SDHelper - is it an ad blocker now??

[SirDracula]

Why is SDHelper blocking ad sites now? No, I don't like ads either but sometimes blocking them breaks some sites (e.g. Yahoo Mail Beta).

Yes, the sites may use tracking cookies, but only the cookies should be blocked.

Please see the attached SDHelper.txt file. Is there a way to disable this behavior? Is it enabled by default or did I end up enabling it somehow by playing with the options?

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Please open the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer and choose 'Spybot - Search Destroy Configuration'.
There you will find a drop down menu where you should select "Ask for blocking confirmation".
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/s...d15/index.html (3rd picture)
If you want to visit a blocked website choose "Allow". Hope this solves the problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[exostencil]

Please open the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer and choose 'Spybot - Search Destroy Configuration'.

Wow... This is a pretty big change in 1.5 that went largely unannounced. (unless I missed something)

Why have the options for SDHelper been moved to the IE tools menu, and REMOVED from the program itself? This is counter-intuitive, confusing, and and completely unnecessary in my opinion.

[PepiMK]

Well, the immunize page has been cleaned up. It was a mess really earlier on

Regarding "counter-intuitive", I'm not really sure if it is that, or if it's counter-I'm-used-to actually If I am looking for options, I'm looking in the current application. E.g. if I want to configure the EverNote Firefox plugin, I would look into Firefox' plugin section, not open EverNote and look there. It's somewhat nearer, less clicks way.
Oh, TeaTimer has options to toggle the mode as well by the way (might work only after the bug fix in the betas in the beta forum, not sure right now).

As for the "unannounced", there's even a screenshot on the Whats new page, but I admit it's missing details on how to reach it

[DrDemento]

Hello,

Please open the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer and choose 'Spybot - Search Destroy Configuration'.
There you will find a drop down menu where you should select "Ask for blocking confirmation".
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/s...d15/index.html (3rd picture)
If you want to visit a blocked website choose "Allow". Hope this solves the problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

I just checked and I do not have that entry for "Spybot-Search Destroy Configuration" On my Tools menu for IE. Using IE6 on one computer and IE7 on another and neither show that entry. How do I go about having that show in the Tools Menu for IE? Using Windows XP on one computer and 98SE on the other.
Does SDHelper have to be activated for this entry to appear in the IE Tools Menu?

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Which version of Spybot do you run?

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[exostencil]

Regarding "counter-intuitive", I'm not really sure if it is that, or if it's counter-I'm-used-to actually If I am looking for options, I'm looking in the current application. E.g. if I want to configure the EverNote Firefox plugin, I would look into Firefox' plugin section, not open EverNote and look there. It's somewhat nearer, less clicks way.

Yeah... I only say counter-intuitive because we're talking about a SpyBot setting, so users would normally expect to make changes through SpyBot, not IE. I guess it's just a matter of opinion though.

I use Firefox most of the time, and I've never known IE to be nearly as plugin/add-on friendly. I guess that's why treating SDHelper like a plugin threw me for such a loop.

Wouldn't it make more sense to be able to change the settings through both programs? (IE and SpyBot)

* Thanks for the quick reply, btw.

[DrDemento]

Hello,

Which version of Spybot do you run?

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

Running 1.5 with the Beta Fix installed for delayed starting on all 3 computers and none of them show that selection in IE Tools (but I do have SDHelper unchecked on all 3)

[spybotsandra]

LOL... if you have unchecked it how should you get the settings. No comment.

[DrDemento]

LOL... if you have unchecked it how should you get the settings. No comment.

I have done a few dumber things before-but indeed this is a good one.