New laptop ,thought i had protected it

Hi , I have been here before , got a laptop fixed in the past, I have advised other people to come here on and off. You have always done a great job. Ive learned loads here. I find myself back again.and Im a bit miffed. I bought a new laptop for christmas. before I logged onto internet, I uninstalled Norton, google toolbar, and few potential advert generating thingies. I installed AVG and S&D, I didnt install ADAware ,because it wanted me to click on adverts. (blockbusters etc). I run AVG and S&D daily. AVG finds 80-200 tracking cookies and lists them as potentially dangerous. I often have my privacy set to high , I have no illegal software. Ok, thats my problem. I think this is a spyware problem, Ill post a log in that forum. Thanks all.

Hi charliebeth and welcome back to the forum, I see that LDTate has responded to your post over in the malware removal forum ATF-Cleaner by atribune, is a fine program and I'm sure that regular use will keep a lot of the stuff down to manageable proportions. Regards paws

Welcome back CharlieBeth. [external image: Posted Image]

You'll receive excellent advise from Malware Team and particularly from LDTate.
Give special attention to the closing post that is likely to include utility recommendation.

You are also welcome to visit Security Best Practices.

Best Regards,
Doug

Thank you all for a swift response and solution. Clearing them smelly tracking cookies has nipped in the bud potential trojans and malware, Im pretty convinced of that. Thanks again x Charlie