2.6 Cookies Spyware
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Fig. 2.33 Setting operating parameters for Firefox
In conclusion, we can draw up a list of recommendations for the user.
1. Do not pay a lot of attention to messages of anti-spyware programs reporting
detection of numerous spyware cookies on the inspected computer: in most cases,
these are cookies of various counters, ratings, and banner reels, and their presence
poses no real danger to the user.
2. It is recommended to analyze cookies stored on the computer from time to
time in order to check them for the presence of confidential information. The
sites creating such cookies must be blacklisted, and only session cookies can be
allowed for them.
3. After finishing work on a publicly accessible computer, it is recommended to
delete all cookies.
4. By setting the browser, the user can prohibit receipt of third-party cookies. As a
rule, it doesn’t affect website browsing but significantly increases the number of
cookies saved.
2.6.6 Regin Spyware Program
In 2014, Symantec and Kaspersky Lab independently published the results of analysis
of a then-new Trojan known as Reign. In Symantec, it was known as the most complex