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What is a Cookie?
Cookies are pieces of information generated by a Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access.Cookies are embedded in the HTML information flowing back and forth between the user's computer and the servers.Cookies are implemented to allow user-side customization of Web information.
Cookies are based on a two-stage process.
In the first stage, the cookie is stored in the user's computer without their consent or knowledge.
In the second stage, the cookie is clandestinely and automatically transferred from the user's machine to a Web server.
Whenever a user directs a Web browser to display a Web page, the browser will, without the user's knowledge, transmit the cookie containing personal information to the Web server.
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Java Scripts, Plug-ins, Scripts, ActiveX controls, etc.
Java scripts are little programs that run on your browser. By definition Java scripts are not allowed to read from, or write to, the file system of the computer. Java scripts are always safe for this reason.
Plug-ins which are client-side programs that can be invoked from a Web page using the EMBED tag. Plug-ins are safe.
Scripts are used to access other items on your system. Such as ActiveX controls.
ActiveX controls are dangerous! They allow full access to your computer system. They can be used to place things on your hard drive, copy things from your hard drive, or change things on your hard drive. That is why ActiveX controls can be abused.
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