i have a good idea what they are but how do they really work and how do they actualy get inside? two i allways seem to get are tribalfusion.com and affiliatefuel.com. none of my protection stops them from getting in but when i run a scan they will get detected. whats up with that

Have a good read of this page MP:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/cookies.htm

that was a great site to read, thanks for posting that link.

Thanks CaPMan for that link. Lots of good info there.