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Tracking Cookie
Normally, cookies, which are small text files that certain Web sites leave on computers to store information identifying users and customize Web site content for them (such as the user’s Web site settings and preferences, a list of visited pages, computer details, and shopping card information), are harmless. However, some cookies may be used to track and transmit browsing preferences or other private information to online marketers and spammers.
How Did specificclick.net Cookie Appear at My PC?
The following are the most likely reasons why your computer got populated with specificclick.net cookie:
You have directly visited specificclick.net
A website that you have visited uses some of the components (pages, files, images, and so on) of the specificclick.net website
A software application with Internet-enabled functionality that had previously accessed the specificclick.net website was running on your PC (in this case, the specificclick.net cookie will be saved in Internet Explorer)
Detecting specificclick.net Cookie
You can detect the presence of the specificclick.net cookie in your system using the Exterminate It! antimalware application. This way, the detection and removal will be performed automatically. Alternatively, you can choose to perform the following steps, depending on the browser you are using:
To detect specificclick.net cookie in Internet Explorer (IE)
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)
From the Tools menu, or the Tools list in the upper right section, select Internet Options
Under Browsing History, click Settings
Click View Objects or View Files
Check if for the specificclick.net cookie is present on the list
Internet Explorer 5.x-6.x (IE5-IE6)
From the Tools menu, select Options or Internet Options
In the General tab, click Settings
Select View Files
You can identify the specificclick.net cookie files by checking the file names beneath the Name or Internet Address column. The files will contain the Cookie: specificclick.net element.
To detect specificclick.net cookie in Mozilla Firefox (FF)
From the Tools menu, select Options
In the upper section of the Options window, click Privacy
In the Cookies tab, click Show Cookies
In the Cookies window, enter specificclick.net in the Search field and run a search, or you can scroll down the list to check whether the specificclick.net cookie is present there
Permanent Blocking of specificclick.net Cookie on Your PC
Below, you will find instructions on how to block the specificclick.net cookie permanently in the different browsers.
To block specificclick.net cookie in Internet Explorer
From the Tools menu of Internet Explorer, select Internet Options
Select the Privacy tab, and then click Sites. The Per site privacy actions window will be displayed
In the Per site privacy actions window, enter specificclick.net in the Address of Web site field
Click Block
To block specificclick.net cookie in Mozilla Firefox
From the Tools menu, select Options
In the upper section of the Options window, click Privacy
In the Cookies tab, click Exceptions
In the new Exceptions - Cookies window, enter specificclick.net in the Address of Website field and click Disable
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