I recently learned about flash cookies. These sol files are not seen by browsers, and replace deleted cookies. Could Avast develop a way to open these sol files in the sandbox, deleting them when the browser is closed?
You can always adjust your personal settings at:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html
You can also control flash access in chrome by using the following program:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19387.msg849633#msg849633
If your using IE ? here is where you block sites from storing information - Control Panel/FlashPlayer.
http://my.jetscreenshot.com/2701/m_20121016-yq8p-26kb.jpg
[font=inherit]Disable Flash cookies and enable click-to-play in Chrome[/font]
Blocking first-party cookies renders most of the Web’s popular sites inoperable. Similarly, many big-name Web services rely on Flash cookies to function properly.
Adobe’s [font=inherit]Flash Player Settings page[/font] lets you block all LSOs or choose which Flash cookies to save locally.
Select the Global Storage Settings tab (the second from the left) and uncheck "Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer.
" Slide the disk-space control to 0 to prevent all local storage of Flash content.
[font=verdana]For added protection, you can also control flash access in chrome by using the following program: [/font]http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=19387.msg849633#msg849633
You can read the full article covering the other browsers at:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57532114-285/three-not-so-simple-but-necessary-security-tips/