Over the past month, I have performed my Ad-Aware search only to see the same cookies and tracking codes reappear. I have yet to re-install the software, and I was wondering if there are steps that I can perform without re-installing the software. Thanks in advance for the help

Hello,

Your question isn't clear what the problem is.

What software are you referring to that you have "yet to re-install"

Cookies are fairly harmless and the free Ad-Aware personal SE version will remove them but only the paid versions of Ad-Aware SE (Plus or Pro) has the capability to block them. So probably you have been visiting the same website depositing these cookies and that is why the scanner keeps finding them again.

From the Lavasoft Spyware Glossary:

http://www.lavasoft.com/support/spywareedu...re_glossary.php

Cookie:
A piece of data that a website -- or a third party that was commissioned or approved by the website -- saves on users’ hard drives and retrieves when the users revisit that site. Some cookies may use a unique identifier that links to information such as login or registration data, online 'shopping cart' selections, user preferences, websites a user has visited, etc. See also 'Tracking Cookies.'

Tracking Cookie
A Tracking Cookie is any cookie used for tracking users’ surfing habits. Tracking Cookies are a form of Tracking Technology. They are typically used by advertisers wishing to analyze and manage advertising data, but they may be used to profile and track user activity more closely. However, tracking cookies are simply a text file, and a record of visits or activity with a single website or its affiliated sites.