← Back to context Comment by koakuma-chan 2 days ago I set my browser to clear cookies on exit so that my cookies cannot be stolen by malware. 4 comments koakuma-chan Reply paxys 2 days ago Why do you think malware can't steal your cookies when the browser is open (and I assume it is open for most of the day)? koakuma-chan 2 days ago Because (at least less sophisticated) malware just steals your browser files which contain cookies. I am assuming of course the browser is smart enough not to write cookies to disk if I set it to clear cookies on exit. dylan604 2 days ago how often are you exiting though? koakuma-chan 2 days ago Every day
paxys 2 days ago Why do you think malware can't steal your cookies when the browser is open (and I assume it is open for most of the day)? koakuma-chan 2 days ago Because (at least less sophisticated) malware just steals your browser files which contain cookies. I am assuming of course the browser is smart enough not to write cookies to disk if I set it to clear cookies on exit.
koakuma-chan 2 days ago Because (at least less sophisticated) malware just steals your browser files which contain cookies. I am assuming of course the browser is smart enough not to write cookies to disk if I set it to clear cookies on exit.
Why do you think malware can't steal your cookies when the browser is open (and I assume it is open for most of the day)?
Because (at least less sophisticated) malware just steals your browser files which contain cookies. I am assuming of course the browser is smart enough not to write cookies to disk if I set it to clear cookies on exit.
how often are you exiting though?
Every day