I have fought (and posted warnings in years past) the "$hlt Out of Luck" SOL , "flash media" COOKIE.

Ripping them out by force...led to an early death to two powerful PC's.

Linux is an option and turning off Adobe Flash.

Here is an old article on the subject.

www.wired.com/2009/08/you-deleted-your-cookies-think-again/

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Go to a flash media site....watch something....leave....disconnect from the internet....scan your disk and look for "New Files" created within the last hour. You will discover the beginning of the "slime trails" criminal investigations start with.