Cookie Eraser

A cookie is an informational file stored on your hard disk. Cookies originate from various websites visited during your surfing sessions. Cookies were originally designed to identify your session, when you surf or shop at a particular website.

More often than not marketing firms abuse the use of cookies, attempting to identify your surfing habits through several websites. To avoid abuse, Cookie Eraser deletes cookies automatically after your surfing session.

Cookie data is only useful after an extended period of surfing (generally, several weeks). Since cookies are erased after each session, you can no longer be profiled.

The button on the right side indicates that the Cookie Eraser is activated. Cookie Eraser may be switched ON/OFF by clicking on the button.

The Hotkey to turn the Cookie Eraser ON/OFF is Ctrl+Alt+C.

Cookies which have been accepted during the current Internet surfing session are automatically erased each time you close all browser windows. Cookie Eraser supports the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

When you exit your browser, the characteristic sound you hear a few moments later, indicates the cookies have been erased. The Cookie Eraser counter increments the value each time and displays the number of cookies deleted during all browsing sessions.

Some web sites use cookies to remember your preferred settings on that specific site. These cookies can be marked in the Cookie Eraser White List and are excluded from deletion.

The Cookie Eraser White List may be opened by a single on the Cookie Eraser White List icon. Cookies maintained in the White List may then be reviewed.

The Hotkey used to open the Cookie Eraser White list is Ctrl+Shift+C.

The list of stored cookies is displayed in the right panel. You may choose the cookies you wish to keep from this list (mark them with a mouse click. Holding the Ctrl Key, you may mark several cookies.) Click the "<<" icon to move the selected cookies into the left panel list.

You may move a cookie back to the erasable list by selecting it from the left list and clicking the ">>" icon. The cookie becomes erasable again and will be deleted when you exit your browser.

Erased cookies are accumulated in the right panel list, from one surfing session to another. You may delete all cookies in the right panel by clicking on the “Reset” icon.

To stop the service, click the Cookie Eraser icon.
Statistical information will be hidden in the panel. Red text indicates that the service is not active.

When you activate the Cookie Eraser again, the text switches back to green and the Cookie Eraser counter will increment to the last value left when the service was disabled.