IECookiesView v1.71
Copyright (c) 2002 - 2007 Nir Sofer
Web site: http://www.nirsoft.net
Description
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IECookiesView is a small utility that displays the details of all cookies
that Internet Explorer stores on your computer.
In addition, It allows you to do the following actions:
* Sort the cookies list by any column you want, by clicking the column
header. A second click sorts the column in descending order.
* Find a cookie in the list by specifying the name of the Web site.
* Select and delete the unwanted cookies.
* Save the cookies to a readable text file.
* Copy cookie information into the clipboard.
* Automatically refresh the cookies list when a Web site sends you a
cookie.
* Display the cookies of other users and from other computers.
* Open the IECookiesView utility directly from Internet Explorer
toolbar.
* Change the content of a cookie !
* Export your cookies to Netscape/Mozilla cookies file.
* Block specific Web sites from using cookies through the cookies
blocking mechanism of Internet Explorer 6.0.
Advantages of this utility
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* This utility is completely freeware ! You don't have to pay anything
in order to continue using it.
* The utility is a standalone executable. it doesn't require any
additional DLLs, and installation is not required.
* The executable (iecv.exe) is small and compact. Only 55KB !
* If you have a network, you can watch the cookies of other computers,
as long as you have a read permission on the cookies folder of other
computers.
* On Windows NT/2000/XP, You can watch the cookies of other users on
the same computer, as long as you have the right access permissions on
the cookies folders.
System Requirements
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* Windows operating system: Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000
or Windows XP.
* Internet Explorer, Versions 4.0 - 6.0
License
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This utility is released as freeware. You can freely use and distribute
it. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the
distribution package including the readme.txt, without any modification !
Disclaimer
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The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not
be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages
due to loss of data or any other reason.
Versions History
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1.71
21/12/2007
* The configuration is now saved to a file, instead of the Registry.
1.70
20/10/2004
* Added support for translating to other languages.
* New accelerator keys added.
* New option: Check Index File Header. If this option is unchecked, an
error message won't be displayed if the cookies index file is corrupted.
* Ads related domains list (ads.txt)- The list of domains that
IECookies use to identify advertising related cookies. This file is
located in the same folder of IECookiesView, and you can freely
add/remove domains to this list.
* New column: Record Number.
* Added contents to the help file.
1.60
10/03/2004
* Automatically Save Selections: Allows you to automatically save your
cookies selections when you exit from IECookiesView, and then load it
again in the next time that you use IECookiesView.
* New Delete/Destroy options: Allows you to delete all your cookies,
except the cookies that you select.
* Export cookies to Netscape/Mozilla cookies file.
* 'Beep On Change' option - Beep each time that there is a change in
cookies. (In Auto Refresh mode)
* All dialog-boxes are now automatically centered.
1.50
28/03/2003
* Cookies Blocking/Allowing in version 6 of Internet Explorer
* Remember checked items after choosing other columns.
* New command-line options: /inst, /uninst, /user
* Sort by selection.
* Select by Domain/Site.
* The size of the executable was decreased to 80K.
* Save as tab-delimited file.
* Save / Load Selection.
1.40
12/01/2003
* A new user interface for selecting cookies.
* Destroying a cookie: allows you to delete the cookie including the
reference in the cookies index file (index.dat).
* A counter is shown on the status bar while loading the cookies.
* Fixed problem: After finding a cookie, the focus is not lost.
1.30
30/10/2002
* New column in the bottom sub-window: "Created In" - Tells you whether
the cookie was created in the Web Server or in the client (Internet
Explorer with JScript/VBScript).
* Improvement in identification of advertising related cookies (Ad
column).
* New option: open the highlighted cookie file in Wordpad.
* After a cookie deletion: the focus is returned to the right place.
* Ability to change the cookie's content.
* Fixed bug: In previous version, the 'Secure' field in the bottom
sub-window displayed wrong values in some circumstances.
* Each time you run IECookiesView, the cookies that has been modified
and accessed since the last run, are marked in yellow and green colors.
* Improvement in user interface (Especially in tab orders).
* Improvement in domain parsing. (The domain column in the top
sub-window)
* Open cookies folder in Explorer.
* Fixed Problem with the 'Tracks Eraser' utility: IECookies will allow
you to view the cookies even if the index.dat file is corrupted.
* Pop-up menu in the bottom sub-window.
1.20
05/08/2002
* Pop-up menu in the top sub-window.
* Automatically remember your last settings (windows size, split
location, column settings, and more...)
* New option: open the highlighted cookie file in Notepad.
* Installation options in File menu.
* Choose Columns option in View menu: allows you to select the columns
that you want to see in the top sub-window. (Like in Explorer of
Windows 2000/XP)
* "Obsolete Cookie Files" in View menu: allows you to view the cookies
that are not listed in index.dat
* New column in the top sub-window: "Ad" column - Automatically
identifies advertising related cookies.
* New column in the top sub-window: "Domain" column - Shows the domain
name of the cookies file.
1.10
26/06/2002
* Windows 2000-style sort arrows in the columns headers.
* New icons in the bottom window: expired cookies are shown with red
icon.
* Copy cookies information into the clipboard.
* View Duplicate references in index.dat
* Status column in the top sub-window.
* Default button in "Select Cookies Folder" dialog-box.
* Cookie property page.
* Adding a cookies button into the toolbar of Internet Explorer
* Open Internet Explorer window and connect the Web site of the
highlighted cookie file.
* A little improvement in performances of cookies loading.
* /dir: command-line option: Run the IECookiesView utility with another
cookies folder
* /mi command-line option.
* Some changes and fixed bugs in modified/accessed/created dates.
* Fixed bug: In previous version, the default cookies directory for
windows 95 was x:\windows\profiles\user-name\cookies instead of
x:\windows\cookies.
* Fixed bug: In previous version, if you switched to "Auto Refresh"
mode, and than canceled it, by selecting it again from the menu, the
window was continuing to automatically refresh the cookies list, even
if the "Auto Refresh" in the menu was unchecked. This bug is fixed on
version 1.10
* Fixed bug: Error message when trying to load cookies from remote
computer by using a UNC path (\\computer\folder)
1.00
06/06/2002
First Release
Start using the IECookiesView utility
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This utility is a standalone executable, and it doesn't require any
installation process or additional DLLs. In order to start using it,
simply run the executable (iecv.exe) from any folder you want. If you
have
