I've just done a spybot check to find I have a tone of tracking cookies. They're annoying. I'm running Spyware Doctor (auto-update), firefox and Spybot yet I still get loads? What gives? Any got any ideaso n how to cut them down?
Tracking Cookies - Aughh
- Thread starter Meatball
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Richdog said:Download and install Spywareblaster, update then "enable all protection", problem solved. http://www.download.com/SpywareBlaster/3000-8022-10196637.html?part=dl-SpywareBl&subj=dl&tag=button
Cheers. Does that run in the background? I've just added half them websites cookies onto my block list so hopefully that will make a difference
Richdog said:Completely in the background, no resources used, and one of the first things I install on every PC I build.
Cheers, it seems good. I take it Spywareblaster mainly protects against tracking cookies? It's just added loads of websites to my block websites list!
Trigger said:I use a customised HOSTS file which redirects all the advertising websites which add the tracking cookies to localhost so it can't find them
How do you do that? Thanks for your help BTW, very useful.
Trigger said:Download and install CCleaner (google it). Run the program and it will remove all cookies and crap etc. Then download this and do what it says in the readme (I'm sure it was in one of the stickies on here once but i can't find it) file
cheers. What does it do exactly? All I had to do is double click on the .BAT file.
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SiriusB said:It replaces the HOSTS file with all the addresses of known spam and ad sites. Meaning you wont have to worry about iffy sites and silly adverts anymore.
But of course, you could have read the README....
SiriusB
Cheers. Seems good so far, scanned twice today and nothing so far