Flash Cookie Cleaner

A Flash cookie (also known as a Local Share Object, or LSO) is a collection of cookie-like data that a Web site running Adobe Flash can place on your hard drive. Like regular cookies, Flash cookies contain information about when you visited the site, and may contain tracking and settings information.

Flash cookies are stealthier than regular cookies. Flash can install cookies on your computer without your permission by default. You can change the default setting for Flash cookies at http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html ('Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer.').

Flash Cookie Removal

Or, you can use CCleaner to clean Flash cookies when it runs. By default, CCleaner is set to leave Flash cookies alone.

How To Remove Flash Cookies

If you are using CCleaner, click Cleaner and select the Applications tab. Make sure you check “Adobe Flash Player” in the multimedia section before clicking “Analyze” and “Run Cleaner” to remove any Flash cookies. Once you have removed the Flash cookies, you can set your Flash player to decline the installation of third-party Flash.

To set CCleaner to clean Adobe Flash Cookies:

Flash Cookie Cleaner Download

  1. Note: Flash cookies (which are used by Adobe Flash) are cleaned differently by CCleaner. See this topic for more information on Flash cookies. You may choose to delete cookies for privacy reasons. Be aware, though, that some sites may forget your login data if you delete their cookies. Others will simply replace the cookie the next time you visit.
  2. MajorGeeks.com reviews Flash Cookie Cleaner. 'A freeware application from ConsumerSoft that allows you to view and delete the flash cookies from your computer.' What are Flash Cookies? 'Flash Cookies are small bits of data saved by websites you visit. They can be used to store website settings and info (like Flash game scores), to track.
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Flash Cookie

  1. In CCleaner, click the Cleaner icon and then the Applications tab.
  2. Under Multimedia, select Adobe Flash Player.

Note: Remember that cookies and Flash cookies are two separate things. Simply clearing the Adobe Flash Player setting will not set CCleaner to clean regular browser cookies.