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right im fairly good with computers, having used them since they were a new thing, however by no way an it pro.
So my question is, i mainly use my laptop now for internet banking, after every time i log on i run ccleaner to hopefull help keep me secure, as i know coocies can be traced/hacket/etc but ive noticed things like , when i start to type in a web address in the browser bar, it guesses the website im looking for within a few letters, so obviously ccleaner isnt clearing things properly, is there something else i should be using, computer is win 10 with firefox. no added antivirus other than the windows one.
I do have two factor login which sends a tx i have to enter, so maybe im being unduly worried, but thought i would check with those who know more than me
So my question is, i mainly use my laptop now for internet banking, after every time i log on i run ccleaner to hopefull help keep me secure, as i know coocies can be traced/hacket/etc but ive noticed things like , when i start to type in a web address in the browser bar, it guesses the website im looking for within a few letters, so obviously ccleaner isnt clearing things properly, is there something else i should be using, computer is win 10 with firefox. no added antivirus other than the windows one.
I do have two factor login which sends a tx i have to enter, so maybe im being unduly worried, but thought i would check with those who know more than me
on ccleaner you need to click on custom clean settings and you'll notice only about 50% of the boxes are ticked. You need to go through these for each application selecting the ones you desire - autocomplete form history for example.
in firefox press ctrl+shift+delete, select everything, tick all boxes
in firefox press ctrl+shift+delete, select everything, tick all boxes
Drive Blind said:
on ccleaner you need to click on custom clean settings and you'll notice only about 50% of the boxes are ticked. You need to go through these for each application selecting the ones you desire - autocomplete form history for example.
in firefox press ctrl+shift+delete, select everything, tick all boxes
thank you for your help, i will do this, i knew i was missing some setting or something, i know im being paranoid, but you cant be to careful with your moneyin firefox press ctrl+shift+delete, select everything, tick all boxes
richhead said:
so am i being overly paranoid?
you're being overly paranoid IMO.richhead said:
when i start to type in a web address in the browser bar, it guesses the website im looking for within a few letters, so obviously ccleaner isnt clearing things properly
This doesn't necessarily follow, it may well be normal browser behaviour to guess what you are typing even if you've never visited a site. Read https://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-off-address-bar...Regardless, there's little risk of the browser's history being used to compromise your account, especially if you only use the laptop to visit the internet banking site and even having never visited them. I'm moderately optimistic a bank's web team will have thought to delete any authentication (as opposed to site preference) cookies when you log out.
You might want to consider dedicating a browser on the machine for banking, another for everything else to give some peace of mind.
richhead said:
so am i being overly paranoid?
Yes.Pre-filling in your browser's address bar is from the browser's history. You can clear this through the browser's Settings, but's it's pretty harmless.
Deleting all your cookies with ccleaner is also overkill. Sure it deletes tracking cookies, but these are typically used for advertising not bank attacks. Your bank will legitimately use cookies and deleting those is an unnecessary pain.
ccleaner is more about free disk space than security.
If you want more security or privacy you could try the Brave browser - it is compatible with Chrome but it has more aggressive settings. It blocks tracking cookies all the time by default, for example.
Mr Pointy said:
Forget stuff like CCleaner & Malwarebytes - they are of little use. The best thing you can do is use 2FA, a password manager & strong individual passwords for each site.
I don't think CCleaner is really of any use in 2023 but Malwarebytes is a legitimate security tool. All the 2FA and strong passwords in the world won't stop a machine from getting infected with malware if the person using it is running random files from the internetCcleaner is somewhat useful but not for what you want.
You would be better to set your browser to not remember URLs and use an extension to clean up. I use Cookie AutoDelete, add uBlock Origin to that and change the settings in the lists to add annoyances lists. If you're not done, Privacy Badger.
Ccleaner is something else. If you're running that, you should know what you're doing.
FWIW I know what I am doing and don't use it.
You would be better to set your browser to not remember URLs and use an extension to clean up. I use Cookie AutoDelete, add uBlock Origin to that and change the settings in the lists to add annoyances lists. If you're not done, Privacy Badger.
Ccleaner is something else. If you're running that, you should know what you're doing.
FWIW I know what I am doing and don't use it.
130R said:
Mr Pointy said:
Forget stuff like CCleaner & Malwarebytes - they are of little use. The best thing you can do is use 2FA, a password manager & strong individual passwords for each site.
I don't think CCleaner is really of any use in 2023 but Malwarebytes is a legitimate security tool. All the 2FA and strong passwords in the world won't stop a machine from getting infected with malware if the person using it is running random files from the internetGuyW said:
richhead said:
so am i being overly paranoid?
Yes, massively! ccleaner and all the other s
te is totally pointless (IMO) these days, if you're using modern windows and not doing anything unduly dodgy.I do, and I still don't have anything else (especially macafee!!)
Two factor is very sensible, check shopping sites too for this, ebay, paypal, get it turned on.
Facebook if you use it especially two factor and defo if you use Facebook or Google to then authorise other websites!!
You'll be fine!!
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