How are cookies a threat to your computer?

Answer 1

well... if your talking about the things tracking cookies no. what they will do is if you accept the cookie then it will basically follow where you go on the internet. for example if you like golfing and your always looking at golfing stuff on the computer, the cookie will take that info sell it to a company that sells Golf stuff and you'll get junk email from that place. but if your talking about i cookie that you eat... sorry cant help you.

Answer 2

a cookie is data placed on your computer by a site. it sends information from your computer to the site, which for most sites is okay. but if someone say, a hacker for instance, got a hold of that, he could easily send a virus to or hack your computer. if the site owner is not trustworthy, he could easily spam you with pop ups and ads. so watch what sites you go on. but again, it's not all sites.

Answer 3

No, cookies are just small text files (of about 4 kilobyte) which can be read and written to by web sites. They are used for storing information. Some cookies may contain a unique code which a web site stores so it can recognize you when you return to a web site. This can be used to track your browsing behavior. Though, generally cookies are harmless and often needed (for example to log in to web sites).

Cookie stealers, however, are harmful - often phishing websites will contain one, which sends your cookies to a third party. They can then log in to anything you were logged into at the time, because your passwords are stored on coookies (see above).

Answer 4

This is a good web site that offers a tutorial on internet safety.

Answer 5

They may. The information varies from site to site.