CookieCrumbler : Search your computer and remove unwanted or dangerous cookies, create and edit specific rules with minimal effort, all of this while making use of hotkeys
Every time you are accessing a web page, the server that you are connecting to has the possibility to create small files (cookies) that store information about your visit.CookieCrumbler is an application designed to protect your privacy. It helps you detect and get rid of dangerous or unwanted cookies.
Lightweight and easy to use
The program's interface is intuitive, consisting of a single window. There should be no accommodation issues to any type of users, experts or beginners.CookieCrumbler analyzes your computer for cookies. If anything suspicious has been detected, this tool lets its users delete all cookies or only those that are unwanted.The application can be set to do an automatic cleanup at every Windows startup, allowing you to choose what cookies to be removed. You can select to have all of them deleted or just some specific cookies, such as 'clearly dangerous,' 'possibly dangerous,' and 'expired.'CookieCrumbler supports user-definable rules to delete or keep cookies regardless of the utility's default settings. These rules can be saved to your computer to CCR file format, allowing you to load them whenever you want.Once created, the rules can be edited or deleted in case you change your mind about the specified details.
Additional features
CookieCrumbler allows the detection of super cookies as well, which are browser independent and with a specific security risk. The tool also allows connection through an HTTP proxy server.This program efficiently works with shortcuts that cover most of its basic functions. For example, you can use a combination of hotkeys, such as 'CTRL-R' to start cleaning the cookies and 'CTRL-C' to open the cookie editor.
To end with
Taking all into consideration, CookieCrumbler is a simple yet very useful application that allows you to create custom cleaning rules and remove the unwanted cookies with minimal effort.NOTE: Free for private, non-commercial usage.
CookieCrumbler runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 1.9 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Encryption Security.
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