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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Question of the Day
How can I erase cookies in Mozilla?
A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage. However, cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. Also, in one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site. To erase cookies in Mozilla 1.7: Select "Edit" Select "Preferences". Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Cookies. Click "Cookie Manager". Select one or more cookies and click "Remove Cookies", or click "Remove All Cookies". Click OK.
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Internet history : How to erase Internet history
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You can erase Internet history using Internet history eraser software or manually.
Erase Internet history software - Clear All History
- Erase Internet surfing and other computer activity tracks.
- Supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera and Netscape.
- Erase browser history
- Erase search history
- Erase toolbar search history (erase Google search history, erase Yahoo search history, etc)
- Erase form AutoComplete
- Erase address bar history
- Delete Temporary Internet Files (cache)
- Erase stored passwords
- Erase cookies
- Erase index.dat files content
- Delete index.dat files
- Erase Windows history: empties Windows Temporary Folders, clears clipboard, Recycle Bin content and Recent documents history, clears Windows Run History, search history, Start Menu open programs history and more
- Advanced scheduler
What is Internet history?
As you surf the Internet, your browser stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, what you downloaded etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages.
Internet history - Internet Explorer
Internet history - Mozilla
Firefox Internet history
Opera Internet history
Netscape Internet history
Internet Explorer history : How to erase Internet history
What Internet history tracks stores Internet Explorer (IE)
Internet Explorer stores the following Internet history tracks:
List of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Address bar)
Form AutoComplete data (Saved form data) - information that you've entered on web sites
Search history
Temporary Internet files
Cookies
Passwords
Index.dat files
You can erase Internet history in Internet Explorer history manually or using special Internet history eraser software - Clear All History.
How to erase Internet Explorer (IE) history tracks manually
- how to erase visited sites history in Internet Explorer
- how to erase Form AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
- how to erase search history in Internet Explorer
erase Temporary Internet files
erase cookies in Internet Explorer
erase passwords in Internet Explorer
Firefox Internet history : How to erase Internet history
What Internet history tracks stores Firefox
As you surf the Internet, Firefox stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, what you downloaded etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Firefox stores the following Internet history tracks:
Browsing history
Download history
Saved form information - information that you've entered on web sites
Search history
Cache
Cookies
Saved Passwords
You can erase Internet history manually or using special erase Internet history software.
How to erase Internet history tracks manually
- how to erase visited sites history (browsing history)
- how to erase download history
- how to erase Saved forms information (Autocomplete History) in Firefox
- how to erase search history in Firefox
erase cache in Firefox
erase cookies in Firefox
erase passwords in Firefox
Mozilla Internet history : How to erase Internet history
What Internet history tracks stores Mozilla
As you surf the Internet, Mozilla stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Mozilla stores the following Internet history tracks:
List of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
List of web sites you have visited stored in Location manu (web addresses from the Address bar)
Form AutoComplete data (Saved form data) - information that you've entered on web sites
Search history
Cache
Cookies
Passwords
You can erase Mozilla browser history manually or using special erase Internet history software.
How to erase Internet history tracks in Mozilla manually
- how to erase list of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
- how to erase list of web sites you have visited stored in Location manu (web addresses from the Address bar)
- how to erase Saved forms data (Autocomplete History) in Mozilla
- how to erase search history in Mozilla
erase cache in Mozilla
erase cookies in Mozilla
erase passwords in Mozilla
Opera Internet history : How to erase Internet history
What Internet history tracks stores Opera
As you surf the Internet, Opera stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Opera stores the following Internet history tracks:
List of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
List of web sites you have visited stored in Location manu (web addresses from the Address bar)
Form AutoComplete data (Saved form data) - information that you've entered on web sites
Search history
Cache
Cookies
Passwords
You can erase Internet history in Opera manually or using special erase Internet history software.
How to erase Internet history tracks in Opera manually
- how to erase list of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
- how to erase list of web sites you have visited stored in Location manu (web addresses from the Address bar)
- how to erase Saved forms data (Autocomplete History) in Opera
- how to erase search history in Opera
erase cache in Opera
erase cookies in Opera
erase passwords in Opera
How can I erase Internet history using Clear All History?
To erase Internet history:
Double-click the Clear All History tray icon or right-click the ClearAllHistory tray icon and select the Open Main Window item.
Click the Tool button in the toolbar.
Select What to Clear -> Browser History item.
Check the Clear Browser History option.
Select the browser(s). You can erase Internet history for several browsers simultaneously.
Click the Clear now button.
To set ClearAllHistory to erase Internet history automatically
If you want to erase Internet history automatically:
Double-click the Clear All History tray icon or right-click the Clear All History tray icon and select the Open Main Window item.
Click the Tool button in the toolbar.
Select Settings and put the check mark next to Clear selected items on program start and/or Clear selected items on program exit" and/or Clear every... option(s) and click the Apply button.
Select What to Clear -> Browser History item and check the Clear Browser History option.
Select the browser(s). You can erase Internet history for several browsers simultaneously.
Click the Apply button.
How to erase Internet history manually
To erase Internet history in Internet Explorer 7.0:
Select "Tools" Select "Internet Options".
Open the "General" tab.
In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
To erase list of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Address bar), click "Delete history" and then click Yes. Click Close and then click OK.
To erase Internet history in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x:
Go to Tools and select Internet Options.
Open "General tab", click "Clear history".
Click "OK".
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you erase visited sites history manually, history index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
To erase Internet history (visited web sites history) in Firefox 2.0:
Select "Tools"
Select "Options".
Select "Privacy".
In Private area click "Clear Now".
In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Browsing history" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
Click OK.
To erase Internet history (visited web sites history) in Firefox 1.5:
Select "Tools"
Select "Options".
Select "Privacy".
Open "History" tab and click "Clear Browsing history now".
Click OK.
In "History" tab you can specify how long you want Firefox to remember what web sites you visited.
To erase Internet history (visited web sites history) in Mozilla 1.7:
Select "Edit"
Select "Preferences".
Under Navigator category, click History.
To erase browsing history, click the "Clear History" button
Click OK.
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