Bender01 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 My Firefox settings are such that cookies should be deleted when Firefox is closed, except for a few exceptions. But I've noticed that CCleaner finds some cookies (Options > Cookies) that shouldn't be there (while Firefox is closed) and that are not in the exceptions (of both Firefox and CCleaner). Firefox doesn't find these cookies (Options > Privacy > Show cookies). These cookies all seem to be from websites I access with Firefox. I've cleaned with CCleaner but they reappear. I didn't select the Intelligent Cookie Scan. My Flash Player settings are such that no website can store data on my PC. I have: - Windows XP - CCleaner 5.11.5408 - Firefox 42.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender01 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I found out it's caused by super cookies in SiteSecurityServiceState.txt, these cookies can't be deleted by Firefox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted November 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2015 I found out it's caused by super cookies in SiteSecurityServiceState.txt, these cookies can't be deleted by Firefox. Yes part of super cookies. I believe ccleaner takes care of the ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2015 CCleaner detects and lists them for Firefox Portable I'm using when cleaning: Cleaner > Applications > Firefox > Cookies I had wondered why all of a sudden some cookies were being created for Adblock Plus subscriptions I have that never were previously, now I know they're putting super cookies into that SiteSecurityServiceState.txt file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender01 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 The solution is to delete SiteSecurityServiceState.txt, create a new one and set it to "read only". There were also cookies created by Flash Player despite I set it up to not store data on my PC: you also need to set up an online panel on the Macromedia website. From what I understood the fact that Firefox can't delete super cookies is a bug that still have to be fixed, but I'm not sure about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2015 I made a winapp2.ini entry to clean it for Firefox Portable. Maybe read-only works on it, I don't know but I'd imagine it would either get stored elsewhere or in memory. The only sites I've seen in it are from Adblock Plus subscriptions. I also don't use or have Flash installed anymore, had no need for it anymore starting several months ago. Here's that winapp2.ini entry I made: [Firefox Portable Super Cookies*] LangSecRef=3026 DetectFile=%SystemDrive%\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile\SiteSecurityServiceState.txt Default=False FileKey1=%SystemDrive%\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile|SiteSecurityServiceState.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdbane Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 there no need to delete/winapp2.ini the file CC already handle it by removing its content only, not the txt file after cleaning with CC, try open the file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender01 Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 The only sites I've seen in it are from Adblock Plus subscriptions. What are Adblock cookies for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 18, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 18, 2015 The subscription you've downloaded an update for. They're keeping track of something for whatever reason. Edit: I use several from the Known Abblock Plus subscriptions page which causes those cookies in that .txt document. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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