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We use McAfee Entriprse Virus Scanner with the Anti Spyware Module via a EPO server. &nbsp;We have noticed that when we run our weekly full scans of systems, a lot of cookies are detected and some are deleted.<br />
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For instance, on one system it states:<br />
Cookies scanned: 1200<br />
Cookies detected: 41<br />
Cookies cleaned: 0<br />
Cookies deleted: 41<br />
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We are trying to decide if this is a problem or not. &nbsp;When we get the report and forward it on to management we get the &quot;why are all these cookies getting deleted&quot; questions. &nbsp;<br />
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Cookies are part of web surfing, so they are going to show up. &nbsp;The question is why does McAfee flag them as a problem. &nbsp;I've looked at the McAfee site, but havn't been able to find anything that states what constitutes a good cookie from a bad cookie. &nbsp;Any insight would be appreciated. &nbsp;We are just trying to come up with some sort of explanation on the dangers of this.
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We use McAfee Entriprse Virus Scanner with the Anti Spyware Module via a EPO server.  We have noticed that when we run our weekly full scans of systems, a lot of cookies are detected and some are deleted.

For instance, on one system it states:
Cookies scanned: 1200
Cookies detected: 41
Cookies cleaned: 0
Cookies deleted: 41

We are trying to decide if this is a problem or not.  When we get the report and forward it on to management we get the "why are all these cookies getting deleted" questions.  

Cookies are part of web surfing, so they are going to show up.  The question is why does McAfee flag them as a problem.  I've looked at the McAfee site, but havn't been able to find anything that states what constitutes a good cookie from a bad cookie.  Any insight would be appreciated.  We are just trying to come up with some sort of explanation on the dangers of this.

McAfee Virus Scanner - Cookies Detection and Deletion

Anti-virus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses. However, with the proliferation of other kinds of malware, antivirus software started to provide protection from other computer threats. In particular, modern antivirus software can protect from malicious browser helper objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious layered service providers (LSPs), dialers, fraud tools, adware and spyware. Some products also include protection from other computer threats, such as infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity theft (privacy), online banking attacks, social engineering techniques, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), botnets and DDoS attacks.

Anti-Virus Apps

Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge and that may send such information to another entity without the consumer's consent, or that asserts control over a computer without the consumer's knowledge; it has also come to include programs that engage in various kinds of electronic fraud. Anti-spyware is software that removes or blocks that software; some common vendors include Malwarebytes, McAfee, Spybot-Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware and BitDefender.