Good afternoon Do Sep 12 16:43:25 2013 Thank You for email and help.
Am 30.08.2013 00:41, schrieb [email protected]:> Simple answer is yes both Sweeper and BleachBits are Linux software you > can download from the Software Repository. BleachBits and also > BleachBits Root may already be installed, depends on the distro > (Mint,Debian, Ubunut etc). You can choose what you want to clean. Each > area item has a check box. > I could find both in the software center of xubuntu. > I am guessing you were not familiar with Windows security and utilities > like CCleaner. * I used before ccleaner with win. There was no problem. Security in general has changed to the extreme to not > even allowing cookies to remain on the system past the current session > in browser. With Windows malware these were even being broken into for > nefarious reasons by cyber crime. With more or less "hints" of very > first Linux malware and/or intrusions occurring only in very, very > recent years - this seems much less a concern but nevertheless should be. > Unbelievers HERE / take a look... > http://linuxducks.free-forums.org/viewforum.php?f=10 * Sorry I donot understand. > > In security, what malware would seek especially leaning towards > financial information, in Windows is called temporary internet files. > For Linux this is cookies and browser history and other areas as recent > files opened etc. They sift data to attempt to profile a user as to > whether they may be a potential target which in worst cases ends a > IDTheft and cards max-out etc. Tracking cookies are more towards "legal" > entities which lean towards targetting users with sales according to > browsing habits and even financial visits etc. * I only use win offline. > > This is why it is recommended to use a simple utility software as > Sweeper which safely deletes these in these areas where the information > is stored. Using Private Session blocks storing of most and I am sure > does not block signing into a place like you mentioned - a forum. Of > course a cookie for simple identification purposes that you are the user > are necessary for these type sign/log ins. I do not believe the Private > session mode blocks these cookies. * OK > > You mentioned FF (Firefox browser) is saving everything you are doing at > like a forum. * Yes. I assume you mean when you look at History it is showing > each site you visit. * Yes. Each Forum page at each new string has a new > website address (URL) which is why it is saving that in History. All > browsers do that as default. * Yes. It is the convenience as you move along and > forgot what website you were at you can simply click History and click > the link to go there again. However, today that is completely > undesirable and is worst than cave man days in security and privacy. > However, all browsers have Settings that allow you to adjust or click > what you do not want stored all the time. * How can I do it. There is private browsing but then You cannot save passwords. > > In FF click Tools all the way up top on the Menu Bar. If that is not > showing then right click on the top bar and click Menu bar to make it > show. Now clkick Tools and Options. At Options you will see all the > various tweaks to have it perform the way you want to. Like Do Not Store > Browsing History, Change Current Homepage, Tell Websites Not to Track > and etc. * OK In Windows you can simply do one click that deletes everything > each time you close the browser (but there are still a couple items that > CCleaner is used for). I do not believe browers for Linux have this > option. It is a manual operation. This is what Sweeper is used for. * OK > > BleachBits cleans even more than simple browsing histories and files > opened lists etc. It gets rid of orphaned junk left over files that may > be present perhaps from uninstalled softwares etc. ALWAYS make sure you > are NOT using BleachBits Root - as this may perform irreversible > deletions, corrupting the system and rendering it inoperable to where > you would have to reinstall Linux from scratch. * Can You explain this to me? How can I use the software without root? Regular BleachBits does > very, very well for safe clean up of the system time to time. It is a > full list of items to check you can browse down to choose. > > I hope this helped! > Should I clean once an hour or every morning? Which software is better? I want to delete all closes pages I want to keep bookmarks passwords Regards Sophie ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! 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