Keywords: Cookie Monitor, Utility, Internet

Cookie Monitor is a small utility designed to be used with the Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer web browser. Cookie Monitor scans the Cookies folder and automatically removes site cookies that you've selected for blocking. Most cookies are benign, but some are not. If you've ever visited a web site and its advertisements seem to reflect your recent online purchases and web searches it's likely you have site tracking cookies on your computer's hard drive. Cookie Monitor also provides facilities to select site cookies you want to retain. This can be useful for those sites you visit regularly that store a user cookie to speed logins.Cookie Monitor installs a small icon in the Taskbar Notification Tray while running. Clicking your mouse on this icon will hide and reveal the main Cookie Monitor window on the desktop.