Tuesday, July 7, 2015

How to Remove REVSCI.NET Cookie from Your Computer

REVSCI.NET is categories as tracking cookies. Be Aware of the Following Tracking Cookie Companions:
allyes.com, webstat.net, Sex.Cookie, activemeter.com, beatle.org.
Tracking Cookies
Normally, cookies, which are small text files that certain Web sites leave on computers to store information identifying users and customize Web site content for them (such as the user’s Web site settings and preferences, a list of visited pages, computer details, and shopping card information), are harmless. However, some cookies may be used to track and transmit browsing preferences or other private information to online marketers and spammers.
To detect / delete revsci.net cookie in Mozilla Firefox
  1. From the Tools menu, select Options
  2. In the upper section of the Options window, click Privacy
  3. In the Cookies tab, click Show Cookies or remove individual cookies link
  4. In the Cookies window, enter revsci.net in the Search field and run a search, or you can scroll down the list to check whether the revsci.net cookie is present there
  5. To delete the revsci.net cookie:
    1. Select it from the list
    2. Press Remove Cookie button
To detect / delete revsci.net cookie in Google Chrome 
  1. From the Chrome menu [Google Chrome Menu Button] on the browser toolbar choose Settings
  2. Click Show Advanced Settings... link
  3. In the Privacy section, click Content settings
  4. Click All cookies and site data... button
  5. Start typing revsci.net cookie name in the Search cookies field and cookie list will be automatically filtered, or you can scroll down the list to check whether the cookie exists
  6. To delete the revsci.net cookie:
    1. Hover the mouse cursor over cookie name in the list to highlight it
    2. Click X button that appears on the right corner
To block revsci.net cookie in Mozilla Firefox 
  1. From the Tools menu, select Options
  2. In the upper section of the Options window, click Privacy
    1. In the History group choose Use custom settings for history item from the Firefox will field and Click on Exceptions
    2. For older Firefox versions in the Cookies tab, click Exceptions
  3. In the new Exceptions - Cookies window, enter revsci.net in the Address of Website field and click Block or Disable
To block revsci.net cookie in Google Chrome
  1. From the Chrome menu [Google Chrome Menu Button] , on the browser toolbar, choose Settings
  2. Click Show Advanced Settings... link
  3. In the Privacy section, click the Content settings
  4. Click Manage Exceptions... button
  5. Enter revsci.net in the Hostname pattern (located at the left corner)
  6. Choose Block from the Behavior field (on the right)
Resource: http://www.exterminate-it.com/malpedia/remove-revsci-net

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