By now, you've probably heard about cookies -- those little text files that are stored on your computer whenever you visit particular websites. Fairly innocuous, these cookies do little more than retain your site preferences, saved items in your shopping cart, and a few other minor bits of data, all wrapped up in a file that's only about 1 kilobyte in size. These cookies are harmless, and you could always opt to delete them if you wanted.
But while you weren't looking, the internet came up with different types of cookies, and today we have Super Mega Flash Cookies, which are advanced versions that track even more information - in fact, a Flash cookie can store up to 5Mb of information, and all of your tracking information is shared between all of your browsers. Information that includes your browser type, your browsing history, purchasing habits, language, and a whole bunch of data you'd probably prefer not to share with the world. Even worse, a new technology, the Evercookie, combines all of these factors into an extremely persistent cookie that simply cannot be deleted by normal means!
MAXA Cookie Manager is specifically designed to guard your privacy, with the ability to present you with a summary of all of the cookies that reside on your computer! With MAXA Cookie Manager, you'll be able to decide which cookies are safe, and which are dangerous and should be removed - in fact, you can blacklist entire domains to ensure that all cookies from a particular website are blocked. You can also use MAXA Cookie Manager to automatically delete cookies as soon as they appear on your computer, and use the program to manage a whitelist of approved cookies that you need to work with the sites that you use most often.
MAXA Cookie Manager also has the capability of recognizing the existence of "web bugs". Web bugs are cookies that are solely placed to identify and track the user's way through the internet, without use to the user itself. I don't know about you, but if somebody's tracking my whereabouts on the internet, I'd sure like to know it!
With support for all of the major internet browsers and browser-independent cookie technologies, MAXA Cookie Manager represents your solid line of defense against malicious data-mining Super Cookies!
Not convinced? Take the MAXA Tools privacy test and see exactly how much of your personal information can be derived, linked, and combined by anyone with an internet connection and the know-how!
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- One of the few applications out there that can effectively delete evercookies.
- Detect and remove cookies that otherwise cannot be deleted.
- Protect your privacy by blocking cookies that gather too much personal information.
- Blacklist entire domains to immediately block cookies from websites.
- Maintain a list of approved cookies to keep the ones that you want and need.
- Detect and remove "web bugs" designed to track your whereabouts on the internet.
- You can download and install a free trial of this software before purchasing
- Download available for: Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista (32 and 64 bit), 7 (32 and 64 bit), 8 (32 and 64 bit)
- Buy with BitsDuJour's promotional coupon code and get all this at a discounted price!
- After you purchase MAXA Cookie Manager it may be used indefinitely.
- MAXA Cookie Manager is licensed per computer, and not per user.
- Each license allows installation on 2 computers, and MAXA Cookie Manager may be used at exactly the same time on each of them.
- Transfer of a license to another owned computer is allowed.
- Online license activation is required. what's this?
- Upgrades to future versions of the software will be free for minor versions only. For versions after that, upgrades will require additional payment, which will be discounted by 55%.
- Support is provided for the lifetime of the product.
- Prices do not necessarily include taxes, which will vary by country.
- Review what others have to say...
- “The best product to handle Firefox and other newly developed cookies. Easy to understand GUI. Provides easy-to-use control over blocking and allowing cookies.
- “I did pull up the free version initially. I was glad to have a chance to see how the application looked and functioned. After seeing that, that made getting the Pro essential, so that I didn't have to manually remove new cookies as they appeared. It was nice to be able to set options and have the application do the work for me. I was happy to find the option to turn off the sound alert (because that got annoying fast!). While it was on, however, it certainly gave a good indication that Cookie Mgr. Pro was doing its job.
- “Easy to use. Very effective at blocking and/or removing ALL cookies. Display makes it obvious which cookies are present, where they are coming from, and whether or not they are a threat. Does not slow down pc performance. Very fast, invisible, and efficient. Great product!
- “I had a slow loading computer and a problem with all types of cookies. I had adequate anti-spyware and anti-virus software installed. Tracking cookies were a big problem for me. After installing Maxa-Cookie-Manager-Pro and developing a whitelist my problems with cookies have ceased. My computer runs much faster and it is a great satisfaction. Thank you for your product. I have recommended it to several of my friends.
- “George on Urban Survival recommended it. I take serious notice of anything George says. I tried the free sample and was so impressed that I ordered the program. Thank you for filling this important privacy need.
- “Efficiency and exactness appear to be in place. Intelligent and intuitive, too. I purchased it, because it offers protection against non-conventional cookies. Also, while trying out the Standard Version, I realized that the product provided an insight into the cookie generation process, thereby enabling me to be more discriminate about the deletion process.
- “Manages cookies for seven popular browsers as well as advanced and browser-independent cookies. Evaluates risk level and actively warns on appearance of dangerous cookies. Can block specific cookies or entire web sites. Can automatically delete browsing traces and new, dangerous cookies.[...]It does what it promises to protect your privacy and security.”- PC Magazine January 21, 2011
