookies are removed, you will not be able to use these sites. For this you can put all these needed sites in the Custom Sites Filter list. Click on the Add button in the Custom Sites Filter, and add the site.

Filters help you configure AdSubtract SE, to the kind of blocking you need. The default option is to block all advertisements.

In addition to advertisements, you can also block all cookies. To set up filters, click on the Filters tab, check the cookies option. You can also choose to block incoming cookies.

One major problem is that this tends to block all sites. Certain sites, such as banking sites, have to place cookies on your PC for security purposes. If these cookies are removed, you will not be able to use these sites. For this you can put all these needed sites in the Custom Sites Filter list. Click on the Add button in the Custom Sites Filter, and add the site.

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