Hello spesmea,
tracking cookies are used by many websites and do not pose a threat. I recommend disabling their detection in AVG Resident Shield configuration. Please read FAQ 2334 article for more information about cookies and how to disable their detection.
Thank you.
I am running AVG free 2011,and recently I am getting plagued by
resident shield telling me that tracking cookies have been
detected upon opening "Three while logging on to this forum".
Question:have these tracking cookies been successfully blocked
by the resident shield or should I be taking further measures.
I am running Vista 32bit SP2 with all updates installed

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