Cookies are short pieces of data used by web servers to help identify web users.
The popular concepts and rumors about what a cookie can do has reached almost mystical proportions, frightening users and worrying their managers. Any platform that can use a modern web browser. No damage to files or systems. Cookies are only used to identify a web user though they may be used to track a user's browsing habits. No files are destroyed or compromised by cookies, but if you are concerned about being identified or about having your webbrowsing traced through the use of a cookie, set your browser to not accept cookies or use one of the new cookie blocking packages.