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Hi,
I am new here but this looks like a great forum. I have run SPybot several times and cleans and detects various problems, but on scanning again, they all come back. Hoping someone can help. I have posted the results below. I appreciate any help. I tried to copy and paste the results but the list was to long for the thread.
thanks
Did you try pasting in a short log?
Produce a short log (showing items flagged)
Open SpyBot.
Check for problems.
When finished, right click and choose copy results (not the full report) to clipboard and post that into topic.
I'm running into a very similar problem. Each day now, it seems, another item is being added to the list. And no matter how many times I scan, they keep coming back. Thanks in advance! :)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Advertising.com: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
DoubleClick: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
HitBox: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
HitBox: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
HitBox: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
HitBox: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Statcounter: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Zedo: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Zedo: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Zedo: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
Zedo: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
CoreMetrics: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
AdRevolver: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
WebTrends live: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
CoreMetrics: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)
--- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.4 (build: 20050523) ---
2005-05-31 blindman.exe (1.0.0.1)
2005-05-31 SpybotSD.exe (1.4.0.3)
2005-05-31 TeaTimer.exe (1.4.0.2)
2006-09-22 unins000.exe (51.41.0.0)
2005-05-31 Update.exe (1.4.0.0)
2007-05-23 advcheck.dll (1.5.3.0)
2005-05-31 aports.dll (2.1.0.0)
2005-05-31 borlndmm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 delphimm.dll (7.0.4.453)
2005-05-31 SDHelper.dll (1.4.0.0)
2007-01-02 Tools.dll (2.0.1.0)
2005-05-31 UnzDll.dll (1.73.1.1)
2005-05-31 ZipDll.dll (1.73.2.0)
2007-08-01 Includes\Cookies.sbi (*)
2007-07-25 Includes\Dialer.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\DialerC.sbi (*)
2007-07-11 Includes\Hijackers.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\HijackersC.sbi (*)
2007-07-25 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\KeyloggersC.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\Malware.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\MalwareC.sbi (*)
2007-07-11 Includes\PUPS.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\PUPSC.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\Revision.sbi (*)
2007-05-30 Includes\Security.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\SecurityC.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\Spybots.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\SpybotsC.sbi (*)
2005-02-17 Includes\Tracks.uti
2007-08-01 Includes\Trojans.sbi (*)
2007-08-01 Includes\TrojansC.sbi (*)
2007-06-06 Plugins\TCPIPAddress.dll
spybotsandra
2007-08-01, 16:17
Hello,
Doubleclick (and others like Advertising.com, Avenue A, Inc, CasaleMedia, Fastclick, Hitbox, Mediaplex etc.) are so-called tracking cookies. It is quite common for popular websites to employ such tracking cookies from third parties. They use them in order to track the users' surfing habits on their websites. As I said, these cookies are from third parties but they are employed by the site. There is a tool in Spybot-S&D: BrowserHelper, i.e. a bad download blocker for Internet Explorer. With this tool enabled such tracking cookies will be blocked. In order to activate this tool, please run Spybot-S&D and go to the "Immunize" page. Checking the checkbox will enable the BrowserHelper, a drop down menu will appear giving you some options. You should select "Block all bad pages silently". With that option set the notifications will no longer come up, but you will still have the protection.
We are sorry, but the Immunization does not work for Firefox, it is only for the Internet Explorer. ActiveX isn't supported by Firefox, so there is no need for protection there.
Maybe in one of the coming versions there will be a bad download blocker for Firefox, but not at the moment.
Here is a thread in our forum that deals with the same problem:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=3008
If you don't have any other cookies you want to save in Firefox,you could click the Remove All Cookies button. This would be easiest, but don't do it if you have any cookies you want to keep.
If you do have other cookies in Firefox you want to keep, could remove the cookies manually from within Firefox. To do so go to Tools->Options->click the Cookies tab, then click the View Cookies button.
Looking off the Spybot report, scroll through the list to find the tracking cookie(s), then click on the tracking cookie with your mouse, and then click on the remove cookie(s) button.
Or you could try doing another scan with Spybot and see if it removes the tracking cookies this time (though it might not work, but you could try and see).
There's an article here, showing how to block third party cookies.
http://www.spybot.info/en/faq/37.html
It is also recommendable to use SpywareBlaster also, which has an option to Prevent ad/tracking cookies in firefox.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot
fantastic! thanks for the info. i've installed spywareblaster, enabled the firefox cookie protection and it appears to be working.